Men can wear whatever they want in any color shape or size

I just meet a guy, wearing a suit and an OP 36mm pink, and I have to say he looks awesome with it. I was not expecting it. This watch gaves a fresh, young, dynamic look, and you just realise that only a guy, who really like watches and tried many, would dare to make this choice.

Hi Andy, great video as always. I have a 7.5 inch wrist and I really enjoy wearing a 36mm timepiece. Very classic looking. 👍

your way of pronunce word and phrases is so elegant !

The metallic pink dial (not referring to the candy pink) is beautiful and classy, for both women and women.

nice vid Andy, good to see you back! I'm currently enjoying the Tudor Opaline GMT - with an 8" wrist i dont find it too slab sides for me - sits in my collection next to my blue Pelagos which i also love....think Tudor are knocking it out of the park at the mo!

Welcome back. I'm certain you'd like a 36 Rollie! I regularly wear 41 Sub, 42 Speedy, DJ41 (fluted) and bigger watches including the 43PO and 45 FF. I've got 71/4" wrists and I'm 6'2" , but my favourite daily wear is my current gen 36 Explorer. It does take a while for your eyes to adjust, but certainly with sleeves, it feels just right. Love it. Like you say, I think 41 OP/smooth DJ wear too big and modern DJ36 (but not vintage - different proportions) fluted is a bit chintzy. But OP36 and smooth DJ36 - beautiful, but I prefer the OP for the same reasons you give. My wife wears the silver dial in 31 and loves it - its a fantastic dial. And remember, a 36 Explorer has the same dial size as a 40mm Supacase Sub or 40mm Sea-Dweller, I'd guess the 36OP/DJ equals the Sub41.

Loved the update, Andy. That Zenith is a really cool watch, I’ve had my eye on it for a while. But I just bought a Sea-Dweller 126600, so the Zenith will have to wait. 😊

I have several pink dialled watches, in fact emailed Marc at Long Island watch when Rolex announced the OP with coloured dials in 2020 when they’d decided not to do the candy pink in 41mm , the only one not offered in that size, suggesting they might want to do something similar as I was sure it would be of interest. Some months later one appeared on his website and so I bought one, it’s been very good and obviously a fraction of the real thing . I managed to get the Mrs a Rolex candy pink OP in 34mm and that’s a lovely watch. Yes men can definitely wear pink

This is why Rolex annoys the hell out of me. 39mm OP was perfect. Then they went and dropped it and there's now a gaping wearability hole in their line-up. 36mm is too small. 41mm is too large. Rolex have done that with a lot of models - abandoning the ideal sweet spot. I've had enough of their nonsense - they're dead to me now. Couldn't care less about what they do and who wears them. I have much better alternatives, and it feels great to finally have that Rolex monkey off my back.

@KeepingWatchUK

9 ай бұрын

In reality the 41 & 39 are essentially the same. Neither are too large. I agree 36mm is tiny though.

@edgarsanuybarahona7656

7 ай бұрын

There is literaly less than 1mm difference between the old 39 and the 41. Both are in reality 39mm. I don’t know why they changed the name but the actual size is almost the same

It all depends on your wrist size. A 38 looks on me like a 34 on most wrists. It’s about proportion. Too big or too small isn’t about an absolute watch size.

Just bought the ranger after selling my bb Pro. I do like that pink rolex. Nice see you back

Great video Andy - enjoyed watching this over lunch so bought you a coffee

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark. Glad I could help you get through the day.

Bro, you're one of those people whose eyelids flap 8,000 times per second. We should start a world championship for these people.

Good watch related ramble. I’ve just picked up a DJ36 silver dial, would look amazing with the gold hands and markers of the OP36. Also wear a quartz G Seiko to the office and far more than I thought I would!

Great video mate 👍

I’ve got medium sized wrists but always fancied a 36. Might go for a vintage OP/Datejust as I watched The Color Of Money and Paul Newman wore a lovely 36 OP and it just looked cool as 😎

The JLC Moon, on that strap is a thing of beauty Zenith would add another level of class, rather then another R, even if its in pink.

I just pulled the trigger on a chronomaster sport. Nearly bought one back in January but a recent zenith event renewed my interest so pick it up next week.

Cheers Andy. The Grand Seiko Quartz are great watches and that movement is insanely accurate. I spent an hour in WOS Birmingham a couple of months ago as I am also looking to introduce a bit of colour into the collection. After trying a few Panerai, Longines and IWC I had decided on the IWC Pilot's chronograph. I have a policy of never paying full price for watches and they only offered a couple of % so I walked away. Since then, I have decided that the Breitling premier B09 Pistachio is the one. WOS have offered no discount on this one at all, so I will be buying through a 'Grey dealer' who are offering 25% off. It amazes me that WOS sell any watches at all!

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Captive audience in Birmingham sadly, but it definitely pays to shop around.

- My Rolex thoughts have gone down the exact same road as you described here. Tried to settle on DJ 36 but just seemed too small with the cyclops . Love the Explorer but the classic 36 may also be too small but better than the 36 DJ. Love the simplicity of the OP and the 36 silver dial makes it look a bit bigger than the other 36 models.

Andy, I have the 36mm silver dial OP & I absolutely love the watch, it's my favourite in a collection of 35 watches. It's a beautiful design, very understated & for me it suits my personality perfectly.

You can curve your quick release spring bars yourself by pressing them between two spoons. Practise with a few regular spring bars to figure out which sized spoons give you the appropriate curve 👍

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Yeah. Tried that and made a mess 🙊. Should have practiced first. Result in the end though.

The 36mm OP looks to be a perfect size for your wrist.

I'll be turning 55 next year and decided to put my name on the list for a 36 OP in (dark) blue to spoil myself. But I might go for the silver dial, not sure yet. Those OPs are a thing of beauty. Thanks for the video. ~ Cheers!

Tudor BB54, what a watch. Perfect proportions.

For me the best look is the Datejust 36mm silver dial, smooth bezel with the Oyster bracelet

I just bought a Silver 36mm OP a few weeks ago. Sad part is the day before I bought another OP because I thought I’d never get the call 😂

I think the smaller watches are making a bit of a come back…I’m loving the Pelagos 39 at the min and the Mrs’s OP 36 (blue) hits the spot too……Bet that Tudor cap would fit me…..I’ve a pea head 😉👍

Only size would determine wearability, not color imo. 36 would be too small for me. Although I’d rock it in pink, if it fis

My only watch now having gone from 5/6 is my 34mm Rolex OP eggshell white dial from 2019 and its my joint fav wach ever. I have 7.5mm wrist and have never had a watch larger than 38mm. I have had a number of Zeniths and JLCs and I desperatly need a new one. I need, yes need a MUT 38mm with the cal 849. Great vid

@tbprofile1295

8 ай бұрын

Same. I have 7 or 8 watches and in the past few years have only worn my 34mm black OP which I bought new in 2019. I was also looking into the JLC MUT Moonphase.

@Bourne1984

8 ай бұрын

@@tbprofile1295 great minds think alike. You can’t beat a simple formula. Enjoy

The lack of adjustability is literally the only gripe I have w/my Tudor panda. If it had even 5mm, it would be damn near perfect to me.

Tudor definitely needs Kenissi to make them a thinner GMT movement.

Next time you talk to Tudor - tell them that they need to add two half-links (one either side of the clasp) to all their 3-link (oyster-style) bracelets. It's ridiculous that I have to order half-links from Uncle Straps - it should come as standard. The problem stems from the fact that the oyster-style bracelet has relatively long links, and the clasp micro adjustments don't cover the full length of a single link, so there is always going to be people who cannot get a good fit (and I am one of them). Note you don't need half-links for the 5-link jubilee as every link is essentially a half-link when compared to the oyster. So T-Fit everywhere + half links for 3-link bracelets, and that'll sort out the bracelet issues. Then they have to shave a couple of mm off the thickness of their Black Bay Heritage, BB GMT and BB Pro, as they are ridiculously thick and with the slab side design - makes them unwearable. I had the BB Heritage 41 with the in-house movement and it was terrible. I got the earlier version with the ETA movement and that was much better, but still a tad too thick by about 1mm. Got rid of them both.

The funny thing about watches is that sometimes you can start wearing a watch as a bit of a self joke and then really attach to it - then again the done to death hype beasts can utterly underwhelm in reality. It’s all in the mind. For me the DJ41 mint green fluted on jubilee just wins me over every time. I can’t tell you why. It just wears perfect for me. An acquired taste maybe. It just fits and wears beautifully giving just the right pop and shimmer without being too ostentatious. For you 39mm seems the sweet spot. So keep on trucking with the JLC moon phase. Sometimes we already have what we’re looking for.

I recently came across an old pic myself from my younger and more vulnerable years lol it was 1996 and im wearing a 36mm i think seiko kinetic definitely looked a bit small

I'm hoping to buy a vintage pink/salmon dial datejust for xmas

hi how about 41 mm date just silver dial , the date cyclop makes it smaller ..

@TheEnglishWatch

8 ай бұрын

I’m looking 👀

It's perfectly fine to have a little ''rant'' now & then & you obviously feel better after it, so that's good, but getting back to the matters in hand, or more accurately on your wrist, yes indeed, that 37mm Tudor Bay 54 looks absolutely sensational & great value too & not forgetting that 36mm steel & gold Explorer, which also looked just as sensational & you were most pleasantly surprised by that fact, but for me, just as every bit as good looking as the Tudor & only a much overlooked, if not near forgotten, Rolex model in recent times....

Great to see you back Andy. Apart from Karen and Steve from Sailing Intermission (ooh er) you are the KZreadr I would most like to have bumped into and say Hi haha. I think I know what your Grand Seiko Hack might be 🤔 I have just ordered a full link to get my GS to fit, even though my watch is currently too big as it comes from factory! Dealer manager and GS Rep did not know what was needed for it to fit, but I am not flaming them. Watch shops generally do not in my experience.

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

It’s something I schooled my dealer on. The half links are bigger than a half link, so there’s a combination that allows you to make incremental size changes to get it spot on. I should work on commission.

@wristopia4101

9 ай бұрын

@@TheEnglishWatch Haha, yes exactly that. I find that if you measure the two link sizes you can just jot down all the combinations next to the size options. Visually seeing all the options makes it so much easier if you need to go up or down a size. There are about 50% more options than if you think they are just half links! I am in the annoying situation of needing to buy an extra full link (£90!) to put in place of a part link. It's bizarre that AD's and watch brands do not know this. Especially GS who have no micro adjust to fall back on, and so many customers/potential customers that are unhappy about that!

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Hmm. New from an AD I’d expect the dealer to sell me a watch that fits and supply any extra links needed. When I bought my JLC, Berrys supplied a shorter strap for me. They’re over £300.

@wristopia4101

9 ай бұрын

@@TheEnglishWatch Sale was fine to be fair to them. It ended up being posted out to me and I took half a link out, which was the best fit, and I have had it over a year now. It's only recently that I have realised the full potential of full/part link combinations, so I would not have known that I actually needed an additional full link at the time anyway. There must be so many people walking around with non micro adjust watches (normally butterfly clasp and GS) that have part links, that do not fit them as well as they could! Even if a watch has micro adjust, this should not be relied on to make the watch with part links fit you. The aim should be to have the micro adjust in the middle of its range IMO. The dealer cannot sell a watch that fits properly if neither they or the customer know about manipulating part links. Everyone needs to stop calling them half links to start with!

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Tragic isn’t it. All’s well in the end. We just need to spread the word.

OP 39mm is a nicer size. Pink .. noh!

Say what you want, but I watch the scene with your kid on the beach and the Seamaster 120 looks good on you! Probably a newer style bracelet would do!

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Ah well. It was my one and done for many years, but I think I’m more sad about the car than the watch.

I have a DJ36 with fluted bezel and jubilee bracelet with the blue fluted-motif dial and it is absolutely perfect for me and my wrist size. No lug overhang, spans it perfectly. And the blue fluted motif dial is the best dj dial (in my opinion). Also that pink OP is killer, but I agree with the silver as the choice. My favorite OP is the silver dial with the gold surrounds and accents too. It's so clean and classy and has that extra pizzazz with rhe yellow gold that the silver DJ doesn't have. A silver OP36 would be my OP choice! I'm also a huge fan of the previous grape OP39. That grape dial is absolutely killer too.

36mm or 41, you essentially get the same movement. It's a bit ridiculous to me, like how shocked I was seeing the inside of large fashion quartz watches. So, I always wear a case true to the movement size.

If you’re interested in a Zenith Chronomaster, I have one for you :-)…but it’s too big for you I think, it’s not the 38 mm

They can , they just can’t wear 36mm

36mm fine for small wrists, A 36mm pink is certainly Larry Grayson territory.

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

😂

Of course they can, especially if it matches their pink tanga

Pink is fine for men, 36mm however is a ladies watch

@tbprofile1295

8 ай бұрын

A large lady, yes.

@ALL-il1sw

8 ай бұрын

@@tbprofile1295 justify it how you want bro, still ladies sizing🤣

No

If you can't wear a pink watch because you're a man then you really need to look in the mirror 😅

If you’re queer.

@TheEnglishWatch

9 ай бұрын

Queer’s the new normal…….apparently 🌈😂