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5 Years With The Submariner: How My Perceptions Of The Most Iconic Rolex Watch Have Changed
Published on Jan 19, 2018In the coming weeks, I’ll celebrate the 5 year anniversary marking the acquisition of my Rolex Submariner (Reference 116610LN) for a milestone birthday. The Sub (or Subby as I call it) has always been a grail watch for me, and out of all the watches in my current collection, it’s the one I’ve had the pleasure of owning for the longest time. One could almost say it’s a pillar of the collection or the main battleship of the fleet! In this video I discuss the general perception of the watch among enthusiasts, how it relates to other watches I own or have experienced, my own changing feelings towards it, and what I would like to change about it if I could. Do I still consider this the greatest Rolex watch of all time? Watch to find out!
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Spencer Goddard
Hi, thought provoking stuff! Live affairs or just love is a funny thing eh! I have had my Sub since my mum bought me one in 2000 for my 21st birthday, I was actually 34 at the time, long story! I’d always longed after a Sub, or should I say lusted. There in lies the rub for me. Did my lust to love? Or did my lust remain for a while and then just when I thought I was in love, I questioned my love. Hmmmmm, why did I not wear my Sub regularly, favouring other watches, Seamaster, SKX,, G Shocks etc and only put the Sub on when the lust came back? Then things changed when we parted. I sent the Sub off to be serviced, way past when I should have, but despite no signs of needing a service, she was way overdue. Six weeks or more without the Sub around. That felt very odd, why? I hadn’t been wearing it that much, but then, it was always around, I took it for granted, I could wear it whenever I wanted, it was always there. Now it wasn’t, weird. My feelings had changed. I realised my relationship with the Sub wasn’t what I ever thought it was or what I ever imagined it would be. I lusted after it for years, I thought I loved it, but realised I loved it in a different way. It had become like a dependable great mate, always there, always ready, reliable and we clicked, like great mates do. You don’t have to see your best friend every day, or do everything with them, but it’s great to know they’re there, always. My whole perception of the Sub had changed, it was away, I couldn’t have it, I missed it just being around. Could I ever sell it, go and do the things you talked about, all the experiences, the traveling? For me, no, I’d want to share them with my mate and sell another watch or watches that maybe I loved or lusted to fund the trip, but I couldn’t sell my friend, I’d want to share it with him. But hey, that’s my thoughts, I just couldn’t do it. Take care, loving the channel andbthe web site, go well