New Steel Rolex Submariner Watch For 2010

Why am I so much more in love with the steel/gold than I am with the much more popular steel??

Bought the new one in Greece. All SS with Black. This thing is about as perfect as a watch gets. The blue glow of the hands and hour markers is very nice but tends to fade fairly quickly. The cerachrom bezel is beautiful and very resistant. The pearl is slightly raised but feels very secure with the metal surround. Have had a minor issue with the bezal making slight turns when wearing a dress shirt. Nothing major though. The bracelet feels very firm and do not notice much flex which is nice. The glidelock feature is perfect as well. The better quality steel seems to be very wear resistance and has even taken a few wall nocks of various materials without a scratch. I like the new "anti-counterfeiting" markings as they are there but not overtly noticeable. I also like the placement of the serial number. There seems to be a slight bit of additional weight but again, not noticeable over the long haul. I have worn mine to swim, sleep, work and have no complaints. Price is higher than older models but well worth the new features and look. I would buy the same, in a heartbeat.

Rolex have perfected the steel Submariner-date. I also would have liked to have seen minute markers all around the bezel. This made me add the Deepsea to my collection. The size of this watch is not that noticable once it has been worn for a day or two. It is the most interesting diver's watch on the planet and carries more writing than any watch produced hitherto. The dome crystal with its subtle distotion effect, adds to its noticablily without having to add yellow gold. The steel GMT completes the perfect collection for the man who likes action and style. However an evolved Explorer II may have to be added.

HA...... I dont know, these look terrific. I did see someone with the green one and it looked beautiful. I like the previous green as well.....but I think these are nicer somehow.......the bezel is really stunning in person.....but then Im a defender of Rolex (note the new Liam Neeson film Unknown features a Rolex in the plot line). Anyway, I still love the Explorers though......the plain black faced ones, mainly because I love the plain bezel. That said, this new green one is awfully pretty.

Nice, but I love two-tone!
Those steel-only things make me thing "boring" and no personal statement! I can't seem to be able to explain how people have an innate "want" to be different, and yet wear a watch EVERYONE is wearing! Wearing "the most recognizeable watch on the planet" is bifold.. you WANT people to recognize your Rolex Submariner (it being the most popular), and yet you're just like everybody else.
Beats me!

I would like to have seen minute markers on the bezel of the new ceramic, steel Submariner-Date. These would have exploited the striking quality of the new higher-spec' bezel and competed more favourably with the GMT bezel. The Deepsea has a very interesting dial.I wish they could make a thinner version of this case.

I quite like these new Submariners, the black face with the gold band looks very sharp.

how much?

Does anyone know if a "no date" version will be released for the new Submariner?

Yes, I know that it is possible to make the ceramic bezel in blue, but maybe not THE blue of the old Sub two-tone. The new blue just isn't as rich as the old blue. It's more flat, whereas the old blue almost sparkles.

I have the previous version in the stainless steel with the green bezel and the one that is two-tone with blue.

Although I like the idea of the ceramic bezel, I really prefer the shape of the old case, which is a lot sleeker with the tapered lugs, and fits my wrist perfectly. I don't mind the old bracelet at all. It's very comfortable and does the job nicely.

The blue on the two-tone is a much better color on both the dial and the bezel than on the new version (I guess that blue is not possible in the ceramic material). On the green one, I like the green bezel with the black dial a lot better than the new version with the green dial.

However, I still think the new versions are nice looking watches and I might consider a standard stainless with the black. It looks much better than the new Deep Sea, which is too bulky and actually looks a bit cheap, I think.

You're most welcome and thanks for accepting my thoughts. Happy Easter to you all.

Greetings to you all. I recently bought the two tone version - Gold&Steel, black dial and bezel. It feels much heavier than the previous editions. The bracelet and buckle are more solid and compact. The ceramic bezel is actually amazing, and the glide-lock system to the bracelet allows microadjustments in a matter of seconds. The anti-counterfeiting markings are quite discretely engraved and completely unobtrusive. The "pearl" on the rotating bezel is a bit elevated, but not in a way that it will be "caught" somewhere. Its actually luminous and quite bright (just like the markers and hands), unlike the previous. To notice it of course, one has to observe the watch from an angle. The full stainless steel version was presented for the first time in Basel this year, thus the time I got mine, only the two tone was available of the new Submariner. I wish I had waited a bit longer....

The only thing that I found a bit negative to this model (I have the previous version too), is the lugs. They are quite thicker than the previous one, which by the way I find a bit more elegant. The bracelet and buckle of course have no comparison to the new model. I guess I'll need some more time to get use to the "new" look...

Who wishes to buy it, well go ahead...with my best wishes...he/she won't regret it ! I guarantee that personally !

To Charles: I have a new blue face two-tone submariner and I assume the things you're asking about are the same between the stainless and the two-tone models. Yes the "pearl" is reinforced with a small metal surround. Doesn't feel very raised at all and I certainly don't think it would get caught on anything (it's mostly smooth when you run your finger over it).

The anti-counterfeit markings are unobtrusive and only visible at certain angles. I actually didn't even notice them until I got the watch home. The markings are definitely not in your face.

Sort of agree with Leonard, in that I'm not sure I love the new hour markers. Might grow on me, though.

Had a question for someone who has seen one in person. I've only seen pictures of the more recent subs, but the "pearl" at the 12 (in the rotating bezel) seems a bit off to me - it looks like it's been reinforced with a metal surround. I guess the reasoning is to protect the pearl from falling out - I've seen a lot of the older ones where this has happened - but I worry about how high it's raised, and whether it'll get caught on things, or worn, or abused, like the raised markers on my Breitling. Ariel, or anyone else, any comments or thoughts about this?

One other question, this time about the "anti-counterfeiting" markings - I'm usually a fan of having as little "branding" as possible on a watch. I noticed new markings at the interface between the dial and the crystal (I'm not sure what this part of the watch is called). Are they unobtrusive etchings only seen at certain angles, or in-your-face?

Thanks so much. I guess I can answer these questions myself by going out and seeing one in person, but I haven't been able to do that yet.

The hands now appear completely lost amid the other markers, at least in these images. More than just conservative, this Rolex design looks fear-ridden and indecisive: "Lets boldly enlarge the hour indicators, the hands maybe not so much", or "the dots committee decided on this and the hands committee wants that, so that's what the final design better be".
Personally I think Rolex is the Elvis of luxury goods, performing "live, on stage, in 3-D", forever.