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Originally Posted by Sliver
Ohhh, thanks for that. Submariner Date is much better for me than sans date as I use that function (or, complication, as we say in the community) all the time.
Hey, I thought in a Jay-Z song he rapped about "rollies that don't tick-tock" or something. I took that to mean Rolexes have more of a sweeping second hand versus one that ticks from second to second. Guess I misunderstood the lyric. Maybe he meant Rolexes are quiet when they tick versus fake Rolexes that are loud?
Also, is there a ladies version of a Submariner? Like the 911 of watches for women? Thinking my wife could get one as well and pass that to our daughter one day.
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Modern Rolex movements run at 28,800 beats per hour, meaning the sweeping seconds hand will 'tick' 8 times per second. Most people think it is a perfectly smooth sweep, but it isn't.
A Zenith El Primero runs at 36,000 bph (or 10 ticks per second).
Submariner comes in one size, 41mm -- not to be confused with the Sea-Dweller which is 43 mm (and 44mm for the SD DeepSea). Some women are totally fine with wearing a slightly larger watch, let the wife try one on. But the '911 Carrera watch' for women is probably the DateJust.