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Swapping back and forth all of the time is getting to be a monotonous. I would like to sell one and keep the other. In the beginning I was very partial to the explorer but sometimes I can’t imagine not having the date function. Plus the DJ does sit a larger on the wrist and that is also nice. Tough choice here to just walk away with one…So help me decide because I am really at an impasse with this..
Datejust
I have that DJ. Love it. Wear it everyday, everywhere. I need the date function otherwise both are great.
Explorer
Explorer
Datejust
I have the DJ and for everyday I choose Explorer
I wish the explorer bezel had the OP bezel. Now that would be a perfect watch.
Left 💯
Go explore the world; don’t be a slave to the date…just saying…
Right
More of a dj fan but i like the explorer more of these two versions
Left.
Personally, the Explorer
Explorer all the way
right
I think this was posted yesterday.
Both look bang average. But sometimes it’s a good thing.
Left clock and right band
Right
DJ
Yes
Explorer, but explorer is the only Rolex I’d personally consider.
I don't know too much about rolex, I'm not a fan of the date window, but I'm even less of a fan of the font for the Explorer's numerals, and I think the date just looks better overall
No date Explorer ftw
right. def right.
I really dislike the cyclops so I would keep the Explorer.
Left
Right! I am somewhat biased against having huge numerals like the Explorer does, and that colours my judgement quite a bit. That said, the Datejust looks more versatile as it has a more dressy feel than the casual-only look of the Explorer, plus the date function is something I would consider to be important as well.
Normally I would take the watch with the date. But on the other hand, I hate those magnifiers. So in this case I would definitly take the explorer.
I hate explorers and any 3,6,9 dials. Ugly as hell.
Date just looks classier.
Such fab.
Left- I have the strong personal opinion that date wheels are even more of an obsolete complication than the mechanical watch itself is an obsolete tool. They break up symmetry of the face numerals/indices and gets in the way of the beautiful patterns or finishes. A tourbillon is useless, but at least it looks cool, is a complicated complication and exists because some one just felt like it.
Right, I hate the hands and giant numbers of the left
Right.
I’ve learned that I wont keep a watch without a date
Personally, I'd go with the Explorer. In fact, I'm on the "list" for a 224270 right now.
Left. The magnifying glass Rolex insist on having over dates just looks silly.
Datejust
Left
Lucky for you, there's a whole world of watches from which to add a third option. I don't like the hands or the huge numbers on the Explorer dial, and there's nothing that ruins a watch more (for me) than a cyclops interrupting the crystal. So DJ is out, too. BUT, if these were the only two watches available to me on planet Earth, then I'd deal with the Explorer.
I vote the explorer. It is a professional model and DJ is not. Explorer has a better clasp than DJ. I also think the Mercedes hand on explorer looks more detailed than the hands on DJ. Explorer can be a grail for some people but I rarely hear that about the DJ
personally, I’d go with the explorer, only because I feel like everyone has the datejust lol but I’m also pretty neutral about having a date function so it’s not a dealbreaker
Keep the explorer, sell the DJ and use that money made to invest in a dressy (with a date) watch?
Domed bezel is much much better than the smooth bezel to me, in terms of aesthetics. It’s what stops me from buying an explorer.
I say Explorer. It has character and you probably won't miss the date most of the time.
The DJ is nice, but lots of watches look like it. If it was fluted and/or had the jubilee, or had a distinctive color, it'd be different, but as it is...
Absolutely the DJ.
DJ for me, nicer finishing
Explorer