Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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A Discussion around the Rolex Datejust II, a watch that could be seen as one of Rolex's most recent modern missteps. Created at a time where size was everything and wrist presence was meant to be the next big thing, they took the traditional size of the original watch up a notch (and then some) It served as both a good lesson and marker for how they would later improve the collection under the "Datejust 41" but even still, some magic that belong in these watches were lost in the next generation...

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