Timeless, iconic, robust, reliable, simple and efficient. Tritium index with a crazy patina, slightly blued bezel, this 14060 always makes me crack. If there were to be 2 left, it would be part of the lot (with my Zenith El Primero Revival A384). Model from 1991, it combines both the advantages of vintage with its tritium indexes and its aluminum bezel, and the advantages of modern (robustness of the movement, precision and water resistance)

The "chronology" in the purchase of this watch is important, and yes, ... after having acquired the watch of my childhood dreams 5.6 years before, a blue Date 15200, with its crazy blue ... I was so happy with it that I had no need for another one, having worn it every day for 5 years without fail as if it were any Swatch ... then, came the moment ... when I dressed in black ... the Blue .... It was "crappy" .... And at the same time, when I saw all these people around me, often well worn .... Especially when it was "an old one", all the movie actors, singers, artists .... Everyone I admired had it .... It was not necessarily my favorite at first ... the proof is, I bought it after the blue one in the perfect size .... And then, one morning ... I had the money in cash stashed at home .... I was looking at a book of Steve McQueen photos, he had a No Date… and bam, here we go… I asked around who could get me 20 points… impossible in 2005… (I had a 20% discount on the blue one at the end of 99…) but I still managed to get the 10 points… Good!!!! €3290!!! It’s quickly forgotten 😁…. At the same time, I had seen a sublime Red Sub from the 70’s for €3800, in 2005 it was possible… today, they are easily worth 20 or 25,000… too bad… I was less daring… and then I wanted it to be mine… I would patina it myself…. And then, love at first sight…. For at least 5 years, I only wore the Sub… at the time everyone wanted it with the date… fashions change and have proven me right…. When people noticed that I had a Sub, I always suspected that it was a fake, and I explained to them, oh yes... it's really ordinary to wear that... disconcertingly ordinary... I almost apologized, it's impossible to have a fake, it's ridiculous, there have been millions of them... But deep down, I knew that it was the most desirable... I've known collectors with incredible watches... and who only wore their Sub every day... that's where I explained to everyone... what is a good watch???? The one you never put in a drawer... And especially don't buy similar models from other, cheaper brands... While continuing to dream of a Sub on other people's wrists... A purchase of a lifetime, that you never regret... And that I would have immense pleasure in passing on to my son later before he dies….😁it will create a lifelong bond if he doesn’t get hit….

We've said everything, seen everything, said everything again and reviewed everything about Rolex, especially about the Submariner. And yet! This one is a 14060M (4 lines) that I acquired more than two years ago via the CDA. It was my first watch "madness". Since then, my tastes in watches have of course evolved a lot: having gone through Longines, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Omega, returned to Rolex twice (more vintage), etc., nothing helps. This watch is simply unrivaled for me. Far from the bling bling of certain Rolex models that shine with 1000 lights (DateJust 41 fluted bezels and other ceramic models or mirror-polished bracelets), this one is for me the quintessence of Rolex, with enough modernity in terms of comfort and robustness to withstand any test and the contained size and the aluminum bezel. A flaw perhaps? We see too many Submariners everywhere... whether on social media, or in the street/on café terraces: often misused on the wrists of suits and ties that often don't go well with the essence of this sporty, all-terrain diver. In this case, a simple recipe: leave it in the watch box for more than a week and the excitement comes back at a gallop!