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Agreed

lol, first of all Spoilers! You gave away the answer in the title… secondly, you forget the initial EM wave after the nuclear blast. Electronics would be fried, so no need to look for batteries, your Casios would be damaged anyway!

Love your video. I’m really thinking about getting the Explorer and I appreciate you taking the watch outdoors. It’s better than one of someone talking behind a desk about it. You’re showing its ruggedness. I’m a part time artist and love your photography. It’s absolutely stunning.

Well-thought-out video. Thanks for your time and effort in producing these. Did you cover servicing the watch? I’d imagine the oils/lubricants within the movement would be thicker due to the cold weather, necessitating regular servicing, no?

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The reason why I'm not like so much th Explorer II 226570 is that I own an Explorer II - 1655 reference. And the comparison is pitiful, it's clearly a stylistic involution. If Rolex 1655 had never existed Explorer II 226570 would be very cool in my opinion.

Atomic solar watches are the best End of discussion 😂 And i love rolex too

What a fun exercise, love the well thought out break down with a fun Hollywood flare. At the heart of it all is tool watches!

With 4 Rolex watches, you can sacrifice one to use as parts for the other 3. Basically improving even more the time frame of needing to find a rolex center for parts.

Can you go camping and explore Mnt Shasta and report back to us? lol 👽🛸

So what you’re saying is that I should buy myself a Rolex Submariner in case of the Apocalypse. Works for me! We’ll see how my wife feels.

sinn EZM 3 F, would be my choice. ETA 2824 workhorse movement, 200m water resistance. Antimagnetic, and Sinn’s dehumidifier technology.

I would say the explorer II is the best apocalypse watch. But, the white dial isn’t very stealthy. I would probably take the explorer II black dial instead. And I’d add a g shock solar for a 🔥one-two punch apocalypse watch combo

LOVE content like this. Cheyne, funnily enough I actually asked this very same question a couple yrs ago to the guys on About Effing Time and they had answered it on their podcast. Its a really interesting question to ponder tbh because it really makes you think about different things you normally wouldn't and I wonder if it changes peoples choice of what their daily driver would be. My choices: White dial Seamaster 300m Professional OR the Explorer II 5-digit but with the 3186 movement. BTW - Tim Mosso also does a phenomenal Collector Conversation with that very same Navy Seal (Rob Huberty)! One of my absolute FAVE collector convo's on youtube.

Hi Cheyne, great video again. Well, estimating that no apocalypse lasts forever, I think we don't have to worry about necessary batterie changes on quartz watches or services on automatic watches. More interesting is what we are expecting from the apocalypse. First I really would prefer an automatic watch with a high magnetic resistance. A Mudmaster is a great watch, but hit by an electromagnetic impulse for example you can forget it. So let's estimate the apocalypse during 4-5 years maximum. The accuracy and antimagnetism of our ROLEX and OMEGA will lead us professionally through the dark years. An then there is the question if we expect lot of water and lot of movements in rough water or if we are expecting more time in permanently dark. I go with your choice, the SUB. But in the dark, under the earth for example I would prefer our Explorer II - hoping that 100 meters of WR will be enough! PROST! 🙂

You’re the first one to throw G-Shock geeks out the frame! Rolex should hire you and give you commission for your on the field, real life experience! I’m glad I’ll survive with my 2 Sea Dwellers and my Sky Dweller ( unless I get robbed at gun point 0.2 minutes post-apocalypse). Also you need a good knife or blade. Great video as usual, great content! 👏🏽✨

I get it, but after 15 to 20 years of daily use the movement will probably not be accurate at all and “realistically “ I will not know how to service it and will not be able to get 5 subs delivered to me in time before all hell breaks loose. Surely a solar watch like a Tag Heuer aquaracer solargraph or any other high quality solar quartz would last. Even if in crazy cold , you would be able to recharge it from dead. Even my garmin instinct charges from dead. It would be always on your wrist warming it up and on sunny days just leave it outside for a whole day and it would have a charge for 6 months. Even if battery loses its capacity slowly over time you will always have a day of sunlight to top it up. Not sure. You probably are right with the sub, maybe also a modern Seamaster. Maybe own a solar and a Submariner and alternate them throughout seasons, and solar with the crown out keeps the charge for a long time, and use the sunrise/sunset charts. I don’t know, what do you think?

I enjoyed this video a lot! Panerai, the new Tag Heuer Aquaracer and Christopher Ward for the British Military. They are all COSC certified and probably tough enough for the Apocalypse.

Very thorough video and I agree on the Sub! Also the 904L steel and white gold hands and markers will prevent corrosion and tarnishing over time. Also the glide lock with ensure a perfect fit over the years when your weight fluctuates or wearing it over a jacket sleeve, etc.

For the coming apocalypse I will be wearing a Muhle Glashutte S.A.R. Timer. If it's accurate and tough enough for the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service, it's probably tough enough.

Awesome video concept

I would take my explorer 2 and a LOT of guns 😂

You make the best and most interesting watch content out there, congrats on another great video! PS How is the Explorer 1 working for you? Just picked mine up last week, great companion to the Explorer 2

Awesome vid!!!

Interesting watch video… I like it!

Hi Cheyne, Explorer2, submariner and Toyota pick up would be part of my essentials The reality is 12 years could be all you will survive

Nice pick up…when it comes to design the explorer is truly balanced with alittle bit of Rolex panache 3-6-9 indices and Mercedes handset. Tolerances are amazing, execution and proportions are great….along with the submariner no date these two pieces are PURE no thrills works of art

The crux of it is this. I know deep down that if I sold my Sub I'll always be disappointed with whatever I replace it with.

This is hands down one of the best and most entertaining watch reviews. Very well done. And proves Rolex is more than just a great name. They perform.

I got it few months back and love it

One of my favorite models. Good choice.

I just picked up my Explorer II black dial from an AD. After a long internal soul searching and debate, I realized that this watch is the best that fits my lifestyle. Not too fancy, but elegant, functional and exactly what I needed.

Formal-informal i agree with you

Hey Cheyne,love your channel! Looking to expand my collection…what’s your thoughts on the Pepsi GMT? As an artist/photographer I’m curious your thoughts on the design and even the colors of the bezel

Looks super new still!

I love my BB Pro so much and its my most worn watch. Cheers Max

Simply put, it's the perfect watch.

Its like 501s the sub is an icon.......

Stumbled across your channel recently & enjoy the mix of outdoors and watches You should seriously check out a SINN UX SDR is you want a crazy good tool watch, that’s temperature proof, hardy and with crazy good legibility/accuracy

Still my grail. If anything you can wear it for free because of the value it holds

The fact that you would put water resistance (which both watches have although at different depths)above a GMT function, when the vast majority of people will not need as much water resistance as a Submariner provides, proves to me you have no idea what you're talking about. Most people, at some point in their lives, will be out of the time zone they live in, but probably never 200 meters under water. Never mind how rare a true GMT function is compared to water resistance. Your scoring is totally ridiculous. I will not be watching any more of four videos for watch advice.

Why? May be because it’s doesn’t look as good as the rest?

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Just get a chisel and Hammer, knock that cyclops off of your Rolex.

Interesting your movement is so consistent. I have a 2024 and it usually lives on my wrist day and night, even when I sleep. I lose about 2 seconds every 24 hours. I have noticed when I leave it face up in my watch box for 24 hours it gains around 1 second. So if I were to leave it off at night I'd probably be averaging around 1 second lost per day. It truly is a great watch overall, probably my favourite in the the Rolex line, the right blend of heritage, class and utility.

Why do you always elongate your words like this: 1:06, 1:22, 1:24, 1:28, 1:31, 2:00, 2:08, 2:13, 3:09, etc etc 😂😂

7:28 your spot on! For the price it’s truly a do it all tool watch for any situation including most of the water activities a submariner could do. People think in the short term but 10k divided by 50 years is 17 dollars a month. It’s truly a watch you can have for life then like you said pass it on to your kids. I own 3 Rolex and the explorer II is probably specs and price wise the best Rolex with the most bang for the buck. Same movment as a gmt master II for less than a submariner

Could you not repeat the same idea over and over? It's boring. Yes. you can wear a Rolex with a suit or swimming. We get it. The beginning of this video sounds like it's for people that have had a lobotomy. Talk faster! And stop ending all your sentences with question marks. You sound like a valley girl. Lol to you breaking the cyclops. I hope it costs a few thousand dollars to fix.

The cyclops is really functional and that’s why I don’t mind having it on any of my Rolexes. It doesn’t what it’s supposed to do and it makes the watch easier to read. DJ from GBRS group put it well when speaking about his own watches: “wear them till you break them and then get them fixed”

Do you prefer this over the explorer 40? I'm leaning towards the explorer but both are cool.