Not all Swiss made Rolex replica watches are icons. I don’t consider the Milgauss or the Air-King icons, and the same goes for the Cellini. I’m sure a lot of people also don’t consider the Turn-O-Graph an icon. But I do, mainly because of the history of the watch. It’s not necessarily about the way the watch looks. I admit it’s a bit of a mishmash of styles. But there is something about the crown’s hodgepodge that is exactly to my taste. I like the Rolex trademark fluted bezel, but I love a fluted bezel with indications even more! And my love grows even bigger when there’s a red-and-black “roulette date” underneath the Cyclops, a matching red seconds hand sweeping over a slate-gray dial, and a single red line of text that reads “Turn-O-Graph”. The combination of yellow gold and steel turns my love into pure, unbridled 1:1 Canada fake Rolex watches lust.
Dear Rolex, bring back the Datejust Turn-O-Graph; it really is exactly the right time for it
Unfortunately, the latest iteration of the Turn-O-Graph is not with us any longer. In fact, it hasn’t been since 2011. And I feel that in today’s world where luxury sports replica watches for sale reign supreme, the sporty-chic Turn-O-Graph with its luxurious and radiant fluted bezel would be an instant hit. Let’s not get into the fact that if Rolex were to present a new Turn-O-Graph it would immediately become unavailable. Let’s pretend that you could actually casually stroll to your local Rolex AD and pick the version that you like. And let’s also pretend that potential buyers would be attracted by the AAA top copy watches because of its interesting backstory, not just the fact that it is a shiny, flashy Rolex.
The original Rolex tool watch
The first wholesale replica Rolex Turn-O-Graph watches, the reference 6202, debuted in 1953 with either a black or white honeycomb dial. The name is a combination of “to turn” and “chronograph”. Strangely enough, though, the Turn-O-Graph is not a chronograph. But the 6202 did have a rotating bezel — though not Rolex’s first because the 1937 Zerographe reference 3346 takes that honor — with a black aluminum insert that could be used to measure elapsed time or time intervals. This functionality made the Turn-O-Graph the original Rolex tool watch. The Turn-O-Graph, with its sturdy 36mm Oyster case that served as a blueprint for what would one year later become the Submariner, is the “OG” and the godfather of all current luxury fake Rolex sports watches. The Turn-O-Graph not only deserves respect. It also deserves a place in the contemporary Rolex collection.
The “Thunderbird” takes off
You might also know the Turn-O-Graph as the “Thunderbird”. The original Turn-O-Graph 6202 was only in production for about a year. The successor, the reference 6309, received an update in the shape of the Swiss movements Rolex Datejust replica watches’ signature Cyclops, and the caliber A260 was replaced by the caliber 743. Rolex also decided to integrate the Turn-O-Graph into the Datejust collection and introduced a luxurious, textured gold bezel. It was a lavish extra that stayed a trademark of the Turn-O-Graph until the very end of production in 2011.
More importantly, the 6309 became the official watch of the US Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team, giving it the nickname “Thunderbird”. At first an unofficial nickname, it soon became official when Rolex started using the name in American advertising. The coolest “Thunderbirds” — cheap super clone watches showing the logo of the aerobatic team at 6 o’clock —were, unfortunately, pilot-only timepieces.
The last generation
After the 6309, the 1625 came on the scene, and Rolex produced it between 1959 and 1977. Later models without the Turn-O-Graph name on the dial looked like alternate Rolex Datejust replica watches shop site, and production ended in the early 2000s. The last generation of Datejust Turn-O-Graph models with the reference numbers 116262, 116263, and 116264 — all with the praised self-winding caliber 3135 inside — stayed true to the historical 36mm case.
Come 2011, that size sounded small, especially in a world where fake watches paypal easily exceeded 47mm. And even though the modest case size of 36mm does sound small, once on the wrist, the last-generation Turn-O-Graph models actually looked quite prominent. The 2022 replica watches have their sparkling fluted bezels in gold to thank for that. But they weren’t sparkling enough, apparently, to prevent the Turn-O-Graph from being axed.
The New Casual generation
Size could have played a part in the canceling of the Turn-O-Graph, but it was also the in-house competition. Rolex’s original tool watch that developed a classy side as it grew older was in the way of more monomaniacal models like the deep-diving Submariner, the world-traveling GMT-Master II, and the dressy Datejust. The Datejust Turn-O-Graph was too often overlooked in the showcase, and after 58 years of service, it was regarded as obsolete. So why would 2022 be the perfect year for the return of the Turn-O-Graph?
I think the answer can be found in the story I wrote about dress high quality fake watches and the many comments below. People nowadays have a hunger for sports watches. In a more and more informal world, the traditional dress watch is slowly fading out. But not everyone feels that informal equals sweatpants and tool perfect replica watches. Casual can be stylish, and sportswear can be chic. And what is chicer than a relatively modest 36mm dressy tool watch with a sparkling fluted bezel in precious metal that adds heaps of character?
The new Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph is a potential heartbreaker
Reborn best quality fake Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph watches will touch the hearts of many, I’m quite sure of it. But it could also be a heartbreaker, of course. A technically up-to-date Turn-O-Graph with a superior bracelet and historically correct color would be a potential bestseller. And by “bestseller,” I mean both the watch itself and the spots on the multiple-page waitlist just waiting to take shape at online Rolex replica watches dealers worldwide. It’s probably inevitable, but I still think the Turn-O-Graph deserves a waitlist. I think I will be on it. What about you?