Rolex Submariner 40mm VS 41mm

Dylan of Bijou Diamond Jewellery compares the Rolex Submariner 40mm ref. 116610LN with the Rolex Submariner 41mm ref. 126610LN. He talks through the features of the watches and how Rolex introduced them into the collection. Stay tuned for more watch reviews.
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[@vanillamuffinssugaroipunkc2456]

with a 40mm you risk nothing it will stay the best looking watch for the next 70 years

[@ksy76]

Now the dust has settled, I'm appreciating the 40" more, the square look is more brash and bold.

[@aryanalemi]

Definitely 40mm. For me Rolex submariner means 40 mm case and legendary 3135 movement. Great comparison, thank you!!

[@Surge1045]

Great video although your description of the use as a dive watch is incorrect. The bezel measures the bottom time which is an important aspect of diving particularly if you exceed 30’ depths and do multiple dives in a day. The air gauge connected to the tank indicates how much “air” is left in PSI - not oxygen.

[@adwnpinoy]

Regarding the dial, yes adding the crown is a minor change. But, moving “Swiss made” to sit slightly below the minute markers is a definite win

[@SgtBDawson]

I have the 41mm and am in love with it! ❤️

[@mqm9420]

Always excellent reviews.

[@chrisc6428]

Have to say I love the 40mm......

[@apospecial3848]

For me the 40 works best. I also wear my datejust 36 in the office and my daytona on the weekends. I have owned the 41 but for me it just actually feels bigger, to a point where my daytona felt small. I think i might add the 40 to my collection again, its a shame I traded that for the 41. But thats just my experiance, since I have a rather small wrist. Great video as always

[@MustangDesudiroz]

40mm is the sweet spot. it looks perfect, more symmetrical and lumes are sized better.

[@Sharakomusic]

Its perfect if youre a twig..

[@franksteinmann6926]

I have to admit that I instantly preferred the 41 over the 40 when it was introduced mainly because of the new lugs, but also because of the changes in the porportions -

[@demirunlusoy2795]

If size was kept 40 mm with thinner lugs it could make sense. But producing the watch 41mm instead of original 40mm just made the watch look less valued. Previous Submariners were 40mm and thin lugs...The art is creating a different look from the same size instead of going lazy and making it wider. At watches 1 mm is a big difference sorry to say that. Unfortunately biggest buyer of Rolex is America in the world that is why we do not see beautiful Rolexes anymore as tasteless flippers with dollars keep buying them there.

[@adwnpinoy]

@@demirunlusoy2795 previous generation of the submariner were 40.2mm. The current gen is 40.5. I think the “1mm” change has been overstated. I assumed the same until I tried it on. I think the thicker bracelet makes a bigger difference from the old pre-ceramics more than the 0.5mm. Personally, I see the bracelet as an overall win since I really disliked the old rattlely bracelet, which was actually harder for me to size to my smallish wrist

[@akcoop]

New one sucks. Clasp is way too big

[@Laguna2013]

@@demirunlusoy2795 it's not China?

[@Fb1907kysf]

There is no 1 mm difference only 0.3mm

[@JKLYDE]

After 20 years of wanting a Rolex, I finally purchased the 126610-LN. I’m 6’3” tall with a big wrist and the watch fits beautifully. It’s and everyday watch for me for sure and I feel just as comfortable wearing it with jeans and a T-Shirt as I do wearing during a night on the town. The only problem I have is that now I just want to get more and more models and colors 😂. Excellent video and it was spot-on.

[@harrycwinterbrown1304]

ive owned the 41 thinking that its better than the 40 but after awhile of wearing it, i went back to the 40mm sub.. i understand why u prefer sub 40mm now.. the 41 is definitely better than the 40 in every aspect but the 40 just looks better on the wrist..

[@ScoopzyDaizy]

Good thing looks are entirely subjective.

[@Adrian-zb2lu]

totally agree

[@eugenejohnson7755]

Very good review 👍👍👍

[@GOTGAMEBRO]

I currently have the 40 M however about to trade up and get the 41 mm, I think I will enjoy my new watch a lot

[@demirunlusoy2795]

it will not be a trade up, it will be a trade down...40 mm is a unique size...41 mm is easily found cheap watch size...Sorry to say that..

[@benoitbauer953]

I have the 40mm since 2019 and got it from the AD. A friend of mine has the 41mm. Your comparison is spot on, agree on all points. I sometimes wish it has slimmer lugs to make it slightly more elegant...but then I put on my Daydate white gold and forget all about my Sub chunky shoulders :).

[@1pashar]

I as well purchased a 40mm no date from an AD in 2019. I’m in agreement on every point made here. Cheers.

[@alimuzhussain8394]

Dillon, I don’t think Rolex took into consideration that people were going to the gym in 1956, so they’d put a date function on 😂😂😂

[@johnthomas424]

I totally agree with your comment. I have the first generation two-tone Bluesy and the only difference between that one and my new black on black Submariner 41mm about the lugs is that they shaved it outward to make the bracelet 21 mm instead of 20 mm. The Maxi case is the first generation for the ceramic bezel, solid links, the glidelock system and it only has the AR coating on the inside of the sapphire crystal and not on the outside where it could be scratched, scuffed or even damaged. There's a lot of Pros to the Maxi case. Considering that it is the first and last of its generation that has been discontinued with the super case or Maxi case.

[@johnthomas424]

I enjoy your video. Spot-on. I have both generations. The two-tone Bluesy of the previous and the new 41 mm black on black. The previous-generation Submariner is the one that started it all with the ceramic bezel, solid links, glidelock system and AR coating on the inside of the sapphire crystal not on the outside of it where it can be scratched, scuffed or even damaged. The shaved the lugs From the Inside Out word to make room for the new 21 mm bracelet. The previous-generation is the first and last generation with the Maxi case or super case and now it is discontinued. 🤔 I love both of them. They are still Rolexes and they are the only ones still wear the crown.

[@chambonboris4664]

@@johnthomas424 what do you call "maxi case" ?

[@Giovan_Nino]

Nice comparison..btw I believe the hands on the 41mm have also been slightly enlarged…

[@Fb1907kysf]

Two watches have same crystal size but 41 bezel insert slightly larger. Sub 40 measure 40.3 while sub 41 measures 40.5. So there is no 1 mm size difference between old and new sub. The case thickness of new one is thinner. Bracelet has 1 mm larger on the new one. As a result the new one is a stunner !

[@spittinvenom9843]

Only in our hobby does 1mm cause such divide 😆

[@georgereed9996]

The new 126610 looks like it has the same proportions as the old 16610 just bigger to keep up with omega and the market trend for larger watches. I had the 16610, it was a more elegant shape but I also got used to my 116610 with wider lugs and like the look of it, shows larger than it wear which is nice if you have a small wrist. I have several omegas that have less tapered bracelets, I prefer the fit of the 116610.

[@mirceapuiufagadaru9491]

Very nice 👍🏻 don’t stop make videos please

[@geoffwyness2645]

41 mm is my favourite in the catalogue

[@AZadeh-nd8vx]

One thing no reviewer seems to have mentioned is how much more comfortable and balanced the new 41mm watch feels on the wrist compared to the 40mm. The reason is because the bracelet is 1mm wider and the clasp is also wider and bigger which stops the unbalanced "top heavy" feel of the 40mm that I found would "tilt" on the wrist due to the wide maxi case and very narrow, small clasp.

[@stephenpega7703]

The new sub is a step into a more elegant vibe. However: 1. Clasp - way too big, should have retained the old one; and 2. Lug to Lug Height - should have kept the old height.

[@robertschmidt9584]

Have one (41mm) and have the other too (40mm), I love both but the 41mm does work better for me. Great video.

[@demirunlusoy2795]

1 mm is a very big problem for me. Happy with my 40mm sub. Want to buy GMT coke if it comes. As noticed at the official website the blue color of pepsi started to appear as blackish at some angles which was not like that before....This is a sign that coke is coming I think...Or my imagination or speculation? But most of the times it works too.

[@MrXyemoe]

I prefer 40MM because it’s one I own and bought it for MSRP back in the day

[@richardoeser5643]

Love the sub!!

[@i1p2p3o4c5a6m7p9o9]

Are the hands a little bit bigger?

[@alexkuo3832]

Dang bro u still at bijou awesome...!

[@ThomasWilliams89]

hmm looking at them both I prefer the 40mm.

[@Robbe1984]

The 41 mm is actually 40,5 mm

[@chgofirefighter]

The 41mm appears to look a bit brighter and cleaner then the 40mm but you can't go wrong with either choice...

[@TozTauze]

116610 ❤

[@ubergaard]

Is it thicker? The new iteration..? 40mm is 13 mm.

[@anthonyb2990]

4:15 you can tell the old Sub's lume pip is slightly off center.. yikes

[@marcdee4427]

I love the 70 hour power reserve, but the thick lugs and 40mm is the perfect 👍🏻 size

[@dawidgregor6742]

I think that it is not correct to say that both clasps are basically the same. It is not true since lugs and the clasp are the most obvious changes. The design of the clasp is of course the same but there is a big difference in terms of size. I do not like that new version has way bigger clasp. This and less prominent bracelet taper is something I do not really like in new model.

[@jumildutson3187]

I own the 41mm

[@johnthomas424]

Agree with everything you said. I have the 40mm two tone BLUESY 116613LB also the New Black Sub 41mm 126610LN for comparison. The 40mm is the first ceramic bezel generation, glidelock, solid links and no AR coating on top of the sapphire crystal or it can be scuffed scratch also it is discontinued. 🤔👍

[@panorama4526]

The differences are hardly noticeable, and only for about 2 or 3 per cent of all people. I was looking at the 41 two days ago, and had a 40 for more than 15 years. It‘s not important…

[@spittinvenom9843]

Both great pieces

[@GordonLF]

Sharing a secret: the 40 mm Sub on a 20 mm rubber strap (not those ones with fitted ends but the normal ones that swivel from the lugs) in a color different than black DOES look and wear much slimmer. I like it better than the metal bracelet for daily affairs.

[@javierwijaya94]

Can you share an example of photos of this please?

[@GordonLF]

@@javierwijaya94 Bulang & Sons

[@TwentyOne_Five]

I’ve worn it that way a lot. Rubber B.

[@moosehak]

40mm for me

[@wladimirfaber7638]

Release was 1954 and not 1963! Look for example Wikipedia

[@artaudcharles]

41mm for me

[@danielstrack964]

Rolex would finally get it right if they made the 5 digit case with the maxi-dial and the 6 digit 20mm glide lock tapered bracelet.

[@sk190]

No. The modern clasp is too chunky for the slim 5 digit case.

[@AGC828]

Are all 2020 41mm 126610 watches WItH an 'anti-reflective coating'ÉÉ You didnèt metion ....heard Rolex finally added an AR caoting to the Sub wit hthe 41mm....'vintage'É ...only an 'tnthusiast' would notoice the difference (when watch is still...wrist not moving)...good video...

[@sebastiotiger8633]

Deff 40❤

[@williamstalvey6920]

Go with 41 mm...

[@verdutzt4304]

41☝🏻👍🏻

[@alexkuo3832]

5 yrs really changed you u looked like a stud 5 yrs ago bro

[@michaelturner7949]

The newer watch is only .5 mm larger: not worth discussing.

[@ytb917]

i tried on a second-hand 40mm. it makes a tremendous difference. the current 41mm is too big for me and loses focus. it seems sprawling. the 40mm was perfect. it felt right and looked right. i even found it meaningfully easier to read the time, since it's brings the periphery of the dial closer together. i simply can't believe how such a small difference changes everything, but it does. i don't like buying second-hand techology, so i hope rolex re-introduces the 40mm. they can put titanium in it and other latest-and-greatest engineering, and they should certainly keep the micro-adjust bracelet that might not have been there in earlier generations. but the 40mm proportions are spectacular and should be revisited. 40mm no-date, bought new with the latest technology is what i want.

[@joesaave]

Boxed sapphire crystal……Please Rolex! Like the good old days.

[@awaismanzur8167]

40mm for me, more classy!

[@waynesilva3129]

Most of what you just talked about. We all know the history. It seems like all these videos are parroting each other. I've owned the first sub In the mid 70s. I was wearing the GMT since 1967. Then the sea dweller in the early 80s. About six weeks ago I bought the 41 mm from my AD. I sold my 7 yr. Old GMT for ten thousand. The new sub cost me ten thousand one hundred. So who wouldn't up grade For a hundred dollars. Better movement, 70 hr. Power reserve, more accurate. But your splitting hairs with these two watches. One mm you cannot see the difference. The lugs, never gave it much thought. After a while, these videos get old. I'm looking at it after wearing a Rolex for 55 yrs. This younger mob coming along. I mean young are to picky, and it gets old. I've been a loyal Rolex fan for a very long time. I'm not complaining about the watch. I would like to see more interesting videos.

[@lucorrez9991]

I think the old model looks a lot better solid piece !

[@TwentyOne_Five]

My nickname for the Sub 41 is the “pancake XL”

[@TimothyKasch-fm7bn]

Pancake? The difference is much less then 1mm actually if you measure them.

[@TwentyOne_Five]

@@TimothyKasch-fm7bn I’ve owned both old and new at the same time. New one “wears” wide and flat. Better for 7.5”+ wrist

[@986C]

Real men aren’t into ‘elegant’ Submariners like the ‘41mm they like the real man’s 40 mm

[@spittinvenom9843]

The 40mm overcompensates 😉, the 41mm speaks for itself

[@SteelmoonWatches]

Claspgate on the 41mm. How can so many people complain about heft on a Submariner. Rolex ruined it entirely. All they had to do was make the lugs slimmer.

[@lenjames]

Waiting for my 41mm. I'm glad they copied Steinhart's smaller lugs on their dive watch.

[@jameswilson8820]

Also the glide lock is a god send 👍

[@bryceraymond7690]

The 40 is my choice just think it's better for a Man with maxi case.The 41 is more for a lady looks more feminine also they have made the 40 since 1953 as of wearing another watch for a few days I just put my Rolex Submariner 40 on a watch winder.

[@spittinvenom9843]

The 40mm is for those with inadequate self confidence, the 41mm sets the standard for real men. My post is as ridiculous as yours

[@jonathandubel4829]

I like the blocky 40mm better as it’s all the better to use against a pompous ass sporting a gold yacht master or some other douche piece. 👊

[@spittinvenom9843]

I spit out my coffee ☕️ 😂

[@johnathanz4652]

🌸 Promo'SM!!

[@divjan3990]

The clasp on 41 mm is almost the same like on Sea Dweller, I do not like it.

[@ernestogarcia7931]

original 40mm is the classic fyi this is not an iPhone

[@papricep6248]

Meatball Ron has been a total failure for Florida.

[@alexkuo3832]

Now more nerdy i watch ur 40mm sub review 5yrs ago

[@syz3981]

watches are not an investment!!!!!

[@barrygellert2374]

Almost undetectable differences

[@marcozuleta133]

"you'll get scratches" WTF are you talking about? It's a sports watch, of course you're gonna get scratches on it, it's meant to get scratches. If you reviewed sneakers you would've come out with the words of wisdom "you will get creases" 🤦🤦

[@Adrian-zb2lu]

I think Rolex destroyed the submariner with these thin lugs.

[@picanha694]

40 is better

[@cecaju9516]

The 40mm was a mistake that the 41mm rectifies.

[@geoffwyness2645]

No need to stretch this out to 18 mins. The 41mm is a far superior watch in every way,,all the negative views come from you lot who are stuck with the old model.End of story.

[@986C]

Looks like you haven’t looked much into that 3235 movement in the 41mm…

[@toddallgier914]

Harsh.

[@RoadmanRob8]

Is this a watch they are talking about. There is absolutely no way a watch is worth that. What a sick greedy world we live in when there is starving baby’s and kids in the world. Iv got a feeling we are all gonna burn like this.

[@ScoopzyDaizy]

I wonder how you stumbled upon this exact video about changes in the latest Rolex Submariner if not by being interested in it in the first place. Stop being a hypocrite. Also, what you said about starving children could apply to literally anything. Why are you having a $10 meal today if you could have a $5 meal and send those extra 5 bucks to the aforementioned children? I seriously doubt you do that. Again, hypocrisy at its finest.

[@RoadmanRob8]

@@ScoopzyDaizy if you can’t understand what I mean then you seriously need to wake up. ITS A WATCH. Nothing more. It’s not going to give you superpowers or change your life. Nobody cares that you have a 40k watch on. People don’t actually care. Are give you an idea. Next time you see a homeless guy. Go up to him and give him some change. More people will notice you do that than look at at your expensive watch on your wrist. Trust me

[@ethos2781]

Mr. Rubber Neck...In that 'Case' (Pun intended) Why don't you just keep it movin' fella... Nothing here for you to see sir... Have a great day!🤌

[@demirunlusoy2795]

Previous Submariner is much better with thicker lugs. And 1 mm is 1mm.. Producing 40mm watch is much harder than 41mm. All cheap diver watches are bigger than 40 mm.. Rolex got lazy at new submariner should have kept the size 40mm. Plus, at the new movement bearing system at the axle sounds very unreliable. At old movement there was no bearing, but only the axle itself which was getting grinded over time due to the friction but it lasts very very long years, and it is cheap and easy to replace it, bearing system will not last longer. Probably these are the last movements of Rolexes which will be used another 30 years then it will all be digital I believe because there will not be any watchmaker reamining by that time.

[@jimmyjay122]

The new one is better proportioned. The super case with the slim bracelet was hideous. Still wouldn’t wear it even if it was gifted to me…

[@BuzzOff.]

Haha as if!🤡

[@jimmyjay122]

As if what?

[@jamesbudd9987]

Who cares, subs have over saturated the market and are boring for sure ‘. This is the watch for people who just buy a watch to just say the Rolex. It’s a sheep crowd follower watch. Be original!

[@spittinvenom9843]

Actually, it’s for purists who enjoy simplicity and proper execution of design, for those who understand history and respect traditions and for those who can afford, which is guessing you…..😢