Rolex Submariner

There should be "E" - first homage watch or most famous homage watch.

I just think it's silly when YouTubers blather on about the Subs' iconic status...it's just a homage of the Fifty Fathoms which is the true icon. Blancpain and the French military spent serious time and effort to develop all the key traits for a viable dive watch. Then Rolex copied it and claimed pole position. Same with the Daytona copying the Speedmaster. Does Rolex have any original ideas? Oh yeah - that horrific Yachtmaster.

this is the backbone of all divewatch like it or not. i becoming interested in watch after looking at my friend submariner

Let's be honest, that's a legendary watch. Maybe not as much as a F91W, but still 😉

Finally a reasonable voice 😅 The boys above came hard out of the gates 🤣

I avoided calling the F-91W legendary as I think its glories are not all in the past. It is still almost unrivaled in its niche. The Submariner is indeed a legend, a ghost of the past that haunts us.

The Submariner leaves me completely cold, but I can’t deny that it’s an (if not, the) iconic watch and a design classic.

Soooo? Who you gonna call?!

I think the Rolex Sub is one of the most over valued (not rated) watches out there. That doesn't change the fact that 10 years ago when I first started getting interested in watches it was my grail (it's not anymore). It's iconic no doubt.

F - an over rated legend

Most talked about! Most copied! Most envied! But overrated...

Must’ve caught me on a good day. I’m generally grumpier-looking than that.

Set aside the hype....subs wear nicely, last forever and take aright old beating. That, more than anything, sets them apart from the 50F and the other divers of the day. There are very few tool watches that can take the daiy wear like a Submariner - possibly only the Seamaster can say the same, although if you look at the number of surviving Seamaster 300s from the 60s and 70s, it's a small fraction of the volume of vintage Submariners.  Although the older subs and seamasters have outstanding movements, and are massively durable, the Rolex (IMHO) ages better - the lume, handsets and dials seem to survive longer than the Omega materials - also, the Rolex cases (perhaps being more sculpted)  last better. 

In short - it't not all hype - there's a reason they are popular, and it predates youtube/Insta 😀

I seem to have kindred spirits agreeing that it is legendary, just not entirely in a good way. 

Was that diplomatic enough?

Sure! Was more thinking of these guys:

Submariner is indeed a legend, a ghost of the past that haunts us.

I went legend status. Not sure why I felt compelled to state this after I voted?

1. a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

"the legend of King Arthur"

I would agree if you were using the primary definition of "Legend" 

I agree that the Sub is a mythically legendary watch 😉