# Rolex Submariner

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Rolex Submariner and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for its iconic, well-made design and long-proven purpose. Critics call it blocky and uncomfortable, and say the name misleads.

## Why people recommend it

- Iconic, well-made design (1 comments): "There is nothing wrong with the Submariner - quite the contrary, it is an iconic design and exceedingly well made." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48932108))
- Design suited to original purpose (1 comments): "it's still an excellent product with many years of design to suit its original purpose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625940))

## What people warn about

- Name misleading for a wet watch (1 comments): "if I have to worry about getting an expensive watch that calls it "Submariner" wet of all things, at the very least, it's badly named" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48931506))
- Blocky and uncomfortable to wear (1 comments): "They are blocky and unrefined and like they're uncomfortable to wear." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47268816))
- Seen as a status good (1 comments): "It's a textbook Veblen good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46626403))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Seiko 5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/seiko-5.md): 9 recommend
- [Grand Seiko](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-seiko-watches.md): 7 recommend
- [Seiko mechanical watch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/seiko-mechanical-watch.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Rolex+Submariner+M124060-0001&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.rolex.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Rolex Submariner", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rolex-submariner/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).