Submariner vs GMT-Master ii

This is what I am wearing today. The most classic sports watch of all in Rolex's chest of war. The reason that I chose this piece today, was due to the message that I received below :

I always liked to help a budding collector start off his first in-road in this horology hobby. I have replied so many of the first time collectors' similar queries since the last few years, so much so that I decided to summarise an entry on First Rolex Watch @ https://andywristwatches.blogspot.com/2018/05/e-mail-from-reader-first-rolex-watch.html.

The message above came about from a collector whom would not only be getting his first Rolex, but would be his only watch as a daily-beater. He was undecided between the Submariner Date and the GMT-Master ii. So to know his preference further, I had a quick conversation with him to size him up a little.

So we have a young professional here, whom tend to travel around Klang Valley meeting his business clients. He doesn't travel between timezones, so either Submariner or GMT-Master ii would do. He doesn't dive either (then again, how many of us really do?), so again it's but a coin toss between the two. However, he wants to keep his watch in pristine condition for that good first impression; and given that he would be going here, there and everywhere, which meant that try as he might, his watch would be tend to brush against the elements come what may. 

Now for those of you whom have a GMT-Master ii on your wrist, take a good look at your polished centre links and you would be able to see some scratches here and there. Turn it over and check out the clasp, and there would be even more scratches. These might be but hairline scratches, but there were there nonetheless. Now if you have a Submariner tuck away in your watch winder, take a look at that piece and voila, you would find that the brushed metal tends to do better given the same beating. 

But then again, all watches would tend to pick up some scratches here and there; and some would say that these give the watches their own distinctive character and more. For me, I don't really mind some hairline scratches here and there- importantly, I get to truly enjoy the watches. And add to the fact that they tend to appreciate over time, was an added bonus then.