Is rolex explorer 39 really understated?

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Have had mine for 5 years. Only once in a Starbucks while waiting for my car to get serviced, did I have a man comment on it. He was a fellow watch guy so besides that I think an average joe wouldn't recognize it as a rolex. I have a weird relationship with my explorer, it's been perhaps my most versatile watch and one that I wear often but out of all the watches I own, it's the one I often wonder about letting go. I think that's more of a me thing and wishing it was a 37 or 38mm watch. I've tried the 36 and it's too small for me, think 37.5 would be ideal