Day Date 218206 Platinum Incoming

[Daytonaman799]

Beautiful watch and glad you had such a good shopping experience.

[brandrea]

Congratulations, it’s beautiful and looks perfect on you

[1William]

Congratulations.

[travisb]

Looks great on you! Congrats!

[1st amg]

What a great great pickup. That’s such a stunning variation. I love the DD2. For the proportions are just right. I like the thicker more masculine look of it. Awesome. Happy for you!


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[inadeje]

Originally Posted by Daytonaman799

Beautiful watch and glad you had such a good shopping experience.

Thanks. Yes, this is my second consolidation in 4 years. The previous I posted here in early 2000 when I went 7 to 1 in favor of the Patek 5980. I’m now wondering if another rapid-fire consolidation is in order. The dealer had the Daytona Platona with baguette hour markers…

Originally Posted by brandrea

Congratulations, it’s beautiful and looks perfect on you

Thanks! As I am getting older my tastes are altering which brought me to where I think many of us Rolex aficionados go out to pasture - Day Date

Originally Posted by 1William

Congratulations.

Originally Posted by travisb

Looks great on you! Congrats!

Originally Posted by 1st amg

What a great great pickup. That’s such a stunning variation. I love the DD2. For the proportions are just right. I like the thicker more masculine look of it. Awesome. Happy for you!

Yes, as I mentioned in the thread, my situation was that the dealer had both 40 and 41 in identical configurations at almost exactly the same price. I had the choice of each. So, the decision was purely down to aesthetics, since I am unconcerned with the 48 vs 70hr power reserve. I find the DD II more cohesive, its size making it a blend between day date maturity and perhaps sports watch coolness. Again, that’s my opinion and others may differ.

What would you guys do concerning the Platona the dealer proposed? Trade my four Daytona’s for it? Or, keep the neovintage zenith’s and modern ceramic Daytona’s for variety and forget the Platona?

As a left field proposal I have another dealer offering a Rose Gold 5980, but for that, in addition to the 4 Daytona’s, I’d need to include probably all the Daytona’s, the AP chrono and the sky dweller…

[APhound]

I like the idea of the 5980r.. but you have a 5980 already? Guessing stainless? Why wouldn’t you trade that for the r?
I’m fine w the 4 Daytonas for the platinum bags. You can only wear one so it might as well be that.
I don’t know what all you have but if you could end up w the two platinum Rolex, an AP, and the 5980r I think you could be happy.
I love consolidating- really need to do it myself. Many times in the past I’ve traded all my watches for one and it’s hard to let go of watches I like but I’ve never regretted it.
There’s some other nice Daytonas out there- I have the meteorite rg oysterlex, just thinking since you just got a platinum Rolex maybe something different. You could get a John Mayer and keep one of your others that you like? I wouldn’t trade mine for a platinum..


I get that I’m all over the place here but hey so are you :)

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[inadeje]

Originally Posted by APhound

I like the idea of the 5980r.. but you have a 5980 already? Guessing stainless? Why wouldn’t you trade that for the r?
I’m fine w the 4 Daytonas for the platinum bags. You can only wear one so it might as well be that.
I don’t know what all you have but if you could end up w the two platinum Rolex, an AP, and the 5980r I think you could be happy.
I love consolidating- really need to do it myself. Many times in the past I’ve traded all my watches for one and it’s hard to let go of watches I like but I’ve never regretted it.
There’s some other nice Daytonas out there- I have the meteorite rg oysterlex, just thinking since you just got a platinum Rolex maybe something different. You could get a John Mayer and keep one of your others that you like? I wouldn’t trade mine for a platinum..


I get that I’m all over the place here but hey so are you :)

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Thanks for your candid advice. It’s true that one can only wear on watch at a time but I do enjoy to mix it up with neovintage and contemporary where the daytona is concerned. I am however seriously thinking about the platona trade despite all this.

Yes, my 5980 is SS so the Rose would be in addition to it. By the looks of your comments you’re suggesting trading the SS as part way towards the R?

Good points, mind. Thanks again for your feedback

The meteorite OF Daytona is stunning!

[APhound]

Originally Posted by inadeje

Thanks for your candid advice. It’s true that one can only wear on watch at a time but I do enjoy to mix it up with neovintage and contemporary where the daytona is concerned. I am however seriously thinking about the platona trade despite all this.

Yes, my 5980 is SS so the Rose would be in addition to it. By the looks of your comments you’re suggesting trading the SS as part way towards the R?

Good points, mind. Thanks again for your feedback

The meteorite OF Daytona is stunning!

Ya I’d prob upgrade the ss to the 5980r but that’s just me. Would make the trade easier/ less painful. The 5980r is all the way at the top for me- I think I’d focus on that first- maybe your 5980 and some Daytonas. Figure out the platona later. My only hold back on the platona is I also have a plat dd so I don’t feel like I really need it. It would be one or the other for me and I love my dd too much.
You and I are similar I think we could be friends- I’ve got it just as bad as you


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