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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Boise
Watch: GMT - Master II
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The Daytona Ghost
I’ve been waiting for a Daytona since at least 2004
When I helped sponsor a 911 GT3Cup car team at LeMans I found out all winners get a Daytona. I’ve always liked Rolex but I loved the Daytona. I have had a couple GT3s and I still have my last one. Well our team finished ok but I wouldn’t have got anything but some sponsor swag had we won. But man I wanted that watch. In 2006 I was working for the F35 program and the program office commissioned 50 Breitling quartz watches with the lightning II emblem on the watch so I bought one and that reignited my interest in watches. I traded that watch for a Navitimer cosmonaut. That turned me back to Rolex. But then I had some health issues with my back. Two surgeries later and about a decade later I’d retired. But we moved to Idaho and I was moving some 401k funds around and I had some funds left over. So I go to my Rolex dealer in 2019 and ask to buy a Daytona. After she got done laughing she said there’s a 7-10 year wait. So I asked about a Sub and she said 3-7 year wait. So I was pretty frustrated so I called a 911 buddy to tell him what happened. He is a big watch guy. Pateks Vacheron Rolex etc. He sold me his no date sub 114060 and it looked brand new. Then he helped me get a Batgirl but I still don’t have a Daytona. So I got back 4 weeks ago because I heard Rolex redid their lists. But I bought a Omega Speedmaster Racing and got re-established on the Rolex list but she said they don’t even list Daytonas anymore. So I said crap. But I thought the $16,000 steel Daytona was selling for $38,000 so why go there? The Gold Daytonas are selling in the 38-40 range So why pay 230% for a steel Daytona when you can get a Gold Daytona for 110%? So I bit the bullet and bought the 116519LN for 39k And I’m just over the moon!! The only problem is I don’t know when to wear it. It’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen. And the forge marks on the back are so cool. There’s mint marks a St Bernard some Scales and the 18k Mark. It has the Sunburst dial with black sundials. I’ll post a picture when I figure out how. It’s on the oyster flex band |
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