Ed White 321 vs Daytona: Which is the more special watch for a lifetime?

[Neil McCauley]

It's all subjective - lots of people for or against the daytona v speedy argument, there always will be.

For me personally, there's just too many different Speedmasters that all do exactly the same job. The Ed White will go on to be replaced many, many times over over the coming years, and will be even further removed from the watch it's based on, eventually.

Originally Posted by jb335

Special is subjective.

To me, the history, coolness and mystique of a Daytona trumps any Omega.

History of the Daytona? Might wanna think about that a bit closer

The Daytona was originally the goal for going to the moon, we all know how that went... It was then aimed at the Le Mans 24hrs endurance racing event, by being advertised as the "Le Mans" - but then Rolex realised that the US market at the time wouldn't care very much about a European event, and decided to run with Daytona instead. Nobody wanted the watches, AD's couldn't give them away in the early days.

I love the Daytona for what it is, it's a fantastic watch with one of the best chronograph movements ever made - but objectively, the watch is one of Rolex's greatest ever public failures in terms of marketing jobs, compared to the (somewhat creative) backstories of its other watches.