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#301 |
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Real Name: Graham
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Watch: Daytonas and Subs
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#302 |
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Real Name: The Mystro ;)
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There is much Daytona hate and disgust over the last five years from it being unobtainable and so high profile. Now is the time we are seeing them playing both sides of the Daytona coin to start trouble. Little digs and flippant comments to both watches as they aren’t Daytona owners so have nothing invested nor do they really care about either designs so long as they get a rise on social media. This is the new snarky Social Media keyboard commando in owning nothing but having a opinion on everything. Actually owning and having first hand ownership experience on the wrist will be the only data point worth anything. Pictures don’t tell the whole story.
The problem is now Rolex dealers don’t have watches to try on so Rolex shopping has evolved into looking at pics, specs, and other people’s opinions. That might work depending on how much first hand experience you have to begin with but a novice to the brand is lost in a sea of influence and white noise. Other opinions are great providing you know how experienced that opinion really is and not just someone blindly chiming in and saying I like it or I don’t like, blah, blah…. Look at all the watch models people said they hated and then tried it on and fell passionately in love with it. I was guilty of not liking the Daytona for years even after owning one decades earlier saying it’s too small, etc… To trying one on again older and wiser and falling in love with the fit and feel on the wrist. My clarity over the last few days of letting everything sink in as a ss Daytona owner has been modified from….”Destroyed” to…..”I don’t think the 12 series design changes made the watch more handsome to my eyes. I prefer the more organic case lines, bolder dial, and full ceramic bezel of the current 11 series Daytona even if I didn’t already own it”. That said I can tell you either model will wear unbelievably comfortable on the wrist. The only Daytona mistake is the one you didn’t buy yet. (Real world experience talking). The monetary cost to owning a Daytona always seems to increase the longer you wait to buy the one of your dreams.
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Watch: Daytona 116500
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Just give it some time settle in and people will be falling all over for the new 126500. I love my 116500 but I'm quite keen to see the new one. |
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Only time will tell which series has more love from rolex fans. But as a 116500 owner, I would love to see that 116500 will be having higher value than 126500. Based on the history, not much of older modern rolex series that has higher value than newer one (im not talking about vintage). As far as I remember only 116610lv has succeed to has more love over 126610lv. |
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#307 |
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I love all Daytonas! I own a 116520 and a 116500LN.
And, along with a lot of others, I’ll be trying to sell my first born to get a copy of the 126500! What’s not to like? |
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New Rolex daytona panda 126500LN vs 116500LN
They should have used the opportunity to change the hash marks to match the 4 Hz beat rate. 1/5 second markings is weird.
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Such a detail.. i dont think many people will be disturbed with such a small matter
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I will take any SS Daytona offered to me from AD at retail. I don't care what reference. If Rolex put a green aluminum tachometer bezel I would buy it. if it was yellow. I would buy it. If it was pink I would buy it. I am that much invested in Daytonas. has been my grail watch. every version from 16520 on.
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The only Daytona mistake is the one you didn’t buy yet, can’t agreed more @ Mystro
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I wore a 6239 for 13 years. Lusted after a 116520 but couldn't afford or even have the opportunity to buy. Tried on a 116515 when i could afford to buy, loved it and bought one. Tried on 116500s. Black and white. Lovely watch but the asymmetry just put me off. Had a real opportunity to get one via my AD before the secondary market prices were bonkers high but declined. I'd only have bought to sell on and thats not what I do. The SS/TT/YG Oyster and the WG/RG/PT/YG OF felt like two district lines to me. Not a fan of the former. Big fan of the latter. To the point that i recently acquired my grail 116509. Not all Daytonas are created equal to all people ![]()
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I agree! I celebrate the entire Daytona catalog like I do Michael Bolton ![]() Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#319 |
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It’s much more subjective than people realize. There’s quite a decent list of things to compare that can make more or less attractive to a potential owner. I’ll agree with most people that I’d like to reserve judgment until we can get a solid review of both REFs compared next to each other.
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Both of them look fine. But having both 16520 and 116520, I could never justify the 116500. But the 126500 is different enough to think it's a different watch so I can justify getting one
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Good side by side. I am waiting for a real world caliper comparison but the 12 series looks thicker from the metal bezel base to the top of the crystal. Is this one a lot taller from the case top up or is it a illusion? By these pics it is crystal clear now the 12 series is a metal bezel with just a thin ceramic insert. It’s very clear Rolex has now made this bezel design to follow all the other models like the Sub or GMT in its manufacturing. What I still can’t tell yet is the thin ceramic insert protected with the metal rolling up over the edges like the Sub and GMT or is it just sitting on top of the metal ring exposing the square edge of the ceramic insert?? The reason the 11 series Daytona full ceramic bezel edge doesn’t chip is because it’s so thick. If the 12 series significantly thinner ceramic insert is not protected by a rolled up metal edge, then there is a real potential for chips to occurs with minor bumps in daily activities. The 11 series is a ceramic bezel Daytona and may be the most shorthand way of speaking about the two different models together. The “Ceramic Bezel Daytona” =‘s the 11 series Daytona.
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Saw this as well. The new reference appears bulkier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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To my eye the entire profile from the bezel to the top of the crystal appears to flow (if you catch my drift) slightly less on the new model as well. |
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Looks like it's the same case as the PM models from last gen?
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Maxi case Daytona!
The old model was very elegant but did not suit very large wrists. This new one I would love to try to see if they have managed to retain the elegance. If they have done that as well as made it suit larger wrists then well done Rolex. |
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#327 |
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now the new panda daytona will look almost identical to the WG OF daytona, except the dial and bracelet parts.
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11 series is 38mm the new one is 40mm. https://youtu.be/XCoA9r180jk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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#329 |
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Hodinkee says the new one is thinner at 11.9mm. But as usual with the Dink, conveniently left out a few key elements that will paint the Daytona in a negative manner. *cough* case shape *cough*
Wrist shot comparison for the black dial daytona: *126500LN picture from Hodinkee Daytona 126500LN.jpg Daytona 116500LN.jpg |
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The vast majority of black 116500s are now well over $30K on major sites, as opposed to mid-to-high $20Ks, which was the norm over the past few months. Whether or not the prices stay there, or keep climbing, remains to be seen. |
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