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View Poll Results: Which Rolex day date should it be?
Rolex DayDate 228238 YG with DIA 49 26.92%
Rolex DayDate 228206 ICE blue quadrant with roman numerals 50 27.47%
Rolex DayDate 228206 Ice blue, diagonal lines 83 45.60%
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Old 26 December 2017, 03:34 AM   #31
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Hmm what a hard decision
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Old 26 December 2017, 08:24 AM   #32
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Hmm what a hard decision
It's easy:

Gold is softer than platinum
White metal is definately more versatile
Platinum blends scratches quite well
Lume is better than no lume
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Old 26 December 2017, 09:34 AM   #33
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I'm a YG man for dressier watches. My Daytona is platinum.
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Old 26 December 2017, 09:38 AM   #34
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The second one. Absolutely no question. That’s a daily wearer... for the rest of your life. It’s perfect. It’s subtle, classic, dressy, sporty. If I had that much coin, I’d buy it no question.


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Old 26 December 2017, 09:42 AM   #35
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YG with Diamonds , my holy grail, just purchased one this last week love it
if money is no object then go with the Platinum. Buy gently used
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Old 26 December 2017, 12:08 PM   #36
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This is my all time favourite DayDate :-



Wow, what’s the model number?


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Old 26 December 2017, 12:10 PM   #37
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I see. It’s the 36. Damn. That’s perfect apart from the size.


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Old 26 December 2017, 01:10 PM   #38
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Old 26 December 2017, 07:31 PM   #39
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The second one. Absolutely no question. That’s a daily wearer... for the rest of your life. It’s perfect. It’s subtle, classic, dressy, sporty. If I had that much coin, I’d buy it no question.


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You men this one with the roman indices?
I don#t know if the roman are for longer time not too much ??
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Old 26 December 2017, 08:28 PM   #40
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Platinum for me. YG is hard to wear in Europa, except maybe in sunny countries like Spain or Italy. And I'll go for roman but with fluted bezel...
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Old 26 December 2017, 08:31 PM   #41
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2nd one
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Old 26 December 2017, 09:18 PM   #42
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YG with diamonds is pure class!
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Old 26 December 2017, 09:36 PM   #43
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Glacier with Roman. The new dial is too busy. I like the blue touch on Roman markers.
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Old 26 December 2017, 11:47 PM   #44
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You men this one with the roman indices?
I don#t know if the roman are for longer time not too much ??
Yes, with the batons for hour markers.
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Old 27 December 2017, 12:11 AM   #45
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118206
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Old 27 December 2017, 02:20 AM   #46
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Personally I’d go for the gold DD and take the extra cash and double down on one maybe two other watches. But that’s just me as I don’t personally get any extra value on the platinum vs. gold for the difference in price.


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Old 27 December 2017, 03:42 AM   #47
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If that model was a 40, I’d seriously consider saving for it. Still, it’s an immaculate watch. It really is. Simply incredible.


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Old 27 December 2017, 07:16 AM   #48
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It's easy:

Lume is better than no lume
Diamonds provide all the light tha that I need.

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Old 27 December 2017, 07:27 AM   #49
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I own the YG with Diamond markers and I still voted for the Platinum with Motif Dial.... its that beautiful! You truly can't go wrong with either of those watches thou. I'm not a big fan of the romans, just makes the face seem busy. If only the platinum came with the fluted bezel, it would fit my wants perfectly!
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Old 27 December 2017, 12:53 PM   #50
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I'm in the same dilemma right now, but I'm leaning between rose gold and a platty. The glacier blue is just unbeatable.
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Old 27 December 2017, 12:57 PM   #51
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For many years I've been a white metal kind of guy, which for me has meant stainless steel, but since I bought my YG Date a couple of weeks back, I've been all agog with its beauty.

In this case I'd have to vote for the Rolex DayDate 228238 YG with DIA.

It's out of character for me, but I'm sticking with it.
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Old 27 December 2017, 12:57 PM   #52
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Personally I’d go for the gold DD and take the extra cash and double down on one maybe two other watches. But that’s just me as I don’t personally get any extra value on the platinum vs. gold for the difference in price.


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This^^^ I was seriously driving down the road today and thinking how I could buy a little older YG DD (118238) with SEL's, and still have enough left to put toward the RG DD I want with the savings of not going with 118206 Platty.

Plus, I'm worried about the extra weight of the platinum. The 36mm DD in gold is just such a comfortable watch to wear.
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Old 27 December 2017, 12:58 PM   #53
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For many years I've been a white metal kind of guy, which for me has meant stainless steel, but since I bought my YG Date a couple of weeks back, I've agog with its beauty.

In this case I'd have to vote for the Rolex DayDate 228238 YG with DIA.

It's out of character for me, but I'm sticking with it.
Did you go with 36 or 40mm?
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Did you go with 36 or 40mm?
I bought a vintage YG Date, circa 1974, which is 34mm and I love it.

I'm old enough to remember when 34mm was quite the norm for dress watches.

In fact, just twenty years ago, it was still a popular size for a dress or field watch.

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I bought a vintage YG Date, circa 1974, which is 34mm and I love it.
Well done. I think I'm going to stick with 36mm on this one and move up to 40mm after the prices chill a bit.
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Old 27 December 2017, 02:39 PM   #56
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Well done. I think I'm going to stick with 36mm on this one and move up to 40mm after the prices chill a bit.
I love my 36mm DateJust 116200 63600.
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Old 27 December 2017, 11:47 PM   #57
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Platinum with stick dial
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Old 28 December 2017, 01:21 AM   #58
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I would have voted YG with sticks, but wasn't one of your options, so voted platinum with sticks. Though not a bad choice in the bunch.
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Old 28 December 2017, 01:42 AM   #59
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Platinum for sure. Torn on the dials. Rolex should offer more of the 36 and 41mm dials. The diamond sticks are pretty cool.... Have fun choosing!
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Rolex DayDate 228206 Ice blue, diagonal lines . Whoa what a beauty , that watch could stop traffic
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