New Daytona 126500 Appreciation Post and Comparison vs 116500

[Toivonen]

My God, the new one looks so ‘refined’ in comparison with the old one

[RollingInTheDeep]

Originally Posted by rockysw

purely from looks perspective, I think 126500 is perhaps better looking watch (although subjective). But it is the oddities of the 116500 which makes it stand out for me compared to 12 series (uneven lugs, full ceramic etc etc). So these little things made me prefer it and pull the trigger on 116500.

Re value, as many have said, these are mass produced watches. So neither will in my view become crazy collector pieces. As an example, HULK is usually touted as an unusual rolex for reasons we all know. Around 221k of these were produced (from the new book). A watch that has been produced 221k times, just cannot be rare in my mind.

I will say - 12 in black beats the 11. But as much as I realize newest=best for many, the balance of the white 11 and full ceramic bezel as you mention continues to give it an edge IMO. That said, we're splitting hairs at the end o the day, the white 12 is an absolutely amazing timepiece.

[fly4food84]

I liked the black 126 so much I had to pick this up today.




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