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22 April 2011, 01:55 AM
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What was I thinking??? New Daytona...
I've had Rolex watches for closing in on 15 years, always sport watches but never really the Daytona. I did own a black-faced Zenith Daytona at one point but I found it hard to read and let it go without any regrets. Having been a somewhat of a watch-bend over the last couple of weeks I had the opportunity to pick up a Daytona from an AD so I thought it might be time to revisit the Daytona.
What was I thinking? Why on earth did I wait this long to get this piece? The size is perfect for a mix of sport and dress watch! The weight is and comfort is ideal! The quality is impeccable (for a mass produced watch) and it just sings loud and beautifully to me!!!  Life is too short for long waits! Cheers, Patrick |
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22 April 2011, 02:07 AM
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Real Name: Tom
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Looks great on you... congrats!
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22 April 2011, 02:08 AM
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Great choice!
Congrats!!! 
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22 April 2011, 02:09 AM
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It looks Great Patrick
Congrats and wear it in good health 
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22 April 2011, 02:10 AM
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A must for any collection.
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22 April 2011, 02:28 AM
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22 April 2011, 02:44 AM
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Never really been a fan of Daytona's myself but you have to admit, yours looks great on you. Congrats.
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22 April 2011, 02:53 AM
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Good thing you ended the waiting! Congrats!
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22 April 2011, 02:58 AM
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Beautiful......congratulations!
And if you find this one too difficult to read, please, don't hesitate to send it to me & you can always phone me when you need to know the time or have something timed.  
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22 April 2011, 03:06 AM
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Looks great:)
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22 April 2011, 03:09 AM
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Congratulation Patrick for this gorgeous piece!
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22 April 2011, 03:10 AM
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grats!
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22 April 2011, 03:12 AM
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Looking good..
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Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers.. 
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22 April 2011, 03:58 AM
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Congrats, Daytona's are awesome!
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22 April 2011, 04:14 AM
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Looks great. Congrats.
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22 April 2011, 04:37 AM
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That one looks like a single stick dial (short markers at 27 and 33 min).... but with shiny sub-dials. could you please take more pictures of the dial to compare...my 116520 is also single tick dial (mostly on newer models) but a different shade of sub-dials slightly pale...
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Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers..
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22 April 2011, 04:45 AM
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I'll take some photos later, but I don't have a macro for my DSLR and the kids just recently broke my P&S. |
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3 May 2011, 07:47 PM
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Mine's a "single stick" dial, too, it seems...  Not sure if you would characterize the subdial rims as "shiny" or "pale", though? Depends on the lighting, I guess...   PSV: Huge congrats on the Daytona!
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22 April 2011, 05:04 AM
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22 April 2011, 05:05 AM
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Thanks Patrick.... just when you have some time...not in a hurry at all... both sub dial styles look great...
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Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers..
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22 April 2011, 05:12 AM
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I'm back at my office wearing this thing. I know it is all about honeymoon right now but I must say that there is something je-ne-sais-quoi educated and sophisticated about the Daytona. It feels more mature than a Submariner or Seadweller. :-)
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22 April 2011, 05:18 AM
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Stunning !!
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22 April 2011, 05:26 AM
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Nice...looks good on and a real nice watch. I too just got mine a week ago and know what feeling you are having right now. Enjoy it!
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22 April 2011, 06:07 AM
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How did the readability improve??
Did you get glasses? ;-) JK |
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22 April 2011, 12:12 PM
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The Zenith has the skinny hands. I owned a black dial Zenith Daytona too and I could not read the darn thing. I sold it as well with no regrets. Made money on it so I was placated by that. Have the modern Daytona now and can read it well.. |
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2 May 2011, 12:26 PM
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2 May 2011, 01:13 PM
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Looks great! Glad it sings to you this time around.
And I agree about the plastic stickers/pieces. Even after having it for a few months, I actually found two more very small pieces that I missed taking off. |
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22 April 2011, 06:07 AM
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Real Name: Brandon
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she looks great on you - congrats!
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22 April 2011, 06:17 AM
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Real Name: Mark
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Congrats! It really looks great on you.
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22 April 2011, 06:25 AM
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Real Name: Raf
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Your Daytona looks beautiful! Fits well on your wrist too.
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