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njlam · 5 March 2025, 12:58 AM

Getting back to the status symbol issue let's turn it around.

When you see someone who is wearing a 126500 what does that tell you?

As the 12 series Daytona come out at the height of the hype, the wearer had to:
a. buy grey at 2X to 3X retail

b. have a superior AD relationship with substantial spend history

c. wanted a new Daytona so much that preowned or other manufacturer's chronos were not adequate alternatives.

Have I missed anything?

What do a, b or c tell you about status symbols?

5 March 2025, 12:58 AM	#3
njlam 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 879	Getting back to the status symbol issue let's turn it around. When you see someone who is wearing a 126500 what does that tell you? As the 12 series Daytona come out at the height of the hype, the wearer had to: a. buy grey at 2X to 3X retail b. have a superior AD relationship with substantial spend history c. wanted a new Daytona so much that preowned or other manufacturer's chronos were not adequate alternatives. Have I missed anything? What do a, b or c tell you about status symbols? __________________ Rolex Day-Date 118208 YG/Datejust 116139 WG/116231 TT/GMT2 116710 BLNR SS Omega Speedmaster 3861 Sapphire SS/321 "Ed White" SS/Seamaster Diver 300 ND SS Patek Calatrava 3796 RG - Cartier Tank Louis 1140 YG - Zenith ChronoMaster 01.0240.410 SS - Ebel 1911 Chrono 1134901 TT Panerai GMT 233 SS - JLC Reverso Duo Q2714910 SS - Laine V38 SS - Grand Seiko SGBA407 SS - Baltic Aquascaphe SS TAG Heuer Formula One - Swatch MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon/Mercury/Jupiter/Neptune/Lava/1965