I'm 2 years into a 12 year wait for a custom pool cue. I once waited 8 years for a custom pocket knife order. Daytona wait doesn't shock me. I have no problem with Rolex protecting what they've built with the Daytona. Rolex takes a very long view in business. Yes, they could flood the market with Daytonas probably and make a quick chunk of cash, but then what. I think the Daytona popularity resides in large part in its mystique. You flood the market you ruin that mystique. Rolex is a business and they're doing what they see as best for their business for the next quarter century, not the next fiscal quarter.
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