Daytona as a Daily

[Seekthefinest]

So I purchased a White Dial Ceramic Daytona in February as a watch I would like to hand down to my son someday. While it is a wonderful watch with its history and all, I struggle with wearing it on a regular basis.

Certainly will keep it for years to come, but wondering if it is a good daily, or if I should think about getting something else? I find on a daily basis I wear my Fitbit is like an extension of my wrist, where my Daytona stays in the box...

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by Seekthefinest

I struggle with wearing it on a regular basis.

Why?

[Devildog]

Why would you not wear it as a daily?

Unless you have a particularly physical job or one which risks more than normal wear, the Daytona is more than up to the job




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[mjclark32]

Strap it on and get after it!
My Brother in law has a Daytona (steel bezel) and he daily'd it for a couple years before getting a BLNR.
It can always come back looking like new at service time

[2th_doc]

No worries over here.




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[Stevec14]

I wear mine most days. It’s a great daily watch. They are meant to be worn. Any scuffs etc, they’ll come out at service time.

[TimeToWatch]

I vastly prefer my Daytonas to any FitBit. Wear my Oysterflex 24/7

[kauffee]

Ask yourself, if it wasn’t the mythical Daytona would you have any qualms about wearing it as a daily? Like, if it was just another expensive watch that you could walk into a jeweler and buy, would that change your feelings? Wear the watch. Don’t let it wear you.

As an aside, my dad and I have both had our Daytonas for the last 6 months. I wear my watches carefully and so mine is still very close to new with minimal swirlies. My dad is just a guy who wears nice watches and if you look closely at his the PCLs are scratched to hell all the way around. But from 3 feet away? It looks perfect.

[Navarino]

As soon as I get the call it'll be on my wrist non-stop as a daily for quite some time.

[037]

Originally Posted by Carry The Interest

As soon as I get the call it'll be on my wrist non-stop as a daily for quite some time.

This. Regardless of the ridiculous hype surrounding this watch, daily wear should be the goal... scratches and all.

I honestly wish this watch wasn't so hyped.

The catch with handing a watch down is that there's no way to guarantee your son will like the watch, appreciate it or wear it himself. It risks sitting in a box for 18+ years and an unknown fate. That's why I'd wear it daily. It should be appreciated today. Tomorrow is unknown.

[T01]

No issues for daily wear imo.

[Strummer25]

Genuinely don’t understand the can I wear it daily, in the shower, playing golf etc etc questions. This was dealt with recently on an excellent thread. A Rolex will take pretty much anything you throw at it, but probably not a great watch to wear if you are a truck mechanic or similar.
If you want to hand down to your son at some stage, which I totally get which is why I have 3 of them, the question surely is whether your son will appreciate it more having seen his Dad wear it everyday and knowing you love it, or if you want to baby it and hand down in BNIB condition. I would suggest the former will mean more but I may well be in a minority.
Whatever you decide enjoy in good health

[Navarino]

Originally Posted by Strummer25

Genuinely don’t understand the can I wear it daily, in the shower, playing golf etc etc questions. This was dealt with recently on an excellent thread. A Rolex will take pretty much anything you throw at it, but probably not a great watch to wear if you are a truck mechanic or similar.
If you want to hand down to your son at some stage, which I totally get which is why I have 3 of them, the question surely is whether your son will appreciate it more having seen his Dad wear it everyday and knowing you love it, or if you want to baby it and hand down in BNIB condition. I would suggest the former will mean more but I may well be in a minority.
Whatever you decide enjoy in good health

Great post - I totally agree with this. The DJ my father my father passed down to me looks exactly like it did the day he gave it to me.

[TheRolexKingofLV]

You really need to wear the watch! If it's going to be handed down to your son, he'd want it well worn by you, as a reminder.

[EffJayEm]

Originally Posted by TheRolexKingofLV

You really need to wear the watch! If it's going to be handed down to your son, he'd want it well worn by you, as a reminder.

Originally Posted by Seekthefinest

So I purchased a White Dial Ceramic Daytona in February as a watch I would like to hand down to my son someday. While it is a wonderful watch with its history and all, I struggle with wearing it on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by Strummer25

the question surely is whether your son will appreciate it more having seen his Dad wear it everyday and knowing you love it, or if you want to baby it and hand down in BNIB condition. I would suggest the former will mean more but I may well be in a minority.
Whatever you decide enjoy in good health

I hope your sons are nothing like mine! I had this plan for my kids, and none will wear a watch. Absolutely no interest. I've offered them free, long term loans of daily wear Pateks and stainless Rolex sports. All politely declined. For years I had in my head where all of my substantial PP collection would go, and who would like which ones best. Over time it became very clear to me that none of them want to hold or wear my collection, except maybe a cheap piece as a token of me.

My sons and I had a stand off for a few years while my feelings were somewhat hurt, I have no shame in admitting. The only one who dared broach the subject was my financially inclined son who knows I have high six figures tied up and asked to know roughly what each was worth and my best contacts for buying and selling, just so nobody made a stupid decision if I were in a car accident or something.

I'm over it now. At least they'll have a liquidation plan. Millennials.

[Car32]

Originally Posted by EffJayEm

I hope your sons are nothing like mine! I had this plan for my kids, and none will wear a watch. Absolutely no interest. I've offered them free, long term loans of daily wear Pateks and stainless Rolex sports. All politely declined. For years I had in my head where all of my substantial PP collection would go, and who would like which ones best. Over time it became very clear to me that none of them want to hold or wear my collection, except maybe a cheap piece as a token of me.

My sons and I had a stand off for a few years while my feelings were somewhat hurt, I have no shame in admitting. The only one who dared broach the subject was my financially inclined son who knows I have high six figures tied up and asked to know roughly what each was worth and my best contacts for buying and selling, just so nobody made a stupid decision if I were in a car accident or something.

I'm over it now. At least they'll have a liquidation plan. Millennials.

I hope this doesn’t happen to me but if my sons don’t want they’re white and black Daytonas in ~30 years time I think I’d be fine with it, as I would have enjoyed wearing them for that long and would be able to enjoy them for even longer!

[Yobber76]

Originally Posted by Strummer25

Genuinely don’t understand the can I wear it daily, in the shower, playing golf etc etc questions. This was dealt with recently on an excellent thread. A Rolex will take pretty much anything you throw at it, but probably not a great watch to wear if you are a truck mechanic or similar.
If you want to hand down to your son at some stage, which I totally get which is why I have 3 of them, the question surely is whether your son will appreciate it more having seen his Dad wear it everyday and knowing you love it, or if you want to baby it and hand down in BNIB condition. I would suggest the former will mean more but I may well be in a minority.
Whatever you decide enjoy in good health

I agree, I think it would have more meaning to a son if it was a worn and cherished item, the scuffs and wear marks will be part of the memories of him seeing you wear it.
If you love the watch wear it, put the fitbit on your other wrist.

[Cloudchaser]

Been wearing my 116500 black as a daily since August 1. At first, I was similarly hesitant. Now, I forget it s there. Go for it!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Seekthefinest

So I purchased a White Dial Ceramic Daytona in February as a watch I would like to hand down to my son someday. While it is a wonderful watch with its history and all, I struggle with wearing it on a regular basis.

Certainly will keep it for years to come, but wondering if it is a good daily, or if I should think about getting something else? I find on a daily basis I wear my Fitbit is like an extension of my wrist, where my Daytona stays in the box...

The Daytona c is just a watch and like all other watches they are meant to tell the time on the wrist.

[np2016]

My take is wear it daily! I wear all my Rolex, AP, and Patek timepieces daily in rotations. Just did some grocery shopping at Walmart with my 5167a on and the dog park.

[exador]

Originally Posted by np2016

Just did some grocery shopping at Walmart with my 5167a on

You should contribute to one of those “Is it safe...?” threads

[Chadridv]

so is there a question or request for advice?

Why do you feel it doesn't work as a daily?

[Dahl]

You own a Daytona - but prefer your plastic Fitbit? I don’t get it.

I wear my Daytona C black as a daily. It gets a lot of fingerprints on the pcl’s but other than that it works for me. I have even learned to be relaxed regarding swirls and minor scratches. The watch can take the daily desk diver abuse and more so.

[macrowatch]

Philosophical question for you: Does a watch that sits in the safe waiting to become a BNIB inheritance make for a better gift to hand your son or a watch that his father wore every day but has all the scratches to go along with that gift?

Which one is more personalized and would he one day cherish more?

[pigman08]

Originally Posted by macrowatch

Philosophical question for you: Does a watch that sits in the safe waiting to become a BNIB inheritance make for a better gift to hand your son or a watch that his father wore every day but has all the scratches to go along with that gift?

Which one is more personalized and would he one day cherish more?

Excellent post!!!... I just flipped a 116520 because I didn't enjoy wearing it anymore (for multiple reasons), and it had been sitting in a safe for several months. My intention had been to eventually hand it down to my son, but I know that my ambivalence regarding the Daytona would have made the handover anything but exciting. Seeing this response just reaffirms that I made the right decision, and I hope the OP appreciates it as well, regardless of what his final choice is.

[Rolexavidfan]

Originally Posted by macrowatch

Philosophical question for you: Does a watch that sits in the safe waiting to become a BNIB inheritance make for a better gift to hand your son or a watch that his father wore every day but has all the scratches to go along with that gift?



Which one is more personalized and would he one day cherish more?

Depends on the son being bequeathed with the watch.

I plan to leave both new and used watch to my son someday. At least he would have options to keep or sell depending on his inclination and I don’t take personal on it. It’s his after bequeathing to him and he can do whatever he wants.


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[LuminousMaximus]

What’s a Fitbit...lol

[DoctorA]

Originally Posted by LuminousMaximus

What’s a Fitbit...lol

That’s the other wrist is for lol

[Ravager135]

Any Rolex professional model is suitable as a daily wearer depending on the needs of the owner. You have a waterproof watch made of high grade 904L steel that is classic in design and will last a lifetime. You're good to go.

[FrontHeadlock]

lmao at a fitbit, good grief