local AD has two Daytonas on the shelf.. 1 black, 1 white

[HoustonRider]

just a quick note, I walked into my local AD and found two SS Daytonas ready to roll..

Black dial - V serial

White dial - M serial


I think he said they were both $9900.... in the showcase, ready to go. I'll email ya the details if you are interested..

just passing it along :)

[Alexwwjd]

What AD was it?

[clubbyjones]

I"m in Houston and want one, please PM with me place!

[allanofcalifornia]

Don't you need a white dial Daytona to go with your black dial one?


Allan

[HoustonRider]

Dang, what a difference 14 years makes. Lol.

[ducatiti]

$9900 gets you an OP these days lol.

[Rollieo]

To be fair, Rolex didn’t release the the ceramic SS Daytona until 2016.

Not clear if it was just the time period (2016 was when watch craze really started to take off) or it was the ceramic bezel that started the endless Daytona demand. Maybe both.

[HoustonRider]

Originally Posted by Rollieo

To be fair, Rolex didn’t release the the ceramic SS Daytona until 2016.

Not clear if it was just the time period (2016 was when watch craze really started to take off) or it was the ceramic bezel that started the endless Daytona demand. Maybe both.

Well that was 2009, and even then a Daytona usually had a wait, hence the original post back in the day.

[Oystersteel92]

Originally Posted by HoustonRider

Well that was 2009, and even then a Daytona usually had a wait, hence the original post back in the day.

Even the Zenith Daytona was hard to get in the late 90's. I vividly remember walking into my current AD for the very first time back around '09 and being offered a Daytona out of the vault as soon as I said I was interested in Rolexes. Every slot in every case was full. Too bad I was broke then.

[smallcollector]

2009 - right after stock mkt crash

[Onequik135i]

2009 feels sooo long ago, I remember hearing about the unobtainable SS Daytona back in 2000 or so and it was still at round $8-9k if I recall correctly. I think the black dial was the more difficult one to get too at the time.

[brandrea]

I still remember my AD having a case will Daytonas, GMTs and Submariners just sitting there for the taking.

[rolexgs]

good old days.

[Cr_Zeek]

Originally Posted by brandrea

I still remember my AD having a case will Daytonas, GMTs and Submariners just sitting there for the taking.

Most watches were sitting in cases until 2015ish with the exception of Pepsi and Daytonas.

I remember 2015 China, AD offering me discount on Hulk because he said "noone want green one." Black populah!!

Ofcourse I didn't have the wisdom to buyout his shelf on my LOC.

[dannyp]

Originally Posted by HoustonRider

Dang, what a difference 14 years makes. Lol.

Oh, I figured it was a new thread but that they were used. And the “2” on your keyboard was broken.

[swish77]

Originally Posted by Oystersteel92

Even the Zenith Daytona was hard to get in the late 90's. I vividly remember walking into my current AD for the very first time back around '09 and being offered a Daytona out of the vault as soon as I said I was interested in Rolexes. Every slot in every case was full. Too bad I was broke then.

Daytonas have been tough to get from ADs since the late '80s when the first automatic Zenith version was released. I remember wanting one in college, but even back then ADs had waiting lists and sometimes charged premiums.