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Old 28 March 2023, 12:22 AM   #151
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I know, but it’s the best we have. I’m also doing screens captures from the Rolex release video.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:23 AM   #152
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Love the case. Hate the metal ring
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:23 AM   #153
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The new one is more pleasant to look at now. Refined and elegant.[/QUOTE]

This.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:23 AM   #154
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:25 AM   #155
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yes the dial looks like a 16520 now.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:28 AM   #156
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More curious if they actually made it 40mm vs the true proportion of the previous steel Daytonas of 38.5mm.

That in itself is what matters for size rather than what they label it as.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:28 AM   #157
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Need to wait one more generation until they scrap that metal ring. As a current 116500LN owner, the new slimmer indices look very nice, but that ring is BRUTAL.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:29 AM   #158
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Ironically the lower right lug looks too big to my eye
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:30 AM   #159
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Old Daytona looks beautiful.
New Daytona looks beautiful.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:33 AM   #160
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It looks fine to me.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:36 AM   #161
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Really like the metal ring on the Oysterflex models, really don't like it on the Steel / Platinum models
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:41 AM   #162
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The previous asymmetrical case, which was so subtle anyway, was a necessary design element on ALL Daytonas for its 60 years of existence to balance the pushers. If that was really an issue, Rolex would have changed it decades ago.
Are you sure?

My 6239 was symmetrical. Or if it wasn't it was so subtle as to be unnoticeable.

Zenith Daytona's with brushed lugs have less assymetry than the 116520 and 116500 references, do they not?

There's nothing subtle about the asymmetry in my picture earlier in this thread

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Old 28 March 2023, 12:41 AM   #163
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Ironically the lower right lug looks too big to my eye
Don't go there
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:41 AM   #164
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Looks good in that pic. Now I am torn. Rolex, you confuse me.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:43 AM   #165
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Prefer the previous design


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Old 28 March 2023, 12:45 AM   #166
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Ironically the lower right lug looks too big to my eye

Glad I picked this up the other day. Now that the lugs are symmetrical i might actually have wanted a SS Daytona otherwise

Case looks identical to the symmetrical pm cases




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Old 28 March 2023, 12:45 AM   #167
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Crown guards looks bigger now then the previous


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Old 28 March 2023, 12:46 AM   #168
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How so? There were no Zenith-movement Daytonas with ceramic bezels. Zenith Daytonas had balanced, symmetrical sub-dials unlike all modern Daytonas with the in-house movements. Zenith Daytonas had more elegant hands and hour makers. The differences are endless.
Proper Daytona.
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:47 AM   #169
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:47 AM   #170
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I think the black dial is the real winner here
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:52 AM   #171
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What a surprise, I was on the fence about the metal ring but seeing a wrist shot, I just think it definitely does spoil what was a nice aesthetic.

I dont know what it is about the new one, its just not quite as nice.

Keen to see the black dial wrist shot
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Old 28 March 2023, 12:58 AM   #172
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this is pretty much the new daytona.

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Glad I picked this up the other day. Now that the lugs are symmetrical i might actually have wanted a SS Daytona otherwise

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Old 28 March 2023, 01:00 AM   #173
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I really prefer the 116500 over the new daytona. and I don't own any ss daytona.
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:03 AM   #174
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Is the side of the case on the new one brushed or polished? Some photos here look brushed but the Rolex website looks polished
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:05 AM   #175
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ceramic bezel with steel ring looks like a speedmaster now. not sure how I feel about that
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:06 AM   #176
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Is the side of the case on the new one brushed or polished? Some photos here look brushed but the Rolex website looks polished
almost certainly polished. imo
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:07 AM   #177
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New one looks less clunky. Good job Rolex!
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:08 AM   #178
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:09 AM   #179
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ceramic bezel with steel ring looks like a speedmaster now. not sure how I feel about that
New Speedy Daytona.
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Old 28 March 2023, 01:09 AM   #180
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Ironically the lower right lug looks too big to my eye
Keep looking Brad …. It’ll look elongated soon enough
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