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Old 3 December 2016, 12:11 AM   #1
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Play-tona or Plah-tona
When you say Platona out loud, is it Play-tona or Plah-tona?

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Old 3 December 2016, 12:12 AM   #2
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I say Platinum Daytona.
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Old 3 December 2016, 12:15 AM   #3
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depends, are you at the office or out at the bar?
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Old 3 December 2016, 12:32 AM   #4
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Plah-to-nah. Accent on second syllable.
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Old 3 December 2016, 12:33 AM   #5
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Plah-tone-ah.
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Old 3 December 2016, 12:38 AM   #6
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Old 3 December 2016, 12:52 AM   #7
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depends, are you at the office or out at the bar?
This reminds me of the articles on AskMen. Well played

OP, the correct answer is that you never pronounce Platona -- because it's just TRF shorthand. In real life, say it's a Daytona. If pressed for more detail (which is unlikely) then say it's the platinum version.
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Old 3 December 2016, 01:00 AM   #8
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do you say "play-ti-num"?
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Old 3 December 2016, 01:58 AM   #9
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do you say "play-ti-num"?
do you say dah-don-ah?
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Old 3 December 2016, 01:59 AM   #10
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Well, it depends on where the Pla-tinum ends and the Day-tona starts.

Edit: I guess the y is omitted so scratch that ;)
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:05 AM   #11
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Plah-to-nah. Accent on second syllable.
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:22 AM   #12
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Plah-tone-ah.
This is how I would pronounce it.
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:26 AM   #13
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Payolaaaahhhhh.
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:26 AM   #14
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What, no number to answer that one? 19
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:46 AM   #16
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Its pla-tona.
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:52 AM   #17
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What, no number to answer that one? 19
sorry.

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$75000
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Old 3 December 2016, 02:55 AM   #18
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No one says playtona even to their imaginary friends...
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Old 3 December 2016, 04:55 AM   #20
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sorry.

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Only person who pays 75K MSRP for that watch is a total fool.
It can be had for high 40s-low 50s BNIB.
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Old 3 December 2016, 05:28 AM   #21
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Payolaaaahhhhh.
This deserves a number.
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Old 3 December 2016, 05:34 AM   #22
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reminds me of playdoh.
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Old 3 December 2016, 06:18 AM   #23
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Old 3 December 2016, 09:50 AM   #24
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Platona would be pronounced pla-toh-nah, I guess....but I always thought it should be written and pronounced Playtona, as it rolls off the tongue easier and actually rhymes with Daytona.
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Old 3 December 2016, 10:03 AM   #25
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Pla-like platinum

Tona-like Daytona
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Old 3 December 2016, 11:10 AM   #26
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Pla-like platinum

Tona-like Daytona
This!

***I only use the term 'Platona' when on TRF. In person I just say "Platinum Daytona"

Very few of my friends talk about watches, and I forego nicknames for watch-talk with people, if it does arise. I've heard a few nicknames in the wild(Batman, Hulk, etc.)and it actually irks me...So I feel this would be no different to hear in the wild as well.
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Old 3 December 2016, 11:12 AM   #27
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Hmmm.... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=platona
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Old 3 December 2016, 11:29 AM   #28
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I still can't get the leprechaun to stick for the yellow gold and green dial daytona.

Also silver surfer for the pelagos blue.
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Toh-mah-toe

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