Artisan de Geneva Daytona...

[lhawli]

I wonder how they pulled off 50 Ceramic Daytona watches? Probably more accessible than the regular while / black dial pieces!

https://www.artisansdegeneve.com/en/...topicoftheweek



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[psv]

I really like what these guys are doing but this is too much Hublot for me.

[214270Explorer]

Originally Posted by psv

I really like what these guys are doing but this is too much Hublot for me.

I don't even like what they are doing at all

[greeneyedguy]

Looks like a tag or hublot. I think it's cool but modding Rolexes isn't really my taste.

[jsausley]

Looks great, but it looks too much like a Heuer 01 to buy it for more than a Daytona..a Heuer 01 with a similar aesthetic is about $5k.

[037]

Originally Posted by lhawli

I wonder how they pulled off 50 Ceramic Daytona watches?

The bezel is carbon fiber, not ceramic, so they could have bought up a bunch of 116520 models and parted out the dials and bezels. The only differences between the 116520 and 116500LN are the dials, bezels and hands depending on how they glow (2015 hands glowed blue, 2000-2014 hands glowed green).

The watch design is certainly unique for a Rolex but falls too much on the Zenith / Hublot side for my tastes. If there's one part I'd like to see in production, it's easily the bezel. Ceramic is great but I'm a sucker for carbon.

Edit: After watching the video and seeing the sandblasted inner clasp, they're definitely made from the 116520.

[HogwldFLTR]

I expect it would be harder to read than the standard Daytona.

[Vaxe]

https://www.artisansdegeneve.com/en/...topicoftheweek

[Seibei]

I like it, it is a work of art.

[subtona]

Not for me.

[lhawli]

Originally Posted by 037

The bezel is carbon fiber, not ceramic, so they could have bought up a bunch of 116520 models and parted out the dials and bezels. The only differences between the 116520 and 116500LN are the dials, bezels and hands depending on how they glow (2015 hands glowed blue, 2000-2014 hands glowed green).

The watch design is certainly unique for a Rolex but falls too much on the Zenith / Hublot side for my tastes. If there's one part I'd like to see in production, it's easily the bezel. Ceramic is great but I'm a sucker for carbon.

Edit: After watching the video and seeing the sandblasted inner clasp, they're definitely made from the 116520.

An eye you got there, good catch!


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[landroverking]

Yuck

[lhawli]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I expect it would be harder to read than the standard Daytona.

True for the black dials - always thought they were hard to read.


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[beshannon]

Hideous

[subtona]

All I see is a service nightmare.

For clarity, the base watch is the steel bezel version prior to the ceramic.
It is stated in their literature and video.

[mistercoach32]

Not my thing

[10klakes]

I like the brushes lugs and bracelet... otherwise I like the original 116520.


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[yhzdude]

i like it..throw some green in there and it s an Olympic watch.

[BakerView]

Uhhhhh........NO.

[Hard_Six]

I don't dig it

[037]

Originally Posted by lhawli

An eye you got there, good catch!

Originally Posted by subtona

All I see is a service nightmare.

Good point. You'd need an independent with a Rolex Level 50 cert. RSC = destruction.

[bradyb]

I sort of like the back, but not the front.

[Wcdhtwn]

I'm sure there's a market for it. I'm not in that market however.

[ltmgeller]

Originally Posted by yhzdude

i like it..throw some green in there and it s an Olympic watch.

X2

[sugarl4nd]

OMG ... Nooooooooo

[dubins930]

Swing and a miss

[ltmgeller]

I think its cool as a picture but not as a watch.

[tchaic]

I like it. Like Daytona more but on its own merits its cool.

[Roger Lococco]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I expect it would be harder to read than the standard Daytona.

It looks like a watch that’s designed to be seen, but not to be read.


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[BrazenC5]

Originally Posted by 037

Edit: After watching the video and seeing the sandblasted inner clasp, they're definitely made from the 116520.

I say the text in the video is another dead giveaway. ;)



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