What Is It That Some Don't Like About The Daytona!

[Otis]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

LOL!! Yes!! That and the bloody camouflaging of most of these Chronographs....hard to read the time in a nanosecond!!

Bang on! That's why you can't go wrong with a black dial / white hands combo

[Flyjet601]

Great piece of craftsmanship....but too busy for my poor eyes....

...oh yeah and no date.

But i do remember a Large date version a while ago floating around

[aeroguy]

I'm glad I don't like 'em ;) That alone has saved me upwards of $10,000

I much prefer my cream dial Broad Arrow (with date).

[TT Datejust]

I don't like it because it's no "Date". So I prefer Sea-Dweller.

[padi56]

Well myself not a lover of the modern day Daytona why have a pretender when you can have the real Daytona.

[mailman]

Originally Posted by Rev

Not including you and ofcourse me.

I'm very lucky to have a wonderful AD.

[Islander]

Originally Posted by D4UK

out of interest how long have you got left on the wait... i reckon i'm still 3 years off mine..

I popped in to the AD on Saturday, as it happens. He hopes to let me have a white dial at "yearly bonus time" - ie March 07: that will be about a 10 month wait (and a year after buying my LV ).

(It will then by my fifth sports model from him in the last 5 years (plus a few others for friends and family), so I suppose he feels I'm a reasonably loyal Rollie customer)

[D4UK]

Originally Posted by Islander

I popped in to the AD on Saturday, as it happens. He hopes to let me have a white dial at "yearly bonus time" - ie March 07: that will be about a 10 month wait (and a year after buying my LV ).

(It will then by my fifth sports model from him in the last 5 years (plus a few others for friends and family), so I suppose he feels I'm a reasonably loyal Rollie customer)

yes it;s not what you know.. etc..

tbh i've onl;y had 2 out of this AD and i'm only 6 months into my LV. In truth I'm not ready for the daytona yet.. I'm glad to be on a list and actually look forward to the wait.. should make it more of an event - in truth I wanted it as a 40th present to myself but looks like it;s gonna hit a year or 2 early.. oh well

out of interest are you going for a black or white dial.
for me i'm going white as the rest of my watches are all black or Blue faces.
plus i much prefer the black WG Daytona.

[kakalika]

NO DATE !!!

[kingblackbolt]

Though I have been able to wear a SS Daytona for a day I must say I did not love it... I prefer having a date and it just was not as readable as the chrono I am used to (Omega SMPC).
The way some dealers use it as a big baited hook for watch fanatics is so unfair too... does limiting the supply really do anything to serve we the consumer or just Rolex and ADs?

I like the Daytona from an aestetic POV as well as a functional POV, as it's likely the most robust and accurate automatic chronograph made today.

However, I don't subscribe to the 'myth' of the Daytona, nor the over-inflated MSRP, let along the insane price scumbag graymaket flippers are selling them for... plus I would hazard a guess that most SS Dee owners who are not true WIS' wear them for the wrong reasons.

So I'll take a Breguet TransAtlantique any day of the week over a Daytona.

Originally Posted by padi56

Well myself not a lover of the modern day Daytona why have a pretender when you can have the real Daytona.

I just think the modern Daytonas are ugly compared this this one. If I could afford one like this I might consider it, but then again there are many other watches I would put my money into before buying a Rolex.

[welem]

Originally Posted by madformac

I totally agree Mike. I love my new non-date Sub and the Daytona is just the same. No missing section of the dial or a bubble to distort the lines and symmetry of the face.

If you want to know the date just look at your cell phone.

exactly my type! i really like the non date subs too much...

[Roselló]

Polished ss center link. other than that

[Welshwatchman]

Hello past.

[Rolesor]

Definitely the price and lack of options really..

SS is the only model I could afford at this time and even then it would be a stretch. On top of that the two dials offered in SS are lack luster compared to some of the AMAZING options offered in precious metal or TT.

Not meant to knock anyone's watch by any means. I totally get the heritage of the SS Daytona as well.

Just saying the only way I'd ever get one would be in SS with a dial I acquired from a WG model - likely the meteorite!

[jevans41]

I love the daytona, but it is a little cluttered.

[007Willster]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

To answer the question:

1. Overinflated price
2. No date
3. Hard to read sub dials on the darker face models (e.g., black face Daytona is almost impossible to read).
4. The only one I would have any interest in is this one:



But not at the MSRP.

I love that watch! BTW, I have the SS Daytona and the ND sub for the same reasons as mentioned above. Classic & clean...

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Welshwatchman

Hello past.

Thanks Paul, for a moment I thought I had accidentally fallen in to a hot tub time machine!

[Clogger]

Love the look of the Daytona, I just don't like the fact they are often sold above MSRP. Yes there is a shortage of them at AD's but there are tons of them available either used or grey, so why should I have to pay a premium when there are loads available.

There isn't anything about the watch I don't like like, I just don't want to either have to wait up to 3 years on some list or pay pay a premium getting one on the grey market.

My answer is in reference to modern Daytona's of course.

[jekuo]

I had a black dial SS Daytona for about a year, but could never get used to the smallish dial, hard to read hands, and lack of date. Beautiful watch, but just not for me. I much prefer my 16710 or 16610.

[Christiaan]

I miss my black dialed Daytona except for the black dial
It was very comfortable to wear, but I didnt care for the black dial at all. The issue now is; do i go for the ss white dial OR the WG Panda. The Panda is the dial I prefer, but I see no purpose in white gold...sooo....
IF I could find a panda dial and hand set and put it in a white dialed ss It would be perfect.

[Speed]

My answer is the same had I been a WIS when this thread formerly dead thread was started - the Price!

[Strut99GT]

Originally Posted by Speed

My answer is the same had I been a WIS when this thread formerly dead thread was started - the Price!

Ditto - great watch, but I like my Speedmaster better. So I wouldn't consider buying a Daytona unless it were cheaper than Speedy. It just so happens that the out-the-door Daytona price is usually about *three* times as much!

[Lagunatic]

Costs too much to overhaul and has no date.

[painexpert]

I think that the case diameter is a little small. With so much stuff on the dial I believe that it should be 41mm. Needs more dial.