New Daytona…

[Woodij123]

Hi everyone,

I’m new here and this is my first post.

I have a question - the new MOP Daytona’s with diamond bezels - doesn’t have a tachymetric scale. Therefore how is the user meant to use it to measure average speeds, which the watch is designed for ?

I appreciate the diamond bezels are nothing short of incredible.

But, this has only just occurred to me. Surely with a diamond bezel the so called sports watch is rendered no more of a performance watch than an OP ?

What do the dials do ? Time seconds and minutes….!?

I may have missed the point here completely - so please correct me if I have, but my understanding was a Daytona timed speed. Therefore the tachymetric scale was needed for this ?

Thanks

[brandrea]

Bejeweled precious metal watches are more jewelry than anything. The same can be said for the GMT’s and Submariners.

Welcome to the forum

[Chute]

The gems on the older Daytonas were used to measure how quickly the price you paid depreciated.

Now the new gem set Daytonas are used to time how fast it takes you to flip them for a profit.

[Woodij123]

Hi Brian, thanks for replying.

Ok I guess that makes sense with the loss of the bezel on the other models aswell..

It hadn’t occurred to me until seeing the diamond dial that the watch actually fully lost that function because of it.

Thank you for the welcome it’s fascinating reading everyone’s comments and input !

[GrailTime]

Originally Posted by Woodij123

Hi everyone,

I’m new here and this is my first post.

I have a question - the new MOP Daytona’s with diamond bezels - doesn’t have a tachymetric scale. Therefore how is the user meant to use it to measure average speeds, which the watch is designed for ?

I appreciate the diamond bezels are nothing short of incredible.

But, this has only just occurred to me. Surely with a diamond bezel the so called sports watch is rendered no more of a performance watch than an OP ?

What do the dials do ? Time seconds and minutes….!?

I may have missed the point here completely - so please correct me if I have, but my understanding was a Daytona timed speed. Therefore the tachymetric scale was needed for this ?

Thanks

I don't think they will be racing in this watch at Le Mans or Daytona.

[Woodij123]

Originally Posted by Chute

The gems on the older Daytonas were used to measure how quickly the price you paid depreciated.

Now the new gem set Daytonas are used to time how fast it takes you to flip them for a profit.

LOL - brilliant ! It hadn’t occurred to me before now that by having the gem set dial you lose the function of the watch itself…

[Woodij123]

Originally Posted by GrailTime

I don't think they will be racing in this watch at Le Mans or Daytona.

True ! Thanks for replying GrailTime… not sure why I hadn’t considered this before but it does seem a shame even for jewellery’s sake to have lost the main purpose of the watch.

[Woodij123]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Bejeweled precious metal watches are more jewelry than anything. The same can be said for the GMT’s and Submariners.

Welcome to the forum

Thank you Brian… as I say more an observation but does seem a shame to have lost this function for jewellery’s sake. When is a Daytona not a Daytona I guess !!

[flyboyyy]

99% of Rolex's haven't been used for their 'functional' aspects in decades...

[padi56]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Bejeweled precious metal watches are more jewelry than anything. The same can be said for the GMT’s and Submariners.

Welcome to the forum

Have to agree Brian and no longer a proper Daytona but now by name only, same for the rest of the sports line up that takes the functions from what they were designed for for the sake of bling precious stones.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by flyboyyy

99% of Rolex's haven't been used for their 'functional' aspects in decades...

Agree up to a point but some still do even today myself for one.

[Woodij123]

Originally Posted by flyboyyy

99% of Rolex's haven't been used for their 'functional' aspects in decades...

Hi flyboy - thanks for reply. Sure can appreciate that and I done take anything away from it being a work of art. It just seems a shame to lose that function completely to have the gem set dials.. something I hadn’t really considered before..

[Woodij123]

Originally Posted by padi56

Agree up to a point but some still do even today myself for one.

Hi Peter, thanks for replying.. it was more just an observation and not something I’d considered before.

Still, it’s an incredible piece just not sure the diamond bezel and MOP couldn’t have been put on an OP and been half the price. But what do I know !!

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Woodij123

Hi Peter, thanks for replying.. it was more just an observation and not something I’d considered before.

Still, it’s an incredible piece just not sure the diamond bezel and MOP couldn’t have been put on an OP and been half the price. But what do I know !!

Although things like diamonds are quite expensive and Rolex only uses the best quality and they are quite small,and when bought in bulk the prices drop quite a bit.But it's mainly down to the labour and time cost for the stone setter to set stones perfect every time that's the big expense.

[DC116710LN]

Originally Posted by brandrea

bejeweled precious metal watches are more jewelry than anything. The same can be said for the gmt’s and submariners.

Welcome to the forum

+1

[INC]

Uglona

[PenDelicate]

True, you can't measure the traditional, "Units per hour," on this version of the Daytona. But really, the people who buy this piece will be buying it for sheer love of the model, so they probably won't miss that functionality.

[mrlube1151001]

Originally Posted by padi56

Agree up to a point but some still do even today myself for one.

You belong to the rest one percent.

[GrailTime]

Tudor is your place for tool watches now.