The Daytona is THE Rolex. No matter where it's placed in the heirarchy of the brand's models, it's their flagship. My wife wears one, and there's no mistaking what model is on her wrist
The Daytona is THE Rolex. No matter where it's placed in the heirarchy of the brand's models, it's their flagship. My wife wears one, and there's no mistaking what model is on her wrist
Actually the Submariner is THE Rolex, that's not even up for debate.Originally Posted by theJanitor
The flagship Rolex is the solid gold Presidential Day-Date but a close second would be the Newman panda dial Daytona.
In my opinion of course.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
I think to the people not familiar with the entire Rolex line, the SUB is THE Rolex. And many of those people, would also have a hard time distinguishing a fancy Datejust to the Day-Date.
The recent release of the Daytona, along with some crazy vintage auctions like Newman's daytona will put that model at the forefront of what people think of then they hear the name Rolex
Personally, I think the best model (for me) is the GMT.
Last edited by theJanitor; 11-15-2017 at 03:33 PM.
Heavy enough to feel substantial, light enough to feel special. The Titanium Pelagos is still pretty hard to beat for an EDC tool watch
I'm more of a Black Bay fan myself.
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"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
Nice watch. Who forced you to drink Imperial?
All inclusive Costa Rican resort.
Since I started every day off with a couple of double bloody Mary's I didn't really notice how mediocre the beer was.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
Black Bay's are seriously hot.
+1. Here is an iPhone glam shot of my pet '78 1680 Sub-Date. Traded an M-1 Garand and some cash for it almost 10 years ago.Actually the Submariner is THE Rolex, that's not even up for debate.
The flagship Rolex is the solid gold Presidential Day-Date but a close second would be the Newman panda dial Daytona.
In my opinion of course.
(And yeah, panda dial Daytonas are wicked; the first one that Paul Newman was gifted by his wife just sold at auction for almost 18 million bucks. Mind blowing.)
Last edited by Clyde from Carolina; 11-17-2017 at 08:05 PM.
A little simple.
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