The Timepiece Thread vol: READ THE 1st POST!!!

[Y4BBZY]

m boiz thanks, thinking the same thing.

Going to put a bunch of stuff for sale. For those interested, pics in the spoilers below.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Citizen Skyhawk PVD
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Citizen Diver PVD
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Citizen Ecozilla
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Wenger Aerograph Pilot Chrono
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Citizen Monaco
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Citizen Nighthawk
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Hamilton Everest Chrono
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Seagull 1963 Reissue
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Seagull 1963
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[hodog16]

I agree rather have one really nice watch than a bunch of lower tier watches. You can only wear one at a time might as well make it count.

 

[m boiz]

^thank you for your answer and the suggestions. Repped!

You should buy one of the pieces @JYabbz  is selling lol

 

[grandtheftbike]

Dibs on his SARB017

 

[1stwitit]

@MBoiz I have the nighthawk already, but the seagulls look very nice.

 

[Y4BBZY]

m boiz thanks papi, everything is in great condition, most never got any wrist time.

grandtheftbike LOL, that ain't going anywhere. Along with the Cocktail Time.

1stwitit thanks papi, sad to see it go, but neither get any wrist time.

 

[alldayeveryday]

Been busy the past couple days but finally got some time to post this beauty.
Love how the blue can look a subtle shade lighter than black an then pops vividly at a different angle.

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[rfx45]

The Rolex Daytona is the Hottest Watch That Money Can’t Buy

Imagine if Apple released a new iPhone, but no one could buy one, no matter how early you lined up. Imagine if Tesla answered the 400,000-plus pre-orders for the new Model 3 by making a few hundred. Imagine if Gordon Ramsay opened a power-lunch restaurant with only two tables.

Now you know what watch lovers are up against trying to get their hands on the new Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, scheduled to be released this year.

This sleekly contemporary update of one of the most collectible watches of the last 50 years drew audible oohs when it debuted at the Baselworld watch fair in March.

Reviewers declared this next-generation Daytona, with its techie Cerachrom bezel, a triumph, “the watch Rolex lovers have been waiting for,” in the words of Gear Patrol.

Despite the $12,400 price, dealers were bombarded with orders. “From the moment it was announced, demand was unlike anything we’ve ever seen,” said Ira Melnitsky, the chief executive of Tourneau, the watch retailer.

There was just one problem: Daytonas are scarce. Considered a timepiece for cognoscenti, not first-time buyers, the company typically parcels them out in limited numbers to dealers, who, in turn, set aside the few they can get for their most loyal customers.

Anyone who knows how many, or few, Daytonas will actually be made is not telling. A spokeswoman for Rolex, a company that is discreet to say the least, declined to discuss production or distribution plans for the new model or even the official release date. (Many aficionados expect it in stores this summer.)

Given the surging interest, the situation is starting to resemble a highly genteel version of the Cabbage Patch Kids frenzy of the 1980s, when tight supply for the must-have dolls around the holidays led to near riots in toy stores.

“We’ll never have enough to satisfy demand,” Mr. Melnitsky said.

Indeed, the new model may represent a prime arbitrage opportunity for anyone fortunate enough to get hold of one but crazy enough to sell it. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see these new Daytona models get flipped in the secondary market for a cool $5,000 premium over retail in the first six months,” said Paul Altieri, who runs Bob’s Watches, a prominent online dealer of vintage Rolexes in Westminster, Calif. “I could sell 10 of them tomorrow.”

This is hardly the first time that the Rolex Daytona has created a fuss. The storied chronograph, named after the Daytona speedway in Florida, debuted in the 1960s as a tool for auto racing enthusiasts. With its three subdials for timing laps, it was basically the world’s most regal stopwatch.

By the 1970s, it was already achieving icon status, with a big boost from Paul Newman, who adopted it as his signature timepiece when he developed a passion for motor sports.

In the years since, the Daytona has become the rare timepiece coveted by both tweedy collectors (Christie’s sold a so-called Paul Newman model from 1969 for $1.1 million in 2013) and paparazzi-dodging celebrities (Daniel Craig, Adam Levine and Eric Clapton, to name a few).

Anticipation of the new model has been building for years, especially after Rolex redesigned its Submariner and GMT-Master II models with Cerachrom, a scuff- and fade-resistant ceramic that infuses these venerable midcentury models with a 21st-century flair.

The wait was finally over in March. “My phone started vibrating nonstop at Baselworld moments after Rolex raised the green window shades,” said Stephen Pulvirent, a watch journalist and editor at Surface magazine. “Everybody was chirping, ‘It’s finally here.’”

That same day, some even lined up outside the Fifth Avenue flagship of Wempe Jewelers, a prominent Rolex dealer, before it opened, said Ruediger Albers, the president of American Wempe Corporation.

But for Rolex devotees, the heady rush quickly gave way to a gnawing realization that they were going to have to wait a long time to possess one. To some, it feels like an horological version of “Waiting for Godot.”

“I’ve heard several times of two-year waiting lists,” said Louis Westphalen, one such devotee who oversees vintage watch sales at Hodinkee, the influential New York-based watch site. “I have friends who have given up because they were beyond 20th place on waiting lists.”

To some dealers, even two years seems optimistic. Mr. Albers said the wait could reach five years.

“Managing expectations is a challenge,” said Mr. Albers, who is considering engraving the purchaser’s names on the back of each watch to discourage buyers only looking to resell for a profit. He is also considering setting aside a couple of Daytonas for loyal customers to borrow for a week, so they can at least “enjoy the newness.”

Even so, the Daytona is likely to remain the most unattainable status symbol in town. “It certainly takes less time to get great ‘Hamilton’ tickets,” Mr. Albers said.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

The hype is VERY real for the Daytona. Especially, here in NY. It honestly serves more as a monumental status symbol for the elite in high society.

Rolex is eating this all up, and everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid.

 

[rfx45]

Not even gon' lie, I'm on a list but do not expect to get one until 2025

 

[Hank Scorpio]

You don't have to buy brand new. Most people end up getting it second-hand.

 

[flyknitlvr]

The hype is VERY real for the Daytona. Especially, here in NY. It honestly serves more as a monumental status symbol for the elite in high society.

Rolex is eating this all up, and everyone is drinking the Kool-Aid.

The stainless Daytona has always been THE sport model Rolex to get, so none of this should come as any surprise to anyone. I don't even really like the Daytona and I want one

 

[Hank Scorpio]

The stainless Daytona has always been THE sport model Rolex to get, so none of this should come as any surprise to anyone. I don't even really like the Daytona and I want one

As I've said before. The Daytona serves as a monumental lifetime piece for any horophile. Some would consider a collection "incomplete" without it.

 

[rfx45]

I'm not really in a hurry to get it that I'd get it second hand, plus it's safe to say that it is guaranteed that I'd be paying close to retail price for a used one so I'd rather wait and get it brand new.

 

[zk1mpls]

New pickup for daily wear: Seiko SRP777. Was supposed to look at the SKX173 -wasn't available. Wasn't feeling the SKX007, either. Too small for my wrist.

 

[lazyj10]

What's a good place for replacement bands?

 

[cmbwhodi]

The fact is doesn't have a date window has eliminated any desire for a Daytona. I cannot be the only one with that opinion, right?

 

[flyknitlvr]

Where do you plan to add a date function on that already busy dial?

I personally think the cyclops/date function ruins the symmetry of most watches, which is why I opted for a no-date Submariner and which is why I can't bring myself to buying a GMT quite yet. At least with my 15400, there is no cyclops and the date wheel/window is tiny so it doesn't distract from the rest of the watch.

 

[illphillip]

Anyone know if they're doing the new ceramic Daytona without that black bezel?

Like this? Which is the one I've been eyeing.

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[rfx45]

Not a knock on anyone but is a date function really that important to most?

Maybe it's just me but I almost always know what date and day it is and at the few times I don't, I look on my phone one time and know it for the rest of the day.

I guess if your job deals with a lot of numbers and days then it could be confusing?

 

[eiddyfouw]

Not a knock on anyone but is a date function really that important to most?

Maybe it's just me but I almost always know what date and day it is and at the few times I don't, I look on my phone one time and know it for the rest of the day.

I guess if your job deals with a lot of numbers and days then it could be confusing?

Always loved a date function. To me it's more important than day function to be honest.

 

[Sneaker P]

rfx45 I agree with that. It's funny you actually sold me that a Rolex without date is a lot nicer.

 

[m boiz]

I could do without the date but it makes it easier when I'm helping a customer sign paperwork and they ask what the date is.

It just happens to be that all my favorite models have the date on them for the most part. I couldn't imagine having the date on the Daytona, its already close to being too busy for my tastes. 

 

[typerpinoy]

It annoys me when I have to change the date when a month only has 30 days

 

[cmbwhodi]

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Both of my nicer watches have the date function, accidentally put this in the other thread a few weeks ago, but ya, haven't had a watch without a date function and think it is silly without them IMO.