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Old 27 November 2014, 08:46 PM   #1
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Rolex Watches Weight Comparison

I was looking for a correct answer to how much a Platinum Daytona weighted and thanks to helpful members I learnt it .
Well, I thought I have to inform members or Rolex Owners who would wonder exact weight of their watches

One link is missing in GMT II and it sat in the box .It should weight around 3-3.5 grams
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Old 27 November 2014, 09:14 PM   #2
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Old 27 November 2014, 09:47 PM   #3
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
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Old 28 November 2014, 01:53 AM   #4
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
The BLNR is deceptive...It is very small and light in person. Pics make everything look bigger...Man was i disappointed in the BLNR in person.
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Old 28 November 2014, 06:45 AM   #5
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The BLNR is deceptive...It is very small and light in person. Pics make everything look bigger...Man was i disappointed in the BLNR in person.
I've held a BLNR side by side with a sub and it's much lighter. I was pretty surprised.
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
But the DJ2 is TT.
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
Gold is heavy
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Old 24 April 2016, 05:11 AM   #8
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
The BLNR even weighs noticeably less than a sub
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I was looking for a correct answer to how much a Platinum Daytona weighted and thanks to helpful members I learnt it .
Well, I thought I have to inform members or Rolex Owners who would wonder exact weight of their watches

One link is missing in GMT II and it sat in the box .It should weight around 3-3.5 grams
The Platinum Daytona with all links weight is 282.60grams about 9.0665 troy ounces total that includes movement and crystal.
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Old 27 November 2014, 11:13 PM   #10
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The Platinum Daytona with all links weight is 282.60grams about 9.0665 troy ounces total that includes movement and crystal.
What does the White Gold Daytona 116509 weigh and the SS Daytona 116520?

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Old 27 November 2014, 11:29 PM   #11
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What does the White Gold Daytona 116509 weigh and the SS Daytona 116520?

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White gold 116509 Daytona around 202g, 16520 Daytona around 137.5 grams,but cannot understand with many today wanting to know the weigh of any watch.Does weight make the watch better or is it today with many that bigger heavier is always better which is not always the case.
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Old 28 November 2014, 12:55 AM   #15
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White gold 116509 Daytona around 202g, 16520 Daytona around 137.5 grams,but cannot understand with many today wanting to know the weigh of any watch.Does weight make the watch better or is it today with many that bigger heavier is always better which is not always the case.
I'm just interested as I'm buying a 116509 very soon
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Old 29 November 2014, 04:21 AM   #16
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White gold 116509 Daytona around 202g, 16520 Daytona around 137.5 grams,but cannot understand with many today wanting to know the weigh of any watch.Does weight make the watch better or is it today with many that bigger heavier is always better which is not always the case.
Seems like a fair question to me
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Old 30 November 2014, 12:05 AM   #17
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White gold 116509 Daytona around 202g, 16520 Daytona around 137.5 grams,but cannot understand with many today wanting to know the weigh of any watch.Does weight make the watch better or is it today with many that bigger heavier is always better which is not anglways the case.
I also don't understand the weight thing. A small man with a small girly looking wrist wearing a Platuna or a YM II looks silly to me and surely will not impress anyone.
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Old 30 November 2014, 01:10 AM   #18
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I also don't understand the weight thing. A small man with a small girly looking wrist wearing a Platuna or a YM II looks silly to me and surely will not impress anyone.

Don't confuse weight with size. While a larger watch could weigh more, you can also see how the gold and platinum watches weigh more than their SS cousins as it is only a function of the metal's density.

I think that this is a fair question as some people do not (or can not, as we have seen in a previous post) want a heavy watch and others feel that they need to feel some heft on their wrist to justify spending the money.

As usual, different tastes for different people. :)
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Old 8 December 2014, 12:58 AM   #20
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What does the White Gold Daytona 116509 weigh and the SS Daytona 116520?

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My 116509 with all links weiged 222g and my 116520 with all links weighed 144g. This was on my girlfriend's Homedics home food scale. Not exactly a precision instrument, but should be very close to accurate.
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Old 27 November 2014, 11:07 PM   #21
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Thanks for posting--very interesting.
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Old 28 November 2014, 01:38 AM   #22
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Cool, thanks for posting this. I'm a little surprised too of the weight of the DJII over the BLNR.
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Old 28 November 2014, 10:32 AM   #23
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Cool thanks for posting. My never would've guessed that the BLNR would weight less than a DJ2
Maybe cos the dj2 is bigger an has gold contents makes it heavier...
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Cool, thanks for posting this. I'm a little surprised too of the weight of the DJII over the BLNR.
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Old 28 November 2014, 05:21 AM   #24
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Anyone weighed their dd2 yellow gold...?
Next time I'm near some scales I will try and snap a pic!
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Old 28 November 2014, 05:29 AM   #25
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I find this info very interesting for no specific reason other then it is another link in the chain of knowledge.
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There is this age old table to use as a reference for the older models:
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Old 28 November 2014, 06:12 AM   #27
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I'm curious about 116528 and 16528 weight, is there anyone can help me?
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Old 28 November 2014, 02:30 PM   #29
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I'm a bit worried about you guys that have small scales that weigh in grams. Kidding.
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White gold 116509 Daytona around 202g, 16520 Daytona around 137.5 grams,but cannot understand with many today wanting to know the weigh of any watch.Does weight make the watch better or is it today with many that bigger heavier is always better which is not always the case.
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I've held a BLNR side by side with a sub and it's much lighter. I was pretty surprised.
As much as the weight of a watch is not directly correlated to its quality, I must say that this sensory input is definitely part of the overall feel that one experiences.

For example, it was also my first impression when I got my Speerdmaster Professional chronograph (with hesalite) to note how much lighter it was when compared to my Seamaster 300m diver.

By the same token, I was massively unimpressed by the BLNR the very first time I wore it on my wrist.... Just underwhelmed by the size and the weight.

By comparisons was really impressed by the SD4000...

At the end of the day, I got used to my Speedy and I want to get a BLNR so bad that I keep checking it out at ADs to see if I will eventually pull the trigger.
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