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Old 25 July 2013, 11:05 PM   #1
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DD2 Platinum

Good morning all,

I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a DD2 Plat (ice blue dial roman numerals). Its my grail watch. I currently wear a GMT2C and wondered what people here would advise ...... keep the GMT2 or trade it in.

Also, does anyone have any insight as to whether Rolex is changing the case sizes in the future on the DD line up? They went to 41mm from 36mm ... is there potential that they will go larger again?

Many thanks Brian
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:22 PM   #2
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Brian,

DDII platinum is my grail watch too. I have a DDII Rose currently and love that watch. I really doubt Rolex would stop making DDII and switch to 39mm. That is highly unlikely. Good luck and congratulations in advance on the DDII
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Old 25 July 2013, 11:47 PM   #3
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The DD2 rose gold is also a beautiful watch - congrats!
Do you think there's any chance that the case size for DD watches will be going up in size?
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:33 AM   #4
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No. Rolex takes long time and puts a lot of long term thought into bringing any changes to a model. Of course this is my opinion but i highly doubt DDII will get any changes to it besides new dial choices.
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Old 26 July 2013, 12:46 AM   #5
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I think Rolex was hedging their bet when they grew it to 41mm. Had they up sized the DD2 to 39mm or 40mm, then I'd wonder if there was a future size change. Now I doubt it'll change to a bigger size.

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Old 26 July 2013, 12:48 AM   #6
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Oh and keep the GMT. It's the best current SS Rolex IMO. A great everyday piece.

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Old 26 July 2013, 01:04 AM   #7
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Thanks very much for the info and opinion on rolex sizing etc. I have to say - wow that DD2 looks great on you!! I can't wait to be a proud owner of one myself!

Out of curiosity how large is your wrist?
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Old 26 July 2013, 01:48 AM   #8
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Old 26 July 2013, 01:53 AM   #9
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That's truly a fantastic watch and looks great on you! Congrats and thank you for your thoughts on cases sizes. I just didn't want to spend 50k and have it become out of date (so to speak in a few years).

I'll keep the GMT2 as well.

Cheers!
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Old 26 July 2013, 02:00 AM   #10
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IMO the 118206 is a great piece as well and looks classier (not outdated) due to its 36mm size. I just prefer the 41mm because it's sportier and works as a casual watch because of its larger size.
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Old 26 July 2013, 02:09 AM   #11
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Interesting to think of the 36 mm as not outdated. I have a 7.5"wrist so I'm going to have to try the DD2 on again and see how it looks on my wrist...... for some reason i thought it looked a bit small, but them again, I'm used to the GMT2 and haven't really worn a dress watch before
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Old 26 July 2013, 08:23 AM   #12
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I would lose the GMT. I can't see leaving a plat DD2 on the dresser for a GMT. If you were a collector that would be another thing. if you were though you would not be asking us in the first place.
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Old 26 July 2013, 10:14 AM   #13
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Im only selling my subc for a YG GMTc as I don't want to have to save up any longer but if you can afford the DD2 without selling then I would def keep the GMTc, thats a great dress/sports combo to have. As for size I think the DD2 already wears big for a 41mm and as its a dress watch I doubt a conservative brand like Rolex would go any bigger here.
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Old 26 July 2013, 10:07 PM   #14
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Thank you Neil, I'll be keeping the GMT2 as I think its nice to have a sport watch in addition to having a dressier watch!
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Old 27 July 2013, 01:32 AM   #15
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Even better... get the DD2 and trade the SS for YG GMTIIc also!

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Old 27 July 2013, 01:59 AM   #16
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Good morning all,

I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a DD2 Plat (ice blue dial roman numerals). Its my grail watch. I currently wear a GMT2C and wondered what people here would advise ...... keep the GMT2 or trade it in.

Also, does anyone have any insight as to whether Rolex is changing the case sizes in the future on the DD line up? They went to 41mm from 36mm ... is there potential that they will go larger again?

Many thanks Brian
wouldnt trade in you wont get much compared to what the watch is worth and still a great watch, but gotta admit once I had that DD2 Plat it would never leave my wrist
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Old 27 July 2013, 02:20 AM   #17
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I would lose the GMT. I can't see leaving a plat DD2 on the dresser for a GMT. If you were a collector that would be another thing. if you were though you would not be asking us in the first place.
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Old 27 July 2013, 02:42 AM   #18
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DD2 Plat is my grail as well. ...enjoy it

I would wear it EVERYDAY
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Old 27 July 2013, 03:46 AM   #19
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Good morning all,

I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a DD2 Plat (ice blue dial roman numerals). Its my grail watch. I currently wear a GMT2C and wondered what people here would advise ...... keep the GMT2 or trade it in.

Also, does anyone have any insight as to whether Rolex is changing the case sizes in the future on the DD line up? They went to 41mm from 36mm ... is there potential that they will go larger again?

Many thanks Brian
IMO i highly doubt Rolex will change the case size of the DD2. only they know for sure but I cant see this happening anytime soon
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Old 27 July 2013, 03:56 AM   #20
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41mm for dd2 should run for at least 20 years.
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Old 27 July 2013, 04:12 AM   #21
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I'd keep the GMT, sometimes a change of pace is nice.
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Old 27 July 2013, 08:59 AM   #22
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Interesting to think of the 36 mm as not outdated. I have a 7.5"wrist so I'm going to have to try the DD2 on again and see how it looks on my wrist...... for some reason i thought it looked a bit small, but them again, I'm used to the GMT2 and haven't really worn a dress watch before
A 7.5" wrist would be average size I would have thought. You could get away with either the 36 or 41mm, but any larger would look clownish IMO.
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Old 27 July 2013, 09:30 AM   #23
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I would lose the GMT. I can't see leaving a plat DD2 on the dresser for a GMT. If you were a collector that would be another thing. if you were though you would not be asking us in the first place.
If the plat dd2 will be your only watch, keep the GMTIIc. Great all around daily watch. Great example is if you were traveling. I personally wouldn't wear a plat DD2 while going through airports. With the security you will need to take it off. Handling luggage with overhead bins etc likelihood of putting a scratch on that nice polished bezel is too high. Therefore wear the GMTIIc while enroute and bring the dd2 in a Oakley watch vault for when you arrive at your destination.
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Old 27 July 2013, 09:30 AM   #24
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Technically Rolex did not, with respect to DD 'go to 41mm from 36mm'; rather they created a new watch, the DDII. They will not increase the case size of the DDII. If anything, they will create line.

And that ice blue dial is absolutely beautiful.
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If the plat dd2 will be your only watch, keep the GMTIIc. Great all around daily watch. Great example is if you were traveling. I personally wouldn't wear a plat DD2 while going through airports. With the security you will need to take it off. Handling luggage with overhead bins etc likelihood of putting a scratch on that nice polished bezel is too high. Therefore wear the GMTIIc while enroute and bring the dd2 in a Oakley watch vault for when you arrive at your destination.
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Old 27 July 2013, 01:26 PM   #28
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Good morning all,

I'm just about ready to pull the trigger on a DD2 Plat (ice blue dial roman numerals). Its my grail watch. I currently wear a GMT2C and wondered what people here would advise ...... keep the GMT2 or trade it in.

Also, does anyone have any insight as to whether Rolex is changing the case sizes in the future on the DD line up? They went to 41mm from 36mm ... is there potential that they will go larger again?

Many thanks Brian
Love where you are going...no I dont think they ill go bigger the trend fr arger watches is dying out very fast now and if you can afford it keep your now watch.
Super choice...I love this one too!
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Old 27 July 2013, 02:16 PM   #29
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Im only selling my subc for a YG GMTc as I don't want to have to save up any longer but if you can afford the DD2 without selling then I would def keep the GMTc, thats a great dress/sports combo to have. As for size I think the DD2 already wears big for a 41mm and as its a dress watch I doubt a conservative brand like Rolex would go any bigger here.
Maybe it's just me, but if you have to sell a watch to purchase a 30k plus watch, you can't afford it.
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Old 27 July 2013, 02:23 PM   #30
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Maybe it's just me, but if you have to sell a watch to purchase a 30k plus watch, you can't afford it.
I don't see the correlation. If someone needs to top off funds to get a watch they want by selling another watch, what's wrong with that? In some cases, it's not a question of money. You can only wear so many watches.
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