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116500LN (Black) 53 29.28%
126500LN (Black) 128 70.72%
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Old 3 July 2024, 10:47 PM   #1
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[Poll] 116500LN (Black) or 126500LN (Black)

To square the circle, we now focus on the Black Dial Stainless Steel Daytona.

You can only pick one, which do you take? Numbers don’t lie.

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Old 3 July 2024, 10:51 PM   #2
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The choice is made!
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Old 3 July 2024, 10:54 PM   #3
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12xx for me, for the same reasons I prefer the 12xx white. I love the bezel surround and slimmer sub dials
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Old 3 July 2024, 10:56 PM   #4
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Karleone - I started with wrist shots this time around for you, my friend!

Please feel free to add your amazing photographs here!
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Old 4 July 2024, 12:06 AM   #5
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Both are great watches but I think the newer reference edges it slightly. Subtle differences but change the watch aesthetics considerably in my view.
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Old 4 July 2024, 12:31 AM   #6
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I can never tell on photo, but for the black dial, the subdial has more detail than the white dial in the old reference. Is it the same in the new reference? If it's exactly the same and it's just thinner, then I prefer the newer reference.
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Old 4 July 2024, 12:45 AM   #7
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I've owned both. The black dial on the newer version definitely pops more. Perhaps it's the newer AR crystal or a difference in the way Rolex makes the black dial.

Either way, the newer black dial is more striking, plus you have the aesthetic changes and the fatter case. I'm indifferent about the metal surround on the bezel.
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Old 4 July 2024, 01:30 AM   #8
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I voted for the new model, which in black version has definitely been improved. Unfortunately, the discontinued model was not as successful as the panda model. Between black and panda 12, I always prefer black.
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Old 4 July 2024, 01:35 AM   #9
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Karleone - I started with wrist shots this time around for you, my friend!

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Amazing man! And you chose real pictures and not renders well done!
While on the white dial I much prefer the 126500, on the black dial I like the 126500 equally vs the 116500.
I have voted 116500 for the jubilee option!
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Old 4 July 2024, 01:42 AM   #10
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Old 4 July 2024, 01:58 AM   #11
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126 - it’s stunning ..

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Old 4 July 2024, 02:02 AM   #12
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12 series
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Old 4 July 2024, 02:22 AM   #13
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126 - it’s stunning ..

Great pair!
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Old 4 July 2024, 03:04 AM   #14
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Again the 12 because that is the only one I will be able to get at retail now from my AD. Differences are too small to my eyes to have a favorite.
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Old 4 July 2024, 04:04 AM   #15
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12 series gets my vote and it's not even close IMO.
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Old 4 July 2024, 04:23 AM   #16
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12xx for me, for the same reasons I prefer the 12xx white. I love the bezel surround and slimmer sub dials

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new for black
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Old 4 July 2024, 06:42 AM   #18
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12xx for me, for the same reasons I prefer the 12xx white. I love the bezel surround and slimmer sub dials
This ^.

(and also the symmetrical lugs )
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It's the 11 series for me.
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Although I voted for the new one, the proportions and shape of the case of the discontinued model are better
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I've owned both. The black dial on the newer version definitely pops more. Perhaps it's the newer AR crystal or a difference in the way Rolex makes the black dial.

Either way, the newer black dial is more striking, plus you have the aesthetic changes and the fatter case. I'm indifferent about the metal surround on the bezel.
There was already AR on the prior model since introduction. The new 12 has chrome rings around the sundials, thus making it pop more
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Old 4 July 2024, 09:46 PM   #22
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The 11 series for me. Not enough difference to justify the price difference.
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Old 4 July 2024, 10:06 PM   #23
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I much prefer the 126500LN, personally.

The thinner hour markers are more refined and hark back to the older Zenith reference, and the steel ring around the bezel frames the watch beautifully. I prefer the "maxi case" with symmetrical lugs too.

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Old 4 July 2024, 10:07 PM   #24
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12 series gets my vote and it's not even close IMO.
Get those stickers off and enjoy it!
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Old 4 July 2024, 10:30 PM   #25
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The 126500 black wins. In my hierarchy of the better looking ceramic steel Daytonas this comes second to the 116500 Panda.

116500 Panda > 126500 Black > 126500 White > 116500 black
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I much prefer the 126500LN, personally.

The thinner hour markers are more refined and hark back to the older Zenith reference, and the steel ring around the bezel frames the watch beautifully. I prefer the "maxi case" with symmetrical lugs too.

Great shot man!
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Great shot man!
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Old 5 July 2024, 01:02 AM   #28
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I’m interested in buying a new 12 one day, but I prefer the 11 proportions.
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Old 5 July 2024, 02:20 AM   #29
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The 126500 black wins. In my hierarchy of the better looking ceramic steel Daytonas this comes second to the 116500 Panda.

116500 Panda > 126500 Black > 126500 White > 116500 black
Exactly
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12xx for me, for the same reasons I prefer the 12xx white. I love the bezel surround and slimmer sub dials
Totally agree. These seemingly minor changes make for such a sophisticated differentiation.

Nothing wrong with an 11xx though…
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