Battle of the Day-Dates ..which one wins???

[Otto]

For some reason, I'm starting to like some of the Day-Date IIs, a watch model I severely criticized not too long ago.

Today, I went to a Rolex boutique to do a side-by-side comparison of my Day-Date (champagne dial with white luminova bars) and a Day-Date II (champagne dial with gold Roman markers). It's hard to say which I like best. I like the overall proportions of my Day-Date, but the the Day-Date II looks and feels great, too. Somehow, with the Roman markers it seems like a different watch to me. (Note: Since I like Roman markers and have been thinking of changing the dial on my Day-Date to a Roman markers dial, maybe that influenced my opinion of the Day-Date II.)

There was a lot of glare in the shop so I reduced the saturation level a bit below in my quick point and shoot photos.

Maybe the DD II's too big for me; it's difficult for me to tell in a store; but regardless, one of these Day-Date IIs could be somewhere in my future.

I did note today, however, that the Day-Date is pretty substantial in bulk and size, too.







Earlier wrist shots of my current Day-Date.




The Day-Date II today one more time... The listed price is a bit high, to say the least.