Introduction and a question

[adelgado]

Dear TRF'ers:

I have just joined this site after lurking for sometime and I am very impressed with the knowledge base here and finally had some questions answered (the eternal band/bracelet swap question on the daytonas for example). Looking forward to learning a lot about some of the "deeper" aspects of the Rolex brand.

My current collection consists of (pardon me, but I havent picked up all the short hand yet)

a TT Sub w/ Champagne Serti Diamond Dial
a TT MOP daytona (2007)
a Date Just - Black Face - Smooth Bezel - SS - stolen by my wife (she has a TT Date w/ champagne diamond dial)
a YMII in YG
my fathers restored (major service by Rolex in 2007) SS Date from the early 1960s (I need to post a picture here to get help nailing down the model - sold in a PX in the phillipines in the early 60s I believe) - Acrylic lens, manual wind.
a N.O.A. watch I bought on a whim in Colorado

My daily wear is the YMII. Sadly my other watches dont get much wrist-time.

Ideally I'd like to have one more solid gold watch (a daytona - maybe on a strap) and then a SS one I can wear on the weekends without feeling like a tool. for the SS I am thinking about either a daytona, a GMTIIc or a deepsea.

I wouldnt feel to bad trading in the Sub (the daytona was my first rolex) but it seems like I'd only be getting maybe 4500-5k on the watch.

My question is:

Given the economic climate, is now a time to trade in/sell? or am I better off using my buying power to buy now and sell my other watches when (if) the economy turns around? Particularly because the watches I like are newer models?

Thank you in advance.