Considering a PM Daytona

[worldfamoussam]

Hi friends! Have been playing with this idea for a year and finally closer to having the appropriate plan to action it. I've always been a DD guy and the sportiest thing I've ever had was a YM. I'm thinking about diversifying a little and getting a Daytona in addition. My present collection is a 218238 with the ruby dial and I also have the big rose gold Cartier Ballon Bleu with a chocolate face.

Maybe you can help me:

I want a PM in a warm tone. The Daytonas that catch my eye are the YG with the Paul Newman dial and the RG with the brown dial (prefer stick to Arabic). There is a world in which with the latter I might replace the Cartier.

I know that the generations of the SS Daytona are distinguished by the ceramic bezel but the PMs look kind of similar to me. The 116508 and the 116528 look pretty similar to me but I'm also open to getting on a waiting list for present generation. Are these things meaningfully different and what should I consider between these three generations??

Wondering for shopping purposes - is the YG more valuable than the RG on secondary market? Seems the ones from the 116508/116505 generation have some less expensive 505s but it's hard to find a 508 under 40K usd which is probably about as much as I will want to spend on a pre owned.

If I'm willing to wait for a 126508 (because this isn't urgent), how long do you suppose that might take?

I've ruled out OF strap because I like how the watch wears larger on the oyster.

Appreciate any tips on what to consider here - and Happy Thanksgiving.