Visit To The AD

[Rolex Freak]

Today i was bored, so i decided to pay a visit to my local AD here in Toronto. I have a few watches that are on my hit list all in stainless steel.

1) Daytona White/Black Dial
2) DJ II White/Black Dial
3) GMT IIC
4) Exp II White/Black Dial

They had all of the above watches in stock and I was able to try them all on. Wow let me tell you that I was really impressed with the white dial Daytona. Absolutely gorgeous and definitely nicer than the black dial. IMHO.

Than I tried on the DJ II with black dial. Was also impressed with the DJ II, but would have preferred to see it in the white dial as well just to compare. I loved the size and the fluted bezel with oyster bracelet, looks amazingly beautiful.

Next was the GMT IIC. I actually liked it more than the Exp II. From looking at pictures, I thought the numbers around the bezel would look too big and in your face, but they weren't. Also wasn't sure on the larger (wider) lugs, but found them to be ok as well. Watch was very balanced and felt nice on the wrist. After comparing it to the Exp II with white/black dial, I would most definitely buy the GMT IIC over the Exp II, even though I used to own the Exp II with black dial. Just feels like much more of a watch.

After I finished the sales rep indicates that the white dial Daytona was available to purchase if I was interested (that surprised me considering there are waiting lists everywhere else). Price tag $11,520 CDN plus 13% tax which would bring it to $13,017.60. Just crazy!!!

He did mention, thanks to the massive construction taking place outside the front door, that they were offering 22% discount on all of the Rolex watches (except the Daytona of course). Not bad considering this is a huge Rolex retailer in the downtown core.

It pays to visit the AD once in awhile just to actually try on and feel the watch, rather than look at pictures on line.

Thanks for reading.