Ugh -- Daytona Ceramic

[Chiboy]

In early August, I went into the local Rolex family owned store in my town. I was thinking about getting a second watch after daily wearing my TT Datejust for 31 years. I had read about the new ceramic Daytonas and it struck a chord. Long story short, I looked at other watches and when they had a pre-sold black and white one at the store two days later, I saw the white and put down a 50% deposit. When I had first asked about the wait, they thought I could get a black one by year end, and a white one in spring of 2017. When I put down the deposit, they said that a white one this year was a long shot, but a possibility. I was very stoked.

I've been stopping in every month or so, and did recently try on a Platona, just for kicks. After being a daily reader here (very dangerous...) and trying it on, I got kind of intrigued. Skip to today...

I text my nice salesperson to see where I am currently on the list and what the ETA is. I'm #4 for a white one and mid-2017 at the latest.

I am ramping up my search for a slightly used platinum Daytona and will keep the SS order in my back pocket. Life is too short, methinks. And the platinum Daytona is one sweet watch.

While the wait time for a first time customer is probably not excessive, I am losing my patience about waiting for my SS ship to come in at the same time as I am getting more and more excited about the Platona. Perhaps I should set up a GoFundMe page!