Paying 18K for Daytona Steel 116500LN

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Originally Posted by AK797

I hope people are going to used dealers and actually trying this watch on so they see the watch and not just the hype and internet myth. It is a cool piece but it's just a watch and worth it's retail, maybe a little more if you are a huge fan, but not a huge premium.

Rolex didn't even put the famed Panda dials on it, they have reserved them strictly for the PM pieces, just so you know not to let Rolex "play" you too much.

This is really great advice. In my personal experience, it didn't change my opinion of the watches but it definitely made me realize that they just aren't worth $18k and that was a year ago. I was offered a mint black one for $15.5k and I still thought it was too much. If paying that much I would want my name on the card. If the production run would be short then I would change my opinion, but these will most likely be in production past 2026. Perhaps Rolex releases an upgraded movement sometime during its run but I don't see another generation before then.