Conflicted about the Dream Watch Daytona

[the dark knight]

I'd say when I started liking watches as a teen, the two I dreamed of most were the Sub and Daytona. A 16610 has been on my wrist for 10 years now, but I've admired and dreamed of the Daytona. I am tempted, but I have some trepidations.

First is the grey market price, which might as well be the real price. So about $20k in the USA right now. I'll spare details, but I'm not a rich/wealthy man. I am though above average in income/net worth for someone my age. I'll just say $20k is a lot of money to me, but also not something that would meaningfully impact me or my life if I spent it on a watch. That being said, to me wearing something with that kind of value on my wrist would be a totally different league than wearing my 16610. It would give me some pause about when/where, while my 16610 gives me no pause, I just wear it.

Second is the servicing/upkeep. Obviously chrono complication/ceramic bezel means more in servicing over the years. One thing I like about my 16610 is that's it's a simple fuss free 3-hander. Simple and fuss free is just something I like in anything I own in general.

Third is the potential attention. The 16610 is so ubiquitous and so imitated it just blends in. Nobody asks me about it or notices it. The Daytona is more eye catching, so I am nervous about people seeing it. I'm not necessarily the type of person that wants people knowing what kind of stuff I own/wear.

Of course, the reasons I want it is it's basically been my second grail for 20 or so years, the design I find beautiful, the size great, good fit on my wrist (I've tried on a Daytona Ceramic). Despite this, I do wonder if I won't fully be able to enjoy it if I did own one for the above reasons.

If I do give up on the Daytona, another issue that only WISes would understand is that I would really have nothing left to strive for that's in a tier "above" the Sub. I'm not really into PMs or dress watches in that kind of price tier. Basically there's no watch other than the Daytona that I lust for that's pricier than the Sub I already have. So it would almost be like I'm "done", which kind of gives me a weirdly empty feeling, although I guess I could focus on lower priced watches if I want to continue the hobby.

Anyways, what do you guys think?