116655 (RG YM Oysterflex) vs 116519 (WG Daytona Oysterflex)

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Want to solicit some input here.

I'm wondering what's the forum's thoughts are on the 116655 vs the 116519.

Long story short, I owned the 116655 for about two months before moving it on. I thought it was a very underrated piece, and looked a lot better in person than it did in pictures. A couple of things bugged me:

1) The gap between the OF strap and the case.
2) The dial was a bit "flat", though it being matte helped tone it down a lot.
3) Even though much less flashier than other gold Rolexes, and the large amount of black surface area against the RG, I still found it a bit hard to match with office attire.
4) Lack of an Easylink extension.

There was a lot that I liked about it, such as the 3D matte/polished bezel, and the comfort of the Oysterflex combined with the heft of the case.


One piece I've had my eyes on for more than 1.5 years, and have tried on multiple times at ADs is the WG 116519. And this piece seems to resolve many of the issues I had with the 116655. The silver starburst dial is incredible and makes me go "WOW" every time I see it in person. It has a very distinct glow from the white gold, but is more low key than the SS 116500.

Yesterday, the opportunity came to pick this one up, but I still hesitated for a bit. At this point I'm just wondering if I should have any more reservations - considering that the 116655 didn't pan out for me.