Now there's a Daytona Rainbow to go with the Ice

[Game Hunter]

My Rolex dealer sourced me a Platinum Daytona with diamonds a little while ago and I really like it. And so did my wife but she said that the rainbow was more her thing.

I asked the AD if they could source the Daytona Rainbow for my wife and they were a little cagey but called to say that there was one in the safe I could have if we could sign off on a commission for them to make a necklace I'd briefed them on for her birthday. We did the deal and I wore it home and stuck it in the safe. They'll resize it for her when I hand it over to her in a few months.

They had previously sold the watch in 2019 to another of their regular VIP customers who found the piece a bit overwhelming in the flesh. He took it home overnight but returned it next day unworn. I kind of see where they're coming from. Given the prices on the secondary market, I'm surprised they didn't just sell it into the secondary market. It goes to show that Rolex and PP watches are now sold as effective sales incentives. The only small catch was that the warranty started in 2019 but that's not a huge issue.

The 116595 RBOW has 36 baguette-cut sapphires around the dial and 56 brilliant-cut diamonds. It's a bit of a showstopper.