Upgrading 18038/18238 to 118238?

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Originally Posted by arabesque

My friends who are not *WIS*, cannot even differentiate an 18038/18238 or 118238. They only notice that it is a 18K YG DD. These friends also wear Rolex Datejusts and other Rolex SS. However it will be a different story if they also have DDs.

Personally, if you really like wearing the DD everyday, I will suggest upgrading to 118238 as you wont stretch the band as fast as the older ones. Otherwise, I will keep the older YG DD and buy a WG DD or a sports model in whatever color of 18K.

There will always be "new and improved" Rolex coming down the pike. I wouldn't spend the kind of money that is probably going to be involved in this upgrade. This is a great time (gold at $1700) to get skinned on a trade for gold.