Going gold: Do I go for White or Yellow for my first PM watch?

[sampelligrino]

What's up TRF, need your advice and input again :)

I'm going to trade my silver stick 116300 DJ2 in for a slightly used WG or YG DD 36mm. Going to either get a 118239 or 118238, both will have the modern clasp and engraved Rehaut.

The YG DD has the champagne stick dial and champagne colored date and day wheels, the WG DD has the silver stick dial. Prices are comparable and don't make me favor one or the other.

Here's the dilemma: I'm really stuck evenly between the two, and I know Mike is going to come in here and say get both but that's not going to happen!! :)

I love the WG DD because I really have enjoyed my dj2 which is very similar to what I'm getting in terms of looks, the DD will just be heavier, smaller, with a fluted bezel and awesome president bracelet. It's more understated which I like as I'm 24 years old. I might be more comfortable wearing it out/less aware of it on my wrist if that makes sense. It's a Z serial, and it has the one dial I would want on it.

On the other hand, I love the YG DD because it is in my opinion the quintessential precious metal Rolex, and if I'm spending all this money for my first precious metal Rolex, I feel like I should go for the bold yellow gold. Not to show off to other people necessarily, but for my own validation when I might look at my WG DD and say it's too similar to my DJ2.. So why did I spend 10k more?? The YG DD also has the dial configuration I would want in champagne stick. The DD I get is going to be for weekend wear and going out regardless of whether it's YG or WG so I feel like if that's what I'm going to wear it for, I should go YG. The YG is also newer, a V serial.

After typing all this out, I'm weighing in favor of WG 51% to YG 49% just because it's a bit more under the radar and since I'm younger it might be better for my demographic. I might be more comfortable wearing the WG DD which is important to me. I also really really liked my DJ2, more than other SS models I've flipped (SubC, GMT2c, Daytona), but on the other hand I don't really mind if I go with the YG flashy route since I won't be wearing it to work and I've worked very hard and saved a lot to get this watch. I can't keep the dj2 or flip another watch to get these DayDates either. I'm not sure which one will hold it's value more or be easier to resell down the road if I need to cross that bridge. The YG seems special and has something unique to it which is important given the amount of money I'm spending, more so than the WG version, but I might be more comfortable with the WG.

Help me out here with your experience and opinions!! Thanks as always - Sammy


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