The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > Rolex & Tudor Watch Topics > Rolex General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 18 February 2022, 10:22 AM   #1
Horsin’ Around
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: Northeast
Posts: 112
Which is harder to get from AD? Platona or JM Daytona

Engaged in a friendly argument with my brother.

What does the forum think?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Horsin’ Around is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 10:33 AM   #2
lifebreath
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Illinois, USA
Posts: 79
Platona. My AD (smaller) had a JM the past two years. He won't see a Platona.
lifebreath is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 10:36 AM   #3
zlin08033
"TRF" Member
 
zlin08033's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: PA
Posts: 1,034
Jm
zlin08033 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:31 AM   #4
cts
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: USA
Posts: 888
Platona by far.
cts is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:32 AM   #5
ltmgeller
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
ltmgeller's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Real Name: Mike
Location: New York
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 22,580
Platinum seems much harder to come by.
__________________
Oh, look at the time...
Official Member: 'WIS-CON' Las Vegas International GTG 2019
ltmgeller is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:33 AM   #6
RolexSimon
"TRF" Member
 
RolexSimon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Australia
Posts: 1,377
Seems to depend on the AD. Both pretty much like unicorns to my AD.
RolexSimon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:35 AM   #7
7sins
"TRF" Member
 
7sins's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Real Name: B.
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Posts: 3,622
Platona baguette definitely the most difficult and in my biased opinion, the more desirable of the two.
__________________
Richard Mille RG RM030 || Richard Mille RM72ti || AP 26240 50TH Green Royal Oak Chrono || AP Royal Oak Off Shore Gulf Blue 26238 || AP Royal Oak Blue JUMBO SS 15202ST || AP ROO Diver Green 15720ST || ♕ Rolex Platinum Daytona Diamond 116506 || Cartier Santos
7sins is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 12:46 PM   #8
Polar Bear
"TRF" Member
 
Polar Bear's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: Australia
Watch: Panerai PAM687
Posts: 762
Which tastes better, Mermaid or Unicorn?
Polar Bear is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 12:49 PM   #9
thenewrick
2024 Pledge Member
 
thenewrick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: FL
Watch: OP41 Silver
Posts: 1,817
Platinum more rare than gold
__________________
OP41 Silver, BLNR Jubilee, 70th Anniversary Sub, 16753 Clint Eastwood
thenewrick is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 12:58 PM   #10
KWSub
"TRF" Member
 
KWSub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Key West
Watch: PP, AP, Rolex
Posts: 272
I believe the JM is the harder to get for one simple reason. There are two Platinum Daytona models, and just the one 116508 green dial reference. My AD gets one of each model a year, which makes them all rare. But that’s 2 Platonas a year to just 1 JM Daytona.
KWSub is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 01:03 PM   #11
macrowatch
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: HK
Posts: 4,366
Depends on AD. Mine for example got two platinum Daytona last year and only one YG green Daytona. But of course more YG total than Platinum.
macrowatch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 02:24 PM   #12
TheHulk
2024 Pledge Member
 
TheHulk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Texas
Watch: Tonas
Posts: 1,070
JM Daytona? This makes me like the marvel nicknames
TheHulk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 03:37 PM   #13
waterking
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Watch: Yachtmaster II
Posts: 495
Both are rare but the JM Daytona is much harder to find.
waterking is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 04:12 PM   #14
Hermann
"TRF" Member
 
Hermann's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2017
Real Name: Marcello
Location: Spain
Posts: 410
Quote:
Originally Posted by waterking View Post
Both are rare but the JM Daytona is much harder to find.
Sorry, this was 2-3years ago.
Today the platinum Daytona is much more rare, and they deliver less… because t
I think they want the platinum pieces only for their best customers to keep the Pt pieces higher than it was in the past.
Hermann is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 04:20 PM   #15
waterking
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Texas
Watch: Yachtmaster II
Posts: 495
I was speaking from my experience versus the worldwide situation. I have been offered the platinum Daytona a few times over the last couple of years but I had to seek out the JM version because most of them are being held in collections and not being worn. The platinum Daytona, as I was told, was a watch that is often worn "in the wild" with less of them being held in collections.
waterking is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 10:49 PM   #16
WatchGuy
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: North America
Posts: 23
Despite a longer production run (to date), Platona is probably more rare. If a green dial 116508 is more difficult to source from AD, it is likely due to celebrity hype.

The Platona is a more expensive watch at retail (by a fair amount), which contributed to slow sales at first. Platonas often sat in AD display cases for months, which may cause some to believe they are produced in significant quantity; they are not. The recent increase in Platona demand is largely based upon its own merits (as opposed to celebrity influence).

Platinum is the rarer and superior material, having better metallurgical properties than gold.
WatchGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:14 PM   #17
rolexfanforlife
"TRF" Member
 
rolexfanforlife's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: USA
Watch: Sub
Posts: 963
Platona is much harder to get; also much nicer
__________________
GS: SBGP017; IWC: Big Pilot; Omega: PO diamond; RM: 67-02 (Green); Rolex: 16710, 16520, 116509 (TMOP), 116520, 5513, 1680, 16013 (Tiffany stamped), 116610LV, 124300 x 2 (Celebration; Green), 226570 (polar) Oyster Quartz; Tag: Monaco; VC: Patrimony!
rolexfanforlife is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 February 2022, 11:51 PM   #18
Mini2
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Uk
Posts: 1,523
Meteorite daytona
Mini2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 12:27 AM   #19
Eric-London
"TRF" Member
 
Eric-London's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: London
Posts: 1,078
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mini2 View Post
Meteorite daytona
Is the right answer.
Eric-London is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 12:36 AM   #20
ap1
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: usa
Posts: 19,537
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric-London View Post
Is the right answer.
This is the ultimate watch battle. Platona diamond dial vs, rg full bracelet meteorite. I think I’d pick platona tbh
ap1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 03:09 AM   #21
Mini2
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Uk
Posts: 1,523
Quote:
Originally Posted by ap1 View Post
This is the ultimate watch battle. Platona diamond dial vs, rg full bracelet meteorite. I think I’d pick platona tbh
I rather have the rarer piece
Mini2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 04:46 AM   #22
EEpro
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
EEpro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Real Name: Brad
Location: Purdue
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 9,243
Quote:
Originally Posted by thenewrick View Post
Platinum more rare than gold

Half the price too.
__________________
Ω
2FA Active
EEpro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 04:47 AM   #23
EEpro
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
EEpro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Real Name: Brad
Location: Purdue
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 9,243
Which is harder to get from AD? Platona or JM Daytona

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mini2 View Post
Meteorite daytona

Don't make me post another pic of this beauty.

OP, my AD calls JM a unicorn. Back when platona and DD plat were in the windows...

I think it might be harder now but who really knows.
__________________
Ω
2FA Active
EEpro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 05:04 AM   #24
ryangambrill
"TRF" Member
 
ryangambrill's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cleveland
Watch: Tudor GMT
Posts: 281
Quote:
Originally Posted by Polar Bear View Post
Which tastes better, Mermaid or Unicorn?

Neither. I prefer Leprechaun.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
Current:
- 16622, 198078, & Tudor GMT
Past:
- Sub SS & Sub TT w/ Serti
ryangambrill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 06:04 PM   #25
YGRLX
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: N/A
Posts: 554
My very large AD, 1-2 greens per year, 6 platinums per year. I was surprised too. The owner is a friend, has given me both, and has no reason not to tell the truth.

I was actually a little shocked but it makes sense. There are many dial options to the 116508…. The total YG 116508’s is well above the delivery of platona’s, but when you break it down to the green dial it gets quite diluted.
YGRLX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 06:51 PM   #26
rambo99
Banned
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Tokyo
Watch: SD43,PAM1616,Hulk
Posts: 3,567
Platona
rambo99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 10:17 PM   #27
HogwldFLTR
2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member
 
HogwldFLTR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Real Name: Lee
Location: 42.48.45N70.48.48
Watch: Too many to list!
Posts: 33,697
Is it just me but I don't believe we'll ever really know Rolex's distribution fraction as they cover a lot of area and can do whatever they want; all the information here is strictly anecdotal?
__________________
Troglodyte in residence!

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=808599
HogwldFLTR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2022, 11:22 PM   #28
arcampado
"TRF" Member
 
arcampado's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Real Name: Andrew
Location: USA
Watch: Too many
Posts: 2,397
Well I got one of these but still waiting on the Platinum Daytona with diamond dial so I say the latter one is harder to get (limited to my experience of course)
Attached Images
 
arcampado is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2022, 12:45 AM   #29
EEpro
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
EEpro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Real Name: Brad
Location: Purdue
Watch: Daytona
Posts: 9,243
Quote:
Originally Posted by arcampado View Post
Well I got one of these but still waiting on the Platinum Daytona with diamond dial so I say the latter one is harder to get (limited to my experience of course)

That's so good
__________________
Ω
2FA Active
EEpro is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches

OCWatches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.