WG vs SS

[Achtung6]

Agree on the WG. It really has to be experienced in person.


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[bullies]

You can easily daily WG pieces. I have
Go for it!

[roadie1]

White gold!


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[Devildog]

18ct gold is softer than 904 steel.

That's just fact. Knock 904 steel against a door jam and you might get away with it. Knock 18ct gold and you won't.

In my experience there's very much the subconscious element of increased awareness wearing a solid gold watch.

I can also confirm that polished gold centre links will develop significantly more hairiness (and do so more quickly) from contact with any form of clothing than polished steel centre links will.

[dannyp]

One element of durability not mentioned (and probably not occurring frequently enough to bother with): If we're talking about a Daytona, the inner parts of the pushers are also PM, and there have been a few reports here of them snapping off. Never seen a report of that happening with stainless.

[David5807]

Originally Posted by dannyp

One element of durability not mentioned (and probably not occurring frequently enough to bother with): If we're talking about a Daytona, the inner parts of the pushers are also PM, and there have been a few reports here of them snapping off. Never seen a report of that happening with stainless.

That's a good point. I do recall reading multiple threads about this happening over the years

[Seddyspaghetti]

Yes yes no

[wgdaytona]

[watchwatcher]

First off, look for guys' opinions who own a gold piece and have experience using one as a daily.

Guys that know, know.

About the Daytona, though, I will say this. The bezel will definitely show wear (not that that's a bad thing lol) and you'll need to know beforehand if you're the type of wearer that's okay with that.

[wgdaytona]

WG Daytona can ABSOLUTELY be a daily! A few minor scratches are life, don't worry just enjoy wearing a gold Rolex! I wore the 116519 WG Daytona above for about 14 years, then sold it off (ROOKIE MOVE) to pay for the new 116500 above. My biggest horology mistake EVER. They wear (only you will feel it) WAY WAY different!!! The SS Daytona is beautiful, but that WG is magnificent. But it's a personal relationship watch thing only the wearer will get. Every time I wear the SS watch above, which isn't that often, I miss my 116519 above. It was a cut above, and a big regret of mine. Eventually, when the time it right, I'll fix my screw up. You haven't done it yet, so as long as you can afford the watch easily, buy the WG and never look back.

[David5807]

Originally Posted by wgdaytona

WG Daytona can ABSOLUTELY be a daily! A few minor scratches are life, don't worry just enjoy wearing a gold Rolex! I wore the 116519 WG Daytona above for about 14 years, then sold it off (ROOKIE MOVE) to pay for the new 116500 above. My biggest horology mistake EVER. They wear (only you will feel it) WAY WAY different!!! The SS Daytona is beautiful, but that WG is magnificent. But it's a personal relationship watch thing only the wearer will get. Every time I wear the SS watch above, which isn't that often, I miss my 116519 above. It was a cut above, and a big regret of mine. Eventually, when the time it right, I'll fix my screw up. You haven't done it yet, so as long as you can afford the watch easily, buy the WG and never look back.

Does anyone know the weight of the WG model the OP is interested in? My WG Speedie is 235 grams, and I couldn't imagine wearing it daily. It's too heavy. Wonder if the OP has considered weight a factor in the decision