Steel Daytona Sanity Needed

[DP63]

Originally Posted by Oldnick

2016 stainless Daytona white dial, at £17750

Nick

WOW

Is that really the price of a 2 yr old SS Daytona these days???

[SC11]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

My comment reflects the OP level of detail and involvement. Lol

Don’t blame you with someone else’s money

[GSBC]

Daytona is king...simple.
You'll always wonder about it. If you have the means, you owe it to yourself to find out whether or not the piece is right for you. Everything else is just noise.

[Galibier]

Originally Posted by Linzjnr

I find the DSSD too top heavy and it doesn’t fit under a sleeve comfortably (for me) whearas the Daytona wears slimmer, looks awesome and if you change your mind later you won’t lose anything and could comfortably purchase something else. It is an iconic watch, good luck with your decision

You won't lose anything? Fairly sure if you're paying top grey retail and want to sell, you'll take a hit selling it.

I think paying almost double RRP is crazy but that's just my opinion.

[t65tampa]

Keep your DSSD and buy a pre-owned Daytona 116523. You'll have your tough diver and still have a Daytona that will wear and feel the same. And you'll pay half out of pocket what you would for the grey market 116520.

I think we Rolex collectors are the only ones that fuss over the stainless steel Daytona models. For the regular world, people don't notice watches in the first place - if they did, the typical person would think the 18K/SS model was fancier than the stainless steel one in the first place.

[nektar]

Originally Posted by Linzjnr

I find the DSSD too top heavy and it doesn’t fit under a sleeve comfortably (for me) whearas the Daytona wears slimmer, looks awesome and if you change your mind later you won’t lose anything and could comfortably purchase something else. It is an iconic watch, good luck with your decision

Exactly.

[matches]

Originally Posted by REFZ

Because the Daytona is stupidly overpriced and it would be throwing away money.

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I am into Daytonas. And this still hits the nail on the head

[Amochosto]

I put myself on a list for a white Daytona. I am content to wait the 4 years, I have other watches to keep me happy ‘til then.

[glamorama]

I've regularly seen newer Daytonas than that in Uk for 15.500-16.500 both black and white so the asking of 17.750 GBP is high. However, I do know that WF usually offers higher on trade-ins than others to offset the high sticker price so overall it might not be a bad deal.

[Vivalas]

Originally Posted by Oldnick

Can somebody please tell me why I shouldn't trade my Deepsea at a London WatchFinder's for a 2016 stainless Daytona white dial, at £17750 because I'm considering it

Nick

I’ve got the same watch from the same year. It’s my favourite watch and the only one I know will always be a keeper . . . . . However I paid £8,250, it’s now £9,250, it’s not a £17,750 watch if I’m being blunt. Unless they give you a significant premium on yours I would walk away. I could see the logic in paying 13k, even 14k as you could wear it for a few years and get your money back. But not at that price. Just my two cents worth.

[kwingy]

I think you should do it if that is what you really want but if you shopped round enough you could save a fair bit but the appeal of a quick fix is always hard to ignore if you are willing to spend big.

[DGB]

The 116520 of 2016 is the last of this model, with the lovely superluminova in blue, as usual this means a premium,
I bought one for much cheaper few months ago, look further you will find for around £14k. With only 2 years you will expect them to be in mint condition.
Ultimately if money is not an issue and you don’t want to hunt for one, then go for it, it is only money after all, you’ll enjoy wearing it and recover the £££ with time.

Let us know what your choice will be.

Good luck.


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[Amazing]

I misread the original post and thought they were offering a straight swap. I was wondering why everyone was putting you off it!

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by t65tampa

Keep your DSSD and buy a pre-owned Daytona 116523. You'll have your tough diver and still have a Daytona that will wear and feel the same. And you'll pay half out of pocket what you would for the grey market 116520.

I think we Rolex collectors are the only ones that fuss over the stainless steel Daytona models. For the regular world, people don't notice watches in the first place - if they did, the typical person would think the 18K/SS model was fancier than the stainless steel one in the first place.

Originally Posted by DGB

The 116520 of 2016 is the last of this model, with the lovely superluminova in blue, as usual this means a premium,
I bought one for much cheaper few months ago, look further you will find for around £14k. With only 2 years you will expect them to be in mint condition.
Ultimately if money is not an issue and you don’t want to hunt for one, then go for it, it is only money after all, you’ll enjoy wearing it and recover the £££ with time.

Let us know what your choice will be.

Good luck.


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I'm pretty sure the OP is looking at a 116500

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Oldnick

Can somebody please tell me why I shouldn't trade my Deepsea at a London WatchFinder's for a 2016 stainless Daytona white dial, at £17750 because I'm considering it

Nick

You shouldn't do it because you'd be buying £8,250 worth of watch and £9,500 worth of hype.

(And you can get a BNIB AP RO Chronograph with the white panda dial for around £750 more than that Daytona. At that price its a no brainier for me)

[GaryRR]

OP
I have one I am looking to sell a lot less than that

[jarecki]

Originally Posted by Devildog

(And you can get a BNIB AP RO Chronograph with the white panda dial for around £750 more than that Daytona. At that price its a no brainier for me)

^This all the way.

[np2016]

I have both and would keep the Deepsea it's an engineering marvel. I rotate my watches every few months and when wearing my Deepsea its just pure magic on my wrist and a indestructible tank.

[rolexbrand]

That is a nice choice carry on with it

[chronoman]

Joking aside, there's no reason it won't go higher.
What's the threshold before you'd go for the Platona?

[pw98]

Originally Posted by Greg5512

If it is really what you want...live for today and do it...my mom recently passed away very suddenly and without warning and I think of all of the things that she wished she had done.

Life is too short.

So sorry for your loss. My mother passed a couple months ago. You never know how long you have so never worry about buying something you like if it doesn’t put you in a financial bind.