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23 April 2009, 03:06 PM | #31 |
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i would go for both......the way i look it at is, this is not going to be the last watch that you buy.....and while the SS is available at a reasonable price, u shud go for it....really....the WG will always be available and there will always be discounts on it....so u can still easily pick that up at a later date...however, if u do end up going for the WG, get the black mother of pearl dial with the roman numerals....its is the ultimate sex bomb....
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24 April 2009, 12:10 AM | #32 |
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Eazy answer,the one you like the best.Good hunting.
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24 April 2009, 01:50 AM | #33 |
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WG with arabic white/black subdials, ref #116509W is a stunner!!
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Link for quite a few dial options on TRF. http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...hlight=daytona
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24 April 2009, 02:01 AM | #35 |
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116520! The best!!
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24 April 2009, 02:12 AM | #36 |
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I tried on the black face wg and ss model at the AD where I bought my ss Daytona. There was a weight difference (the wg being a little heavier) and a slight colour difference between the two.
Honestly, if you didn't have the two watches side-by-side to compare, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference (unless maybe you were a jeweller and you studied the watch closely. If you're concerend about other people knowing that you have a wg watch when you're wearing it, forget it, know one would know - they would think it ss. Cheers! |
24 April 2009, 04:52 AM | #37 |
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WG Daytona
here is mine WG
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24 April 2009, 07:52 AM | #38 | |
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Thank you for this link, excellent thread. at least now I can see the different dials available. any one know if you purchase the WG is the Meteorite Dial at extra cost? |
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24 April 2009, 08:04 AM | #39 |
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i have WG with silver dial and love it...the SS feels so, i hate to say, flimsy, compared to the WG
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24 April 2009, 08:05 AM | #40 |
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if you purchase the WG is the Meteorite Dial at extra cost?
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24 April 2009, 01:32 PM | #41 |
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If price is not a factor, I would go with the WG. The dial options are much nicer.
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24 April 2009, 04:36 PM | #42 |
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Wg Daytona Meteorite Dialled
Thanks goes to worktolivelife for this picture.
Wg Daytona Meteorite Dialled http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...life/dial2.jpg |
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I do like the arabic numerals on WG dials , which you do not get on SS ( unless you have it changed ) |
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IMO you need to factor that in if you are considering using the watch 24/7. AJF |
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24 April 2009, 10:35 PM | #45 |
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well if money is not an issue as you said and you dont intend to sell it ever i say go with the wg. personally though i went for the ss daytona black..thats the sad thing about a wg daytona you cant even distinguish it from a far from a daytona ss.. well 0f course wg face is different...but still the ss daytona is better choice thats for me.
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25 April 2009, 03:03 AM | #46 | |
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The dials are not inter-changeable as this would be classed as Fraud!!! Labour cost £120+Vat for change + dial cost. |
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25 April 2009, 03:39 AM | #47 |
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For white gold there is a Silver dial, a Black Dial, Black MOP, Meteorite, a white dial with arabic numbers and a blue with arabic numbers, a pave diamond dial and probably about 4 or 5 more that i don't remember off.
For SS there is only black or white, and i do have to agree with Tools, i love the WG bezel. I would go for a White Gold Daytona with the Silver dial. |
25 April 2009, 03:45 AM | #48 |
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WG all the way!
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The dials are interchangable, if you can source a WG dial it will fit a SS. And What are you talking about fraud? If you want it, and change it, what is fraudulent about that? If you do the dial change on a standard model within 3mths, no charge for the dial, just the £120 + VAT. |
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I do understand that the dials are interchangeable, however if you send your SS and ask Rolex service centre to put a WG dial on it..they won't as advised by them. this is because they want to keep the look of the SS and WG separate. so people can tell the difference. I don't know if this is true, but this was what I was told today by them. Regards |
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25 April 2009, 03:56 AM | #52 |
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Rolex wont do it, but an independent with a Rolex parts account can source a dial, and fit it to your SS.....
Don't listen to them, they just give you the Corporate answer, anything is possible with a friendly independent ;) |
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25 April 2009, 04:04 AM | #54 |
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Thank you for educating me... this is good news ..
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25 April 2009, 06:28 AM | #55 |
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Alot of people on this thread have said that the WG sratches very easily, but speaking to a few mods they said it doesn't
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26 April 2009, 08:40 PM | #56 |
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can anyone advise me how much the Meteorite cost approx.
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26 April 2009, 08:45 PM | #57 |
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no doubt, the designs of WG are much nicer. On the other hand, price wise
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26 April 2009, 08:48 PM | #58 |
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No problem....
116509 WHITE ARAB,BLACK SUB £19,100 116509 SILVER ARABIC £19,100 116509 BLACK DIAMOND £20,110 116509 PINK MOP ARABIC £20,460 116509 BLACK MOP ROMAN £20,460 116509 BLACK ARABIC £19,100 116509 GREY ARABIC £19,100 116509 METEORITE ROMAN £21,530 116509 GOLD CRYSTAL DIAMOND £21,530 116509 WHITE MOP DIAMOND £21,530 116509 PAVE, BLACK ARABIC £26,570 116509 PAVE, BLACK ROMAN £26,570 116509 PAVE, BLUE ROMAN £26,570 116509 PINK MOP DIAMOND £21,530 |
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WG with black dial.
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26 April 2009, 09:17 PM | #60 |
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my choice: (one of these two)
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