Does a precious metal Rolex ruin your appreciation of SS Rolex?

[exp90]

Originally Posted by The Sub-lime One

Two weeks ago I bagged my first PM - a DD40 YG white roman and I’ve hardly worn anything else since.

Next year I’ll be grabbing my second PM.

My interest in SS has completely gone.

Man, this is going to get expensive.

Just gorgeous. Congrats

[yessir69]

Yes.

[GGGMT]

No


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[joli160]

Yes it did, somehow my SS only remain in the box.

[StylinProfilin]

I find this to be true across other brands as well. My 5168G in white gold feels far superior to a SS Aquanaut and enjoy the added weight and knowledge that it is WG.

[Redsub71]

Old Platona 116506 is the top

[zabazja]

To me it did, for a long time I was underwhelmed when I took the steel ones out. The WG BLRO won it over the steel one. I upgraded almost all of my watches to PM and without any regrets.

Now recently I added a 126500ln (white). The ease of use and the look of feel are different, and I must see I’m really enjoying steel again. Now I’m hungry for more steel.

[HogwldFLTR]

I thought I'd take a second shot at expressing my sentiments on the question. In truth I'd say for me the answer is "no." I like each watch based on its particular attractiveness to me. For the Daytonas for example, with only two SS watches in the current AD line-up, the SS versions are a bit boring. Other watches in SS hold attractiveness for me. Examples are OPs, AKs, Milgauss. On the other hand the all black Subs and Sub Dates are a bit on the bland side. So again, it depends on the watch in question. I like my watches to be striking to my eye.

[Eagles4133]

Yes and no. Took me a little to be comfortable wearing a PM piece in certain situations, but then I realized I do it for myself and nobody else. It's always nice to put on an "old" SS piece every once in a while. I don't think this is just for SS vs PM, this goes for any watch. Sometimes you honeymoon with a watch for over a year and the others collect dust.

[GB-man]

Not for me.

[trematix]

ever since getting my first PM 228238, I haven't gone back.

[garyk]

Originally Posted by Djoker48

Looking to add a precious metal piece but I’m afraid that there is no turning back. The weight of it is something else compared to SS. Afraid I won’t wear my SS Rolexes after buying them. Has anyone else experienced this?

Definitely not. I try to reserve my gold Daytona for dressier occasions but still wear my SS Rolex models all the time...

[fluffybunny]

Nope!


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[VictorGMT]

Originally Posted by pepemaui

Beware of Rolex Platinums…..You might never go back!!!

Amen.

I have a 228206 and it gets 1/2 my time. One week on, wear another. One week on, wear another. I like everything about it, and the blue quadrant dial enchants me.

[AF_Rob]

Full PM is something I would likely never do. If I did, I can see how easy it would be to never go back to ss.

I’ve tried on PMs and see why it would be hard.


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[uncleb]

Funny, for me my PM Rolex only made me appreciate the SS more. The PMs, while beautiful, seem limited somehow to me, while the SS, depending on which one, can be dressy, casual, fun or all three.

My .02 of course.

Enjoy!