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1 December 2015, 09:58 AM
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Platinum in everyday life?
I've read all the recent posts (unless I missed a few) on the PM Rolex's - Platinum vs. gold vs. SS etc. on how it wears / hardness etc. The discussions tend to get down to metallurgy and are interesting but can any platinum owners share real life experience on wear over time / scratching / dulling of PCL's etc? I'm thinking of going platinum and I'm worried in real life how it will hold up.
If I go this route, due to cost, I'm going to have to pare down my collection. All of my watches are worn, no safe queens, and obviously if I do this it will be worn quite a bit as my rotation will shrink. Anyone had one serviced? Did it polish up at service time like the other metals and come back looking new? Thanks for the insight - pictures wouldn't hurt....... 
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1 December 2015, 10:00 AM
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Paging Dr. Tom. Paging Dr. Tom.
He has been wearing a platinum Daytona for a while and can tell you all about it. |
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1 December 2015, 10:09 AM
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1 December 2015, 10:47 AM
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I have several watches
I am at the point where my platinum Daytona is my daily wearer I do everything with it and it really is indestructible!! It is my favorite watch and metal BY FAR!!    This watch has been through hell and back including a car crash at over 160mph...still looks great after three years... This pic is from a few days ago.... 
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1 December 2015, 10:59 AM
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1 December 2015, 11:29 AM
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1 December 2015, 11:32 AM
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Well that answers that! I was going to start a can your daytona handle 160 mph race car crashes thread...but that's also settled here
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1 December 2015, 11:44 AM
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1 December 2015, 11:54 AM
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 Glad you found a new car and your way back to the track doc
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1 December 2015, 12:07 PM
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 and of course thank goodness you survived to drive another day!
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1 December 2015, 12:07 PM
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The worst part of having platinum on your wrist is the stupid smile it puts on your face. I got to try on Dr. Tom's at Road Atlanta in April and I'm still smiling!!
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1 December 2015, 12:09 PM
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1 December 2015, 12:28 PM
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So I happened to show my wife this thread and she said (upon seeing Dr. Tom's Playtona) "I like that watch. It's not garishly green or over the top. Very classic looking." First thought...do not show her the Hulk I have coming this week (finally). Second thought...how do I go about selling a kidney (or other body part) to afford getting a Playtona that she seems to like. My only mistake was telling her how much those beauties are!
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1 December 2015, 12:41 PM
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1 December 2015, 12:45 PM
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Easy to wear pt daily
For me the only watch out is starch in shirt cuffs: the starch crystals create hundreds of tiny abrasions.
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1 December 2015, 02:02 PM
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If your a plumber then I wouldn't but if you work in an office or are retired. I would rock it till my arm fell off.
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1 December 2015, 02:07 PM
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It is my favorite metal to wear!!
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1 December 2015, 04:29 PM
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Would it help if the car was made out of platinum too
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1 December 2015, 04:57 PM
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This is one of the best examples that demonstrate Rolex watches are meant to be worn. Thank you, Tom.
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1 December 2015, 07:54 PM
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Works for me as a daily wearer and mine is circa 2001 form memory. No major scratches and no polishing.
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1 December 2015, 09:37 PM
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1 December 2015, 09:49 PM
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Pt wears about the same as St/St in metallurgical life and the movements are much the same within similar models.
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1 December 2015, 11:20 PM
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1 December 2015, 11:24 PM
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1 December 2015, 11:24 PM
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Glad the 160mph crash was only a car problem! Glad you and the watch are ok!
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2 December 2015, 12:32 AM
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2 December 2015, 01:20 AM
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Tom is the man!
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2 December 2015, 01:20 AM
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Thanks for the responses. Hopefully, not matter what watches any of us wear, we don't all temp fate with 160 crashes. Glad that worked out safely.
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2 December 2015, 03:05 AM
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well the watch held up well!!
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2 December 2015, 03:41 AM
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