Platinum Day Date Owners

[Maiden]

Hi a few questions to any members who own/owned the Platinum Day Date, in any size configuration. If you wore as a daily, how did you find the platinum held up. Would it be comparable to gold? I assume without the fluted bezel the watch would remain generally under the radar? Which part of the watch did you feel showed scratches the most. Thank you for any input you may have on owning this wonderful watch.

Cheers!

[kilyung]

Without a doubt, the polished bezel shows the most wear. However it's no more or less than my steel watches. Pt is softer than steel or gold but you don't lose metal with polishing. I wear mine daily in rotation with a number of gold watches. All of them have been perfectly fine.

[1William]

I have owned several Platinum DD's over the years and have not found them too prone to wear. I only wear mine in a rotation with several others. The bigger issue for me is the lack of adjustability in the president bracelet.

[Widows Son]

I always thought platinum was harder than gold, hence it was more difficult for jewelers to work with.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Widows Son

I always thought platinum was harder than gold, hence it was more difficult for jewelers to work with.

It's denser, which wear tools out faster. And it's gummy, which fouls tools and requires specialized techniques. For both these reasons, it's more difficult to work with.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by 1William

The bigger issue for me is the lack of adjustability in the president bracelet.

^ This should be the biggest concern with any president or jubilee bracelet model.

[blue16613]

Originally Posted by Maiden

Hi a few questions to any members who own/owned the Platinum Day Date, in any size configuration. If you wore as a daily, how did you find the platinum held up. Would it be comparable to gold? I assume without the fluted bezel the watch would remain generally under the radar? Which part of the watch did you feel showed scratches the most. Thank you for any input you may have on owning this wonderful watch.

Cheers!

I have worn a PT DD as a daily wearer for 17 years. The PT has held up perfectly. Not a single issue. I wore a gold one daily for 15 years before I acquired the PT. I find the PT has worn far better than the gold. The "stealth" nature of the PT vs gold was a major plus for me. As for the comfort of the bracelet, I disagree with the earlier poster. I find mine to be incredibly comfortable. You just need to assure it is fitted correctly. My only intitial hesitation was the price. But I have never looked back nor had a moment of buyer's remorse.

[yessir69]

Never had a problem with excessive wear. Traded mine because of the weight. It's really heavy.

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[hijueputa]

Why doesn't the plat DD come with a fluted bezel?

[blue16613]

Originally Posted by hijueputa

Why doesn't the plat DD come with a fluted bezel?

What I've heard is that PT is too difficult to "machine" to create a fluted bezel. Not sure if this is true or not but I think over time the non-fluted bezel has become one of the hallmarks, so to speak, of the PT DD and allows the knowledgable WIS to distinguish a PT DD from a WG DD from afar.

Interested to hear what folks more expert than me have to add.......

[kenlperry]

Originally Posted by hijueputa

Why doesn't the plat DD come with a fluted bezel?

I believe it's what blue said. The white gold DD does not come with a smooth bezel and the platinum DD does not come in fluted, therefore making it quite easy to determine which metal a silver colored Day-Date is just by looking at it. I could be wrong, but based on the 1000's of watches I've looked at online and in store I'm pretty sure I'm correct.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by hijueputa

Why doesn't the plat DD come with a fluted bezel?

It's to differentiate the Pt model from the WG model. While the blue dial is easily identifiable to most as a Pt model there are other dial options that make it difficult to differentiate such as the black dials. So the smooth bezel usually helps. As for the argument that it's difficult to flute a platinum bezel, just turn over the watch and look at the caseback which has the micro fluting necessary for the caseback tool to grab it.

[hijueputa]

Thanks for the background all. Very much appreciated.

[ptxl]

Nice watch to wear it almost everyday.
Original Rolex dial.

[tomchicago]

Keep in mind gold is worth 20% more than platinum: http://www.kitco.com/market/
Go with white gold.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by kilyung

It's to differentiate the Pt model from the WG model. While the blue dial is easily identifiable to most as a Pt model there are other dial options that make it difficult to differentiate such as the black dials. So the smooth bezel usually helps. As for the argument that it's difficult to flute a platinum bezel, just turn over the watch and look at the caseback which has the micro fluting necessary for the caseback tool to grab it.

Well said Mike

[ap1]

Holds up fine for daily. And is heavy like a tank

[Maiden]

Thanks for all the input guys. Much appreciated. If theres more, keep it coming. I am guessing that the 36mm version is hefty as well.

[blue16613]

Originally Posted by Maiden

Thanks for all the input guys. Much appreciated. If theres more, keep it coming. I am guessing that the 36mm version is hefty as well.

Hefty when compared to most other watches but significantly less so than the DD 40

You should see if you can compare all three (DD 36, DD 40 and DD II) all side by side. And, then wear each of them for a little while. That will surely help you with your decision making process.

[Maiden]

Originally Posted by blue16613

Hefty when compared to most other watches but significantly less so than the DD 40

You should see if you can compare all three (DD 36, DD 40 and DD II) all side by side. And, then wear each of them for a little while. That will surely help you with your decision making process.

Thanks I really need to do that. I have a 36mm yg DD and I am fine with the size on my 7.25 in wrist. The president bracelet and fluted bezel gives it enough visual mass for me. I am wondering if the 36 PT version will look a little small without the fluted bezel? Best way will be to try them all on.

Cheers.

[BrownDog09]

Originally Posted by 1William

I have owned several Platinum DD's over the years and have not found them too prone to wear. I only wear mine in a rotation with several others. The bigger issue for me is the lack of adjustability in the president bracelet.

My goodness what a stunning watch. The Margot Robbie of watches.....


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[Bigsykedaddy]

I always thought that Platinum was hard to work with hence why the Pt DD only comes in a domed bezel? Is it really only to distinguish it from white gold?

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by Bigsykedaddy

I always thought that Platinum was hard to work with hence why the Pt DD only comes in a domed bezel? Is it really only to distinguish it from white gold?

Pt is harder to work with due to its qualities (but not impossible) but it's mainly a differentiation thing in this case.

[jenniferjanef]

Originally Posted by ptxl

Nice watch to wear it almost everyday.
Original Rolex dial.

Amazing dial! Never seen one of this before! Do kindly share more photos under natural lighting! thank you for sharing!

[Bigsykedaddy]

Originally Posted by kilyung

Pt is harder to work with due to its qualities (but not impossible) but it's mainly a differentiation thing in this case.

Cool, thank you. I've always wondered why.

[ptxl]

Originally Posted by jenniferjanef

Amazing dial! Never seen one of this before! Do kindly share more photos under natural lighting! thank you for sharing!

Next time when I get the watch from the safe box.

As you can see, Rolex cut the back from the diamond to fit into everything. Otherwise the diamond is too long. Rolex did not use brilliants for this dial.

[Etschell]

i find the platinum day date to be the best bang for the buck, im referring to the last generation not current:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=503448

[MonsterSS]

Originally Posted by ptxl

Nice watch to wear it almost everyday.
Original Rolex dial.

dang!!!

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by kilyung

Pt is harder to work with due to its qualities (but not impossible) but it's mainly a differentiation thing in this case.

To add to your argument, they managed to machine the case and bracelet, which have significant complexities, so a bezel of whatever variety wouldn't be any more challenging.