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View Poll Results: Daytona 116500 .. 5 years later which one do you pick?
Black 117 37.62%
White 194 62.38%
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Old 30 May 2021, 05:27 AM   #1
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Daytona 116500 Black or White?

Let’s do a poll after all these years since it’s launched back in 2016.. I know earlier on most vote and bought the white dial.. hence I would say almost 90% of the new SS Daytona I see in the wild are white/panda dial.

If you have a chance to make that purchase again considering this is your first 116500.. which will you pick? White or black?

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Old 30 May 2021, 05:32 AM   #2
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white first

and then i got black too :)
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Old 30 May 2021, 05:36 AM   #3
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My eyes can't easily read the black dial version, so have white and love it!
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Old 30 May 2021, 06:31 AM   #4
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My eyes can't easily read the black dial version, so have white and love it!
+1, and WD is prettier too
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Old 30 May 2021, 06:51 AM   #5
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Old 30 May 2021, 06:58 AM   #6
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Had both... black
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:05 AM   #7
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Would pick white if I had the choice since it's a nice change of pace from the sea of black dials.

I was offered black though and I love it. Very elegant and sleek.

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Old 30 May 2021, 07:09 AM   #8
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Got black first,year later white .
White by 52/48 .Just
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:14 AM   #9
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It's a mind F@#! game.

I originally wanted a white dial(116520) but was offered the black dial. Ecstatic as I was I took it. Then I had Rolex change the dial to white( that's a whole different story). Now that I had white I sure wish I had black again. So years later I had Rolex change it back to black(I still had the original dial and still another different story. So now that I had black again, I sure wish I had the white still. So at the end of the day either one; I'm sure you will be very happy with.

Now that the 116500 is out I have the white and black dial. Though the white dial is sweet. There truly is something very unique, cool, classy and stealth about the black dial though.
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:16 AM   #10
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Everyone who says white actually want to say black but are on the hype train. People who say black know what they are talking about.
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:18 AM   #11
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Buy black and convert to steel.
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:21 AM   #12
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My eyes can't easily read the black dial version, so have white and love it!
My eyes can see its still not a panda lol...
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:21 AM   #13
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In this configuration - 116500LN, it’s the white dial (for me) by a country mile.
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Old 30 May 2021, 07:22 AM   #14
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Let’s do a poll after all these years since it’s launched back in 2016.. I know earlier on most vote and bought the white dial.. hence I would say almost 90% of the new SS Daytona I see in the wild are white/panda dial.

If you have a chance to make that purchase again considering this is your first 116500.. which will you pick? White or black?

Thank you for your participation
I see mostly black dial in the wild which is not often...
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Old 30 May 2021, 08:47 AM   #15
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I waited for the white and even passed on the black while waiting. Both are great, but the white is just stunning.
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Old 30 May 2021, 08:51 AM   #16
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Old 30 May 2021, 08:52 AM   #17
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Old 30 May 2021, 08:58 AM   #18
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White!
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Old 30 May 2021, 09:30 AM   #19
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Old 30 May 2021, 09:56 AM   #20
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This is just my observation, but it seems like non watch people are drawn to the black. The internet loved the white. WIS seem to love what they love regardless of hype.

I don’t know what category I fall into, but I love the black.


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Old 30 May 2021, 10:10 AM   #21
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Old 30 May 2021, 11:29 AM   #22
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Old 30 May 2021, 11:29 AM   #23
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Had both, prefer black.
Black is just badass.
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Old 30 May 2021, 11:54 AM   #24
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Love them both, but black appeals to me just a little more.


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Old 30 May 2021, 11:58 AM   #25
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Had a black ceramic and sold it. Got a white steel and didn’t like it. Wish I had the black ceramic again. I won’t go grey for the ceramics so I’m prob screwed .
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Old 30 May 2021, 12:11 PM   #26
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I had the black and sold it for the white. I couldn’t see the dial as well on the black. The details of the dial stand out more on the white. Both are great- can’t go wrong with either.
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Old 30 May 2021, 12:58 PM   #27
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Everyone who says white actually want to say black but are on the hype train. People who say black know what they are talking about.

Negative. People who say white actually mean white because it’s the more special of the two. Black one is awesome too, but not “special”.


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Old 30 May 2021, 01:32 PM   #28
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negative. People who say white actually mean white because it’s the more special of the two. Black one is awesome too, but not “special”.


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Old 30 May 2021, 01:39 PM   #29
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The black dial is much better looking IMO.
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Old 30 May 2021, 02:13 PM   #30
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The black is definitely the more attractive one, most that voted for white are just on the hype train
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