Trade Opinion Needed: BLNR AND CHNR for SS Daytona White Dial

[Vigilante24]

Hey TRF. Need some honest opinions. Thinking about trading my used BLNR Jubilee and CHNR two tone for a SS Daytona White Dial Brand new. My only other Rolex is my BLRO Pepsi on Jubilee which I’m never getting rid of. Would you say that it’s an even trade or am I completely losing on that one? Thanks for your kind remarks. Haha

[Kyle3130]

No way!

[scottwmitch]

Good evening. Listen, the Daytona is a very nice watch, but I can't get anywhere close to justifying this trade. Good luck as I know the heart wants what the heart wants!

[Vetracer]

I wouldn't make this trade.

[Farsh14]

Christ no

[kieselguhr]

Negative ghost rider

But do what you must

[Skaramanga]

Never !

[Benzsiam]

Keep one GMT and add some cash to the trade.

[MrMercedes]

no way!!

[Driver8]

Certainly not an even trade. Not by a long shot!

That said..., watch-buying should be a "decision of the heart" IMO (within reason obviously), and if the Daytona will mean more to you then go for it. Not everything in this hobby has to be financial in nature.

[sj24k]

if you want the daytona more, and think you'll enjoy the daytona more, then by all means, YES. go for it and ignore everyone else. not a soul out here can tell you what's worth it to you.

you can run the math all day long based on a variety of bids and asks, you can get everyone's opinions about future direction of the market, but in the end they're all just watches and they speak to us all differently. from a strictly numbers standpoint based on current market, most likely not an "even trade," but hard to know without knowing condition and other factors. but again, who cares if it's something YOU really want to do.

[HogwldFLTR]

No way in hell.

[GMT Aviator]

Absolutely not.

[gd12188]

Noooooooo

[rolexpure]

hell no!!!

This is a trade that you will 10000% regret. This is coming from an owner of the 116500LN - trust me its not that special.

[MellowYellowVette]

No way. Get an oyster bracelet for the GMTs instead.

[Rochester585]

pepsi and white dial daytona is a pretty sweet combination...money wise you lose by a mile ( at retail cost) at market price youre much closer to a 1:1 value.

if at all possible, sell both gmts and try to get a daytona from your AD, you could buy that and at least one more piece with the proceeds of your gmt liquidation

[skipstar]

I am a no vote!
I own the White dial Daytona and I would not trade 2 watches for that one.
IMHO
Good luck with your decision.

[denmanproject]

I'm going against the grain and saying do it

I prefer the variety of a GMT and chrono vs a bunch of GMT bezels, personally I would keep the BLNR and trade the Pepsi but that's just me

[1665fan]

If you bought gmts for retail do the deal…

[Danny83]

If you feel like you will never get the call yes

[Pw92676]

Originally Posted by Benzsiam

Keep one GMT and add some cash to the trade.

I’d do the same.

[BallerD124]

I have a Stainless BLRO on jubilee and two tone CHNR and I wouldn’t trade either. I would ask if I could trade the BLNR plus cash for the SS white dial Daytona.

Having a panda/Pepsi/rootbeer lineup would be really nice!


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[Vigilante24]

Originally Posted by nyc10ken

I wouldn't because I like the set you have with all GMTs.

I appreciate it. GMT is definitely my favorite. Such a versatile watch in my opinion and so comfortable on jubilee.

Originally Posted by Benzsiam

Keep one GMT and add some cash to the trade.

That’s some food for thought. I was thinking about selling the BLNR only.

Originally Posted by Driver8

Certainly not an even trade. Not by a long shot!

That said..., watch-buying should be a "decision of the heart" IMO (within reason obviously), and if the Daytona will mean more to you then go for it. Not everything in this hobby has to be financial in nature.

Completely agree. I can’t say the Daytona would mean more to me since it would be a trade for it, but damn the Daytona looks great now wrist. Haha.

Originally Posted by sj24k

if you want the daytona more, and think you'll enjoy the daytona more, then by all means, YES. go for it and ignore everyone else. not a soul out here can tell you what's worth it to you.

you can run the math all day long based on a variety of bids and asks, you can get everyone's opinions about future direction of the market, but in the end they're all just watches and they speak to us all differently. from a strictly numbers standpoint based on current market, most likely not an "even trade," but hard to know without knowing condition and other factors. but again, who cares if it's something YOU really want to do.

Running the numbers it technically would be a loss even at retail for the gmts I purchased. Always comes down to a personal choice but great to hear from others as my wife doesn’t really care. Lmao.

[TK-710]

No. Never. But Rolex doesn’t make a Daytona I’m interested where as I am a big fan of the two you’re considering trading.

[faaaaaaaasterrrrr]

Nope. Math doesn’t work for me.

[fskywalker]

No better sell them privately


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[Vigilante24]

Originally Posted by rolexpure

hell no!!!

This is a trade that you will 10000% regret. This is coming from an owner of the 116500LN - trust me its not that special.

Haha. Always nice to get the opinion from an owner. Holds a little more weight.

Originally Posted by MellowYellowVette

No way. Get an oyster bracelet for the GMTs instead.

I actually prefer the jubilee on the gmt. So comfortable.

Originally Posted by Rochester585

pepsi and white dial daytona is a pretty sweet combination...money wise you lose by a mile ( at retail cost) at market price youre much closer to a 1:1 value.

if at all possible, sell both gmts and try to get a daytona from your AD, you could buy that and at least one more piece with the proceeds of your gmt liquidation

I was thinking the same thing. That’s a Rolex 2 watch collection right there. Financially a loss though. I honestly would wait until getting that GMT before liquidating if that was the route.

Originally Posted by skipstar

I am a no vote!
I own the White dial Daytona and I would not trade 2 watches for that one.
IMHO
Good luck with your decision.

Simplifying that way does make me think it’s not logical. Lol

Originally Posted by nyc10ken

Is the Daytona stickered? I responded a bit too soon at first but now that I think about it some more, I might entertain it even though I'm a fan of the GMT set.

Reason is you're selling high on the two tone and it would be easier to get the Batman and root beer again from another AD than Daytona which is nigh impossible and there's a bigger discontinuation chance of the Daytona than the GMTs. It's not that unfair when you consider the dealer has to make his commission. Over the long term I see the Daytona doing better than either GMT because it's more rare. Just additional things to consider.

Yes two tone is definitely trading well right now. Being able to get the blnr and chnr would be much easier than obtaining the Daytona. I do so the Daytona doing better over time too, but now I’m thinking if I’m down the trade for the right reasons. Still would be pretty difficult to get the blnr and chnr again

Originally Posted by denmanproject

I'm going against the grain and saying do it

I prefer the variety of a GMT and chrono vs a bunch of GMT bezels, personally I would keep the BLNR and trade the Pepsi but that's just me

Yes the variety had me thinking about the trade compared to different color bezels. I might be the minority but the 3 gmts are so different to me though.

Originally Posted by 1665fan

If you bought gmts for retail do the deal…

Gmts were all purchased at retail. Thank goodness lol.

Originally Posted by Danny83

If you feel like you will never get the call yes

I 99% know I wont get the call. 1% is hope.

Originally Posted by BallerD124

I have a Stainless BLRO on jubilee and two tone CHNR and I wouldn’t trade either. I would ask if I could trade the BLNR plus cash for the SS white dial Daytona.

Having a panda/Pepsi/rootbeer lineup would be really nice!


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Yes that was another option too. BLNR would be the first to go for sure.

[jaySL350]

No way mate,,

[mbc]

I'm sorry, but that sounds insane...