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Since we're on thought experiments here's another -- you can own only one Rolex and it can't be in steel?
I think gold is too soft for a bracelet watch in frequent wear, so it's gotta be something in platinum.Since we're on thought experiments here's another -- you can own only one Rolex and it can't be in steel?
What's the main concern over time, scratching or bracelet stretch?I think gold is too soft for a bracelet watch in frequent wear, so it's gotta be something in platinum.
It just gets rounded off and starts looking kinda ****** over time, especially on the contact areas of the bracelet. Platinum is noticeably more hard-wearing and keeps its edges far better.What's the main concern over time, scratching or bracelet stretch?
I think gold is too soft for a bracelet watch in frequent wear, so it's gotta be something in platinum.
This pretty much leaves the Day-Date or Daytona. (A handful of Oysterquartz were produced in platinum, and there are probably a few other models out there which were made as one-offs.)
I'd lean toward the Daytona, with the DD a close runner-up.
For sure.Gold may be a soft metal, but I wear this ALL the time and it honestly doesn’t show. Keep in mind that Rolex covers their bracelet screws in ceramic (only on the DD40). Absolutely zero stretch. View attachment 1345141
For sure.
It's just that in the hypothetical situation where I'm limited to just one Rolex, I'm gonna be wearing it every day for everything, so I'd go with platinum for the extra toughness and the characteristic patina that it develops with wear.
PP's waiting lists are certainly no longer chronological. That 3-year wait for a 5711 you were quoted 4 years ago? "Since you don't have a history of purchases with our boutique, then I'm afraid you're looking at another 3 - 4 years, sir." Assuming that they keep you on the list at all. Still, at least they are being open about it.
This idea of ADs selling sought-after models above MSRP - is this an exclusively north American thing? I've not seen this ever happening in the UK, although my watch purchase history does not extend very far back. If it used to be common (in the US and/or elsewhere) and is now prohibited by manufacturers - and sales to grey dealers/flippers risk cancellation of the AD's contract - then the habit of ADs selectively holding back in-demand models to motivate/reward their highest-spending customers is an understandable strategy (still frustrating though).
Sorry.....stainless Daytona.
Since we're on thought experiments here's another -- you can own only one Rolex and it can't be in steel?
Same here. I'd probably go with the in your face blingy yellow gold version though.I'd go with the Smurf, just for something you won't see on many other wrists.
At the PP boutique in question, the waiting list was previously presented as chronological. (The SA stressed how rigorously it was observed, to the point of mentioning that the list was maintained in SAP - this was Switzerland, after all.) Now the message is very different. Perhaps they always secretly prioritised and now they are simply being honest about it? Or perhaps policy changed when interest in the Nautilus went from keen to bonkers? Either way, it's not really surprising and it's hard to find fault with it as a sales strategy. (Other than it being frustrating if - as you say - you're an end consumer who doesn't have the means and/or inclination to buy multiple watches in order to secure the one you want.)Wait lists at most dealers have never been chronological except with maybe a few very decent ADs. I knew one, who used to take a $500 deposit to put you on a list. He would give you an approximate time, and one would often get the watch maybe 2 months earlier than he projected. When I asked about the deposit he said it was often enough to keep would be flippers from taking up space on the wait list. However, most dealers will skip the order on the list as a favor to "Better clients."
I remember someone, maybe on here, saying that a tool watch in precious metal is a watch for tools.