if Rolex puts its name on a doggy bag and puts a 20k price tag on it I bet you there would be a waiting list for that and an auction afterwards on the first doggy bag that Rolex made.
Disagree entirely. Removing it is Rolex saying "we failed and are ashamed", keeping it on says "we failed, but learned". "Cosmograph" is almost a nod to Omega at this point, a handshake.
@@sylinmino No. removing means keeping it real. What history? If you're going to talk about history, before the name Daytona came up, it was to be called the Le Mans. They weren't allowed to call it Le Mans, so they went with a 2nd choice of Daytona. Since they weren't selected as the watch for space, they shouldn't call themselves the "cosmograph". Besides, that dial already has WAY too many lines of script.
Rolex bizarre decision - making the Rolex 39mm Explorer with small hands of a 36mm, then fixing the hands, and lume for the perfect 39mm Explorer, only to completely delete it from its catalogue. What the heck?!
There was very little wrong with those fatter lugs on the 40mm. In many ways they made it fit better on the wrist and balanced it (than had it had more tapered/narrower lugs). However, as the size increases, I agree to taper them more to reduce the watch weight and bulk.
If I had to pay for a zenith or have any Rolex for free, id be writing a cheque for another zenith. I really really can not get on board with the Rolex brand and what it has become, watches are perfectly fine no doubt, but the brand and its image? 🤔
@@pplpilot I have a Rolex OP which I was lucky to buy for RRP. It's the only Rolex I have and I'm not interested the brand in anymore. Don't like the image, all the idiot social media bloggers going on about them, morons wearing them etc. The OP is a nice watch but only just worth the money I paid.The last watch bought was the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport. I did have a look to see what Rolex could offer me for the same money and there was no model that interested me. The Zenith is a kick ass watch for the money.
@@angelos6817 I have the skeleton defy and the chrono sport. Nothing in rolex line up to be as interesting as the skeleton, the Daytona arguably competes with the chrono sport but that would mean paying waaaaay over and/or waiting a hundred years, its just not worth it. Eg, Why pay 40k+ for what is a 10k watch at best? Same with all rolex.
Not gonna lie for the longest time I thought you (the disembodied hands) were the owner of watchfinder, hearing that you are an employee blew my mind because the voice and hands are so integral to the brand in my head.
Except it looks really nothing like the speedmaster. Neither case, nor bezel, subdials, bracelet, or really anything else. By your logic every chronograph is a speedmaster knock off.
In 1976 i went to purchase n Omega Speedmaster Professional for my work watch, Thank God I was talked out of it and into a Rolex 6239 later referred to as a "Paul Newman" and there was a £70 difference in the price. Look what the Omega is selling for now and the Rolex, one buys a car and the Rolex buys a house.
Anyone actually lived through the 60s and 70s can confirm if the manual wind Daytona was THAT unpopular? I very often see old photos of celebrities, athletes, industry people, etc from that era wearing a Daytona
how much is that sea dweller lume lasting? , down there is cold and dark, and you cant dive as fast as a rock, or you really wouldnt like to dive at all in that case
@@shaynem3780 They dumped red, green, and yellow altogether. They kept the Tiffany Blue color but only for the 36mm and 31mm. Tiffany Blue no longer an option on the 41mm.
The biggest blunder of the Rolex submariner is that it now has 21mm strap size. WTF Rolex. I don't care about lug shape that much, but I do care that you can't fit any straps now.. Oh yeah, and getting rid of drilled lugs sucks as welll.
Whilst I agree that a 21mm width is less preferable than 20mm for strap compatibility, most owners will stick with the stock bracelet anyway because it’s that’s good! Plus, the more popular makers of rubber straps make compatible straps anyway 👍
This guy has a lot of talent with his story telling. I wonder if he also does the editing and music selection because you will be in high demand my friend! Hit da 👍
LOL I was literally laying in bed yesterday thinking that while Omega holds no candle to the no frills simplicity and elegance of Rolex designs, the Daytona always occurred to me as an odd piece. It somehow lacks... something... in comparison to the pretty much perfect Speedmaster.
I, and probably lots of people too, seem to like the watches with connections back to the mid century. The Daytona was beyond unpopular and those legendary Sea Dwellers were toned-down, smaller w/o cyclops. Maybe that’s why BB58 is loved by so many. Btw, I never understood the screw-down chrono pushers. I would just stop using the function altogether cuz I’d hate to find my watch under water AFTER realizing I forgot to screw them down… aaahhhhhh!
In my opinion, it shows that Rolex is desperate for "innovation". The only "real" innovation of the past DECADES on the submariner is the clasp of the bracelet: from sheet metal to a machined one.
The watch community is bizarre to me. People crave a mechanical movement that doesn't keep the correct time, you have to join a queue to do so, and costs a bloody fortune to do so. I recently inherited my dads Rolex "Rootbeer GMT" and it cost me over £900 to have it serviced so that it could lose 3-5 seconds per day. Having said that, its worth a lot of money. Weird!
15 seconds a day is fine with me, shoot 60 seconds a day is plenty accurate to time anything reasonable, if one is needing higher accuracy than that then a watch is the wrong tool. I have 10 watches, 4 are automatic and I don't keep any of those on winders. Anytime I set the time on one I don't bother attempting to be exactly on, no reason to.
Steve It’s a mechanical watch. That is very very good. Actually it’s remarkable. All those little parts working in unison. 900 pounds is on target to service that watch. You have a piece of your dad with you. That is priceless. Wear it in good health.
To many people see Rolex as an investment, buy one and sell it 10 minutes later around the corner of the dealer. What i have learned is that this brand not only makes great watches but the way the movements inside are made is from another level. We live in a time where when something is broken you buy another one, phone dead just buy a new one. Most companies dont care about their products, they only think dollars. Rolex is one of the very few brands that makes a man feel proud and in 25 years, when it needs a service you still can go to a watchmaker to clean it, fix it and oil it to make it run for another 25 years. This is how good the components in a Rolex are. On the outside made for the wearer, on the inside made by an engineer. And still not availble in plastic.
25 years? Who are you kidding? Every 10 years a Rolex should be serviced, and it can take a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks for each watch to be serviced. It has been pointed out on a few websites that sending a Rolex back to the factory isn't a good idea, due to the fact machine polishing, which is often done, when not asked for wears away logos from watch straps, even companies such as Seiko hand polish, and are more careful. Find a good watch maker ( that you trust) who has the ability to do the required work isn't as easy as you have just made it sound.
Agreed! I just want one to add to my collection but I’m not losing sleep over it. Way over hyped and the ADs don’t really give you much respect for willing to spend 10k+ on their products
This is why I’m swapping my collection for a A. Lange & Söhne. instead. Have a Daytona, hulk, gmt, gold datejust.. bought a 1815 Annual Calendar and Odysseus. Hoping to add a Datograph / 1815 Chronograph in the future. If you want to go for quality do Lange.. if you want to be associated with flippers, go patronise ADs with their demands and get the Rolex to flip. That’s my personal take. No right or wrong. Don’t hate me. Constructive comments welcomed!
Amazing collection! There are still many Rolex fans who collect because they admire their quality & comfort (even if short of Lange standards!) I’m one of them!! I would love to have any of the pieces you have & I too am playing the waiting game with my AD. I don’t like it but am patient to get watch(es) I will keep and enjoy and certainly not flip! The flippers spoil it for us genuine enthusiasts! And Rolex more and more is becoming associated with them, sadly. Not necessarily a reason for genuine Rolex lovers to give up their collections though…
Rolex has the same problem as Porsche, that is that the vast majority of their customers are repeat customers who really REALLY do not like change. You see the same sort of outrage with the 911 if it gets 2 cm longer, or 1cm wider, etc.
I’m fascinated with all this. I’ve never spent over about US$300 on a watch. It drives me to distraction if my watch and phone have a difference of time more than a second or two. The thought of spending Rolex money on a watch that’s not accurate to 5 seconds or better a year is… absurdity.
This!!! I love mechanical watches, but every time I’ve bought one the love affair quickly dies when the watch loses or gains time over a week, never mind a month or year. And don’t get me started on what it costs to get them serviced.
You don’t buy a Rolex to tell the time!😂 Joking aside & each to their own but I couldn’t honestly care less if I my mechanical watch loses/gains a couple of seconds a day: To me, owning a mechanical watch (in particular a Rolex, but not brand limited) is to enjoy something beautifully crafted from hundreds of parts; a luxury item of heritage, value & appreciation that I can be proud to wear for a lifetime and pass down to my kids. If I want pin-point accurate time I’ll look at my soulless phone. If I want 99% accurate time plus all the other benefits and joys of owning a Rolex I’ll look at my wrist! 😉
For some reason, I love that watch (gold Daytona with leather strap). I have Submariner and Bvlgari Solotempo so I don't need it especially at that price; but I still want one. For me this is the best Rolex and I wouldn't want to change strap anyway.
I've owned that Daytona since early 2016. It's impossible to read when outdoors in sunlight. Lume is useless after dark. They're just vanity purchases. My Seiko chronograph is superior & I wear that daily.
@lukespector5550 Everything is vanity piece. You have perfect time on your mobile phone. I would rather not have a watch than have Seiko. Hate everything about it. Sorry
The Daytona name has nothing to do with Nascar. It's named for the 24 hours of Daytona, a legendary sports car race at the same Daytona track but using the road course configuration. Rolex has been the title sponsor of the race for over 30 years. This race is also the namesake of Ferrari Daytonas and Shelby Daytona coupes. NASCAR's Daytona 500 is a big race but not many people outside of the US care about it, especially Swiss watch companies. The 24 however is a big deal internationally. Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Nissan, etc have all won there.
Never got the hype around the Rolex Daytona… Was it first only in the USA? Is it an example of expensive marketing being more important than history and heritage? Thanks for the interesting video!
Well part of it is name me an automatic chronograph that is thinner than a Daytona for less than 100k? There may be one but I can't think of it. Everything thinner except for a few super expensive hyper-watches are either not automatic or not chronographs. If it has a Zenith or Valjouz movement, it's at least 1mm thicker. A module even more.
Why not show the extra parts on the Daytona strap version? If you’re talking about how it had these extra parts that the bracelet version didn’t, then why not show it?
Rolex Bakelite bezels on the GMT Master is an obvious yet old mistake. I do wonder why they haven’t gone back to a lumed bezel since it would make GMT Master II a much more usable tool. The pvd process seems expensive, unnecessary and odd.
An Air King oddity? Does any other "Pilots Watch" have crown guards? I thought they show off their Crowns (IWC etc.)! Is the new Air King the only one?
I'm sure the watches they make are excellent, but jayzus i really dislike the 'brand' and what it has become, it has very quickly become the Burberry of the watch world.
Take a few trips to the local AD, you’ll feel that you don’t deserve to be treated like that. If you’re a watch lover, there are so many good quality brands out there! Don’t join flippers to go lick the AD’s shoes!
My wife’s OP34 124200 has the more recent Syloxi hairspring. I had great pleasure in telling my mate who dropped a whopping £42k on a new Daytona that she had a much more advanced hairspring in her little £4K OP. Ha
I understand Rolexes importance to the watch, but I find them extremely dated and boring. It's a basic looking watch built expertly. And having Rolex on your wrist still gives you pride, but its the name, nothing special about them any longer. Rolex people talk about mm in size changes. They've been too copied for too long. I almost want them too go simpler in design, make a watch without the outer bezel. Something different, not hublot different, but just different
Prominent among the dumb things Rolex have done was to alter the original Zenith moment of the Daytona from the original 36,000 bph down to 28,800 bph, which means that it maximum precision is 1/8th of a second instead of the original 1/10th. They stuck with this stupidity when they ditched the Zenith for their own calibre. I’ll have the Zenith chronograph thank you very much.
For out and out crazy it is hard to beat Jaeger LeCoultre’s Futurematic The automatic watch with a manual mainspring which the automatic work will brake if it overwinds it So to save the mainspring when the watch gets close to being fully wound it grabs and holds the oscillating weight
And ive held everything from vintage submariners to platinum day dates with the turquoise dial to a vintage near mint condition Daytona with zero scratches, and while they were all beautiful and fascinating watches nothing compares to the crazy detail that yoy get in these videos
I’m a North Sea diver, myself and most of my colleagues wear the Rolex Sea Dweller at work. Yes, we have dive computers but it’s a good analogue back up that won’t fail.
“U want to save money on your next watch go to watchfinders” LMFAO Im laughing so hard. Go look at their prices. It’s hillarious. You have to be a real mug to buy off these people.
@@garyboyle695 Maybe but if you moved it left to center on the L's vertical line, it would no longer be centered at 12 o'clock. If you instead moved ROLEX right, it would no longer be centered. Isn't it better to have everything centered to the dial? Of course all that could be fixed by changing ROLEX to Rolex. Problem solved.
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if Rolex puts its name on a doggy bag and puts a 20k price tag on it I bet you there would be a waiting list for that and an auction afterwards on the first doggy bag that Rolex made.
Basically the Supreme brick effect.
A sub is 10 grand if your fancy enough to get it from the ad. Lol. You just can’t handle that wrist slap from the grey market 😢
“Unpopular” or “mistakes” by Rolex usually tend to be the more desirable pieces in their future
The fact that Rolex still keeps "Cosmograph" on their Daytona, makes this watch one of the most pretentious watches in existence.
Disagree entirely. Removing it is Rolex saying "we failed and are ashamed", keeping it on says "we failed, but learned". "Cosmograph" is almost a nod to Omega at this point, a handshake.
bullshitgraph..
@@fenianlewis agreed with you. This person saying Rolex should scrap it is like saying Rolex should be ashamed of their history.
Yachtmaster II is on a different scale of pretentiousness
@@sylinmino No. removing means keeping it real. What history? If you're going to talk about history, before the name Daytona came up, it was to be called the Le Mans. They weren't allowed to call it Le Mans, so they went with a 2nd choice of Daytona. Since they weren't selected as the watch for space, they shouldn't call themselves the "cosmograph". Besides, that dial already has WAY too many lines of script.
Rolex bizarre decision - making the Rolex 39mm Explorer with small hands of a 36mm, then fixing the hands, and lume for the perfect 39mm Explorer, only to completely delete it from its catalogue. What the heck?!
Getting rid of parts
effectively making it a limited edition without the marketing or production issues inherent
@@justinscott7492 hmmmm. Interesting . Yes, the unadvertised Rolex Limited Edition. It’s all so very clear now 🙏🏼⌚️
There was very little wrong with those fatter lugs on the 40mm. In many ways they made it fit better on the wrist and balanced it (than had it had more tapered/narrower lugs). However, as the size increases, I agree to taper them more to reduce the watch weight and bulk.
Absolutely disagree! The bigger lugs and crown guards were an abomination. Made the watch clunkier on the wrist and served no purpose.
I've had the exact same thought about Rolex and silicon balance springs - makes me wonder what they're waiting for.
I challenge anyone to truly notice the difference between 40mm and 41mm without measuring or being told.
you're whittling therm down at least. From 60% to 55. Silver lining guys!
What do you mean?
It took a Zenith movement to make the Daytona great.
If I had to pay for a zenith or have any Rolex for free, id be writing a cheque for another zenith. I really really can not get on board with the Rolex brand and what it has become, watches are perfectly fine no doubt, but the brand and its image? 🤔
@@pplpilot I have a Rolex OP which I was lucky to buy for RRP. It's the only Rolex I have and I'm not interested the brand in anymore. Don't like the image, all the idiot social media bloggers going on about them, morons wearing them etc. The OP is a nice watch but only just worth the money I paid.The last watch bought was the new Zenith Chronomaster Sport. I did have a look to see what Rolex could offer me for the same money and there was no model that interested me. The Zenith is a kick ass watch for the money.
@@angelos6817 I have the skeleton defy and the chrono sport. Nothing in rolex line up to be as interesting as the skeleton, the Daytona arguably competes with the chrono sport but that would mean paying waaaaay over and/or waiting a hundred years, its just not worth it. Eg, Why pay 40k+ for what is a 10k watch at best? Same with all rolex.
No room for a date window but a paragraph of superfluous text? Now that my friends is superlative.
Not gonna lie for the longest time I thought you (the disembodied hands) were the owner of watchfinder, hearing that you are an employee blew my mind because the voice and hands are so integral to the brand in my head.
I have a soft spot for the seadweller, the more depth the cooler!
Rightly said “Daytona, a Knock-off of the Omega Speedmaster” that’s what the reality is.
Except it looks really nothing like the speedmaster. Neither case, nor bezel, subdials, bracelet, or really anything else. By your logic every chronograph is a speedmaster knock off.
Omega is only hustling they don’t have any design sensibilities
In 1976 i went to purchase n Omega Speedmaster Professional for my work watch, Thank God I was talked out of it and into a Rolex 6239 later referred to as a "Paul Newman" and there was a £70 difference in the price. Look what the Omega is selling for now and the Rolex, one buys a car and the Rolex buys a house.
@@joannedrake6019 haha, wow kudos to everyone he who talked you out !! & happy that ypu have an iconic watch
WatchFinder: Rolex won’t mind selling you another one
Rolex: ……
Anyone actually lived through the 60s and 70s can confirm if the manual wind Daytona was THAT unpopular? I very often see old photos of celebrities, athletes, industry people, etc from that era wearing a Daytona
Issuing the utilitarian sea dweller as a two tone. Most bizarre move ever
If the bezel doesn't rotate, why are the numbers upside down at the bottom on the Daytona?
What about the two tone explorer?
Because this video is about mistakes. That was no mistake!
And the new air king 40.
I never thought I’d say this but I want one lol. Called my AD directly as soon as I found out about the new size.
@@mitchmitchell9588 You could argue that it is a mistake if its not popular enough or the reaction to the watch is poor.
19mm on the new explorer 🙄
Great content as always and succesive videos over the last couple of weeks. Happy days.
Have you done any videos on Orient watches?
The 40mm Sub was perfectly proportioned.
Lugs were a bit chunky on the 116610
SD43 is a superb watch for those of us with larger wrists
how much is that sea dweller lume lasting? , down there is cold and dark, and you cant dive as fast as a rock, or you really wouldnt like to dive at all in that case
One bizarre decision is discontinuing their new oyster perpetual line.
They're not? From my understanding they are dropping the Tiffany blue colour in 41mm
@@Czeron01 I thought it was all new colours.
@@shaynem3780 They dumped red, green, and yellow altogether. They kept the Tiffany Blue color but only for the 36mm and 31mm. Tiffany Blue no longer an option on the 41mm.
The Yacht-Master II comes to mind. A complication nobody asked for in a watch that's too big with an unsightly dial.
It's all academic - you can't walk into an AD and walk out with one on your wrist.
I don ´t care anymore about Rolex.
Me either Rolex I'd largely irrevant now as no one can buy one
@@MT-kx2uc Same
The biggest blunder of the Rolex submariner is that it now has 21mm strap size. WTF Rolex. I don't care about lug shape that much, but I do care that you can't fit any straps now.. Oh yeah, and getting rid of drilled lugs sucks as welll.
Whilst I agree that a 21mm width is less preferable than 20mm for strap compatibility, most owners will stick with the stock bracelet anyway because it’s that’s good! Plus, the more popular makers of rubber straps make compatible straps anyway 👍
This guy has a lot of talent with his story telling. I wonder if he also does the editing and music selection because you will be in high demand my friend! Hit da 👍
I actually think the voice gets a bit old and tiring after watching a couple of these
LOL I was literally laying in bed yesterday thinking that while Omega holds no candle to the no frills simplicity and elegance of Rolex designs, the Daytona always occurred to me as an odd piece. It somehow lacks... something... in comparison to the pretty much perfect Speedmaster.
I have one from my AD. It has a black dial and black ceramic dial as shown here.
It’s beautiful.
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@@anonymoushuman8962 yeah don't get me wrong it surely is a beautiful watch. I just don't think it is THE holy grail it is often made out to be.
That decision to put a crown guard on the air king is a strange one... It looks like the watch has had a boob job...
I, and probably lots of people too, seem to like the watches with connections back to the mid century. The Daytona was beyond unpopular and those legendary Sea Dwellers were toned-down, smaller w/o cyclops. Maybe that’s why BB58 is loved by so many.
Btw, I never understood the screw-down chrono pushers. I would just stop using the function altogether cuz I’d hate to find my watch under water AFTER realizing I forgot to screw them down… aaahhhhhh!
In my opinion, it shows that Rolex is desperate for "innovation".
The only "real" innovation of the past DECADES on the submariner is the clasp of the bracelet: from sheet metal to a machined one.
ROLEX HAVE A CCROWN,BUT OMEGA IS NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By what measure Einstein???
Oh because you got a plastic moon swatch!!!!
Rolex never admits a mistake-I give you the Airking 😆!!
come on you couldn't clean the dust around the cyclops before posting the macros?
I dunno, man, those glaciers are changing plenty despite Rolex.
This is why I prefer vintage rolex thinner case drilled lug holes so much better than the current gen
The watch community is bizarre to me.
People crave a mechanical movement that doesn't keep the correct time, you have to join a queue to do so, and costs a bloody fortune to do so.
I recently inherited my dads Rolex "Rootbeer GMT" and it cost me over £900 to have it serviced so that it could lose 3-5 seconds per day.
Having said that, its worth a lot of money.
Weird!
3-5 seconds?!!!! What will you ever do with such lost perceived time?!!
15 seconds a day is fine with me, shoot 60 seconds a day is plenty accurate to time anything reasonable, if one is needing higher accuracy than that then a watch is the wrong tool.
I have 10 watches, 4 are automatic and I don't keep any of those on winders. Anytime I set the time on one I don't bother attempting to be exactly on, no reason to.
It’s a crazy world, isn’t it?
Steve It’s a mechanical watch. That is very very good. Actually it’s remarkable. All those little parts working in unison. 900 pounds is on target to service that watch. You have a piece of your dad with you. That is priceless. Wear it in good health.
@@loganbarr853 Cheers, Logan!
Shouldn't the title of this video be more like: "5 reasons these will all go up in value, significantly." Look no further than the Rainbow.
IMHO, Rolex putting the cyclops window in their sea dweller was a bizarre move. I love all Rolex’s but not a cyclops window.
One must always know what the date is underwater 🌊
To many people see Rolex as an investment, buy one and sell it 10 minutes later around the corner of the dealer. What i have learned is that this brand not only makes great watches but the way the movements inside are made is from another level. We live in a time where when something is broken you buy another one, phone dead just buy a new one. Most companies dont care about their products, they only think dollars. Rolex is one of the very few brands that makes a man feel proud and in 25 years, when it needs a service you still can go to a watchmaker to clean it, fix it and oil it to make it run for another 25 years. This is how good the components in a Rolex are. On the outside made for the wearer, on the inside made by an engineer. And still not availble in plastic.
25 years? Who are you kidding? Every 10 years a Rolex should be serviced, and it can take a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks for each watch to be serviced. It has been pointed out on a few websites that sending a Rolex back to the factory isn't a good idea, due to the fact machine polishing, which is often done, when not asked for wears away logos from watch straps, even companies such as Seiko hand polish, and are more careful. Find a good watch maker ( that you trust) who has the ability to do the required work isn't as easy as you have just made it sound.
Sick of RUclips channels harping on about Rolex constantly TBH - half of us despise the brand & half of us adore them but can't get one anyway...
Agreed! I just want one to add to my collection but I’m not losing sleep over it. Way over hyped and the ADs don’t really give you much respect for willing to spend 10k+ on their products
I'm in the despise camp. Hateful brand, why people fall over themselves ro play the games and suck up to dealers to get them is beyond me.
Can you make a video on the two tone sub? I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks!
This is why I’m swapping my collection for a A. Lange & Söhne. instead. Have a Daytona, hulk, gmt, gold datejust.. bought a 1815 Annual Calendar and Odysseus. Hoping to add a Datograph / 1815 Chronograph in the future. If you want to go for quality do Lange.. if you want to be associated with flippers, go patronise ADs with their demands and get the Rolex to flip. That’s my personal take. No right or wrong. Don’t hate me. Constructive comments welcomed!
Amazing collection! There are still many Rolex fans who collect because they admire their quality & comfort (even if short of Lange standards!) I’m one of them!! I would love to have any of the pieces you have & I too am playing the waiting game with my AD. I don’t like it but am patient to get watch(es) I will keep and enjoy and certainly not flip! The flippers spoil it for us genuine enthusiasts! And Rolex more and more is becoming associated with them, sadly. Not necessarily a reason for genuine Rolex lovers to give up their collections though…
Stay on the lists for Rolex, get them cheap then swap them for lange. Your Lange becomes half price! Job done
Rolex has the same problem as Porsche, that is that the vast majority of their customers are repeat customers who really REALLY do not like change. You see the same sort of outrage with the 911 if it gets 2 cm longer, or 1cm wider, etc.
I cannot believe steel Daytonas are now selling at £50k. I’m infuriated that I didn’t buy at £25k. Curse this grey market.
Some day in the future a single Daytona will sell for the GDP of the UK
@@waterzap99 Brexit will do that for you. A Daytona and UK GDP will meet somewhere in the middle.
Congratulations to your success at the Watches and Wonders 2022 Mr. Talking Hands. God bless you and be safe and healthy always. :)
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I’m fascinated with all this. I’ve never spent over about US$300 on a watch. It drives me to distraction if my watch and phone have a difference of time more than a second or two. The thought of spending Rolex money on a watch that’s not accurate to 5 seconds or better a year is… absurdity.
This!!! I love mechanical watches, but every time I’ve bought one the love affair quickly dies when the watch loses or gains time over a week, never mind a month or year. And don’t get me started on what it costs to get them serviced.
Lol. You guys are late to this discussion! By about 35 years.
You don’t buy a Rolex to tell the time!😂
Joking aside & each to their own but I couldn’t honestly care less if I my mechanical watch loses/gains a couple of seconds a day: To me, owning a mechanical watch (in particular a Rolex, but not brand limited) is to enjoy something beautifully crafted from hundreds of parts; a luxury item of heritage, value & appreciation that I can be proud to wear for a lifetime and pass down to my kids. If I want pin-point accurate time I’ll look at my soulless phone. If I want 99% accurate time plus all the other benefits and joys of owning a Rolex I’ll look at my wrist! 😉
Look into Seiko Spring Drive movements then, they are accurate to 1 second a day and averaging 10 seconds a month.
Apple has a watch for you!
Wonder if the GMT case will follow in the new sub footsteps?!
Putting Rolex all the way around the chapter ring!!
For some reason, I love that watch (gold Daytona with leather strap). I have Submariner and Bvlgari Solotempo so I don't need it especially at that price; but I still want one. For me this is the best Rolex and I wouldn't want to change strap anyway.
I've owned that Daytona since early 2016. It's impossible to read when outdoors in sunlight. Lume is useless after dark. They're just vanity purchases. My Seiko chronograph is superior & I wear that daily.
@lukespector5550 Everything is vanity piece. You have perfect time on your mobile phone. I would rather not have a watch than have Seiko. Hate everything about it. Sorry
The Daytona name has nothing to do with Nascar. It's named for the 24 hours of Daytona, a legendary sports car race at the same Daytona track but using the road course configuration. Rolex has been the title sponsor of the race for over 30 years. This race is also the namesake of Ferrari Daytonas and Shelby Daytona coupes. NASCAR's Daytona 500 is a big race but not many people outside of the US care about it, especially Swiss watch companies. The 24 however is a big deal internationally. Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, Nissan, etc have all won there.
This is the correct reason. Not the Nascar Daytona. The 24 Hours of Daytona.
Yes I'm pretty sure they dole out Rolex Daytonas to all the class winners at the 24.
@@joelambert7128 One of the best prizes in all of racing. Second only to Martinsville's Grandfather clock.
Nice video ☺️would it be possible to feature the Seiko SRPE51 ??? Thank you from Canada 🇨🇦.
Got I prefer this format… it’s like slipping into a warm bath. The other one starts like stepping into a shower spraying 100 degree water…
My subscription rate is only 10%. I would be ecstatic with yours. Great video as always.
Never got the hype around the Rolex Daytona…
Was it first only in the USA?
Is it an example of expensive marketing being more important than history and heritage?
Thanks for the interesting video!
Original Daytona looks soft and cheap. But it was worn by few famous people and marketing demon-spawns did their magic and voila.
Well part of it is name me an automatic chronograph that is thinner than a Daytona for less than 100k? There may be one but I can't think of it. Everything thinner except for a few super expensive hyper-watches are either not automatic or not chronographs. If it has a Zenith or Valjouz movement, it's at least 1mm thicker. A module even more.
Agreed. It’s actually a hideous watch. That’s marketing for you. Apparently everybody wishes they were Paul Newman.
Why not show the extra parts on the Daytona strap version? If you’re talking about how it had these extra parts that the bracelet version didn’t, then why not show it?
Bizarre decisions from Rolex 🤔 I’ll start - a LHD GMT Master ii 🤷♂️
I'd say calling something that up until then had failed, a LeMon, wouldn't be the smartest marketing idea 😉
Le Mans even
This video was sponsored by Omega 🤣
The two-tone Rolex explorer is hideous huge mistake
Rolex Bakelite bezels on the GMT Master is an obvious yet old mistake. I do wonder why they haven’t gone back to a lumed bezel since it would make GMT Master II a much more usable tool. The pvd process seems expensive, unnecessary and odd.
Please feature the Tissot Seastar 2000 Professional.
An Air King oddity? Does any other "Pilots Watch" have crown guards? I thought they show off their Crowns (IWC etc.)! Is the new Air King the only one?
Nice vídeo...
I'm sure the watches they make are excellent, but jayzus i really dislike the 'brand' and what it has become, it has very quickly become the Burberry of the watch world.
the watch community is so fickle....as an owner of the 114060, sub no date w/ super case, the case changes are hardly noticeable from the new 124060
Take a few trips to the local AD, you’ll feel that you don’t deserve to be treated like that. If you’re a watch lover, there are so many good quality brands out there! Don’t join flippers to go lick the AD’s shoes!
Looks like NASA's UFO program chart
Why don’t you make buyers guide videos
that annoying asymmetric lug on the steel daytona 😒🤨
Left hand drive GMT anyone? 😂
Unless you are left handed that is
Maybe Rolex should partner up with a cheapo quartz watch maker and issue joint branded plastic Daytonas
stubby lugs was Rolex take on Panerai, which was the most popular watch at that time
Hmmmm very interesting 🤔
My wife’s OP34 124200 has the more recent Syloxi hairspring. I had great pleasure in telling my mate who dropped a whopping £42k on a new Daytona that she had a much more advanced hairspring in her little £4K OP. Ha
Only Rolex can produce and sell 3 "versions" of the JC Deep Sea, which looks 99.9% the same as each other... and call it a day.
Defo a like for this content
I understand Rolexes importance to the watch, but I find them extremely dated and boring. It's a basic looking watch built expertly. And having Rolex on your wrist still gives you pride, but its the name, nothing special about them any longer. Rolex people talk about mm in size changes. They've been too copied for too long. I almost want them too go simpler in design, make a watch without the outer bezel. Something different, not hublot different, but just different
Prominent among the dumb things Rolex have done was to alter the original Zenith moment of the Daytona from the original 36,000 bph down to 28,800 bph, which means that it maximum precision is 1/8th of a second instead of the original 1/10th. They stuck with this stupidity when they ditched the Zenith for their own calibre. I’ll have the Zenith chronograph thank you very much.
They claimed that & eliminating the date wheel made the movement more robust. Less components. I agree with you also.
i have seen your face Andrew!
anything but rolex. If you can't buy one then it might as well not exist.
Its to cool to look at. Thats all
Loved this video as always! Keep it up Mr Talking Hands :)
Can you do a GShock Watch?
You forgot the left handed watch Rolex recently released ...
Forbidden Hidden Mickey
Is it me has this channel become anti Rolex, pro Tudor and indifferent on Patek? 🤷🏼♂️
For out and out crazy it is hard to beat Jaeger LeCoultre’s Futurematic
The automatic watch with a manual mainspring which the automatic work will brake if it overwinds it
So to save the mainspring when the watch gets close to being fully wound it grabs and holds the oscillating weight
Rolex is king.
If I ever get a Rolex I'll inevitability be disappointed because it will never look like the Rolex in a Watchfinder&Co. Video 😅😭😭
And ive held everything from vintage submariners to platinum day dates with the turquoise dial to a vintage near mint condition Daytona with zero scratches, and while they were all beautiful and fascinating watches nothing compares to the crazy detail that yoy get in these videos
Who cares even if I want a new one I can’t get one or I have to pay some jerk a 200% mark up. Stupid business strategy all around
The SD43 cyclops is a story in itself. Check out the ID guy Video guys l.
Really only intended for professional use. Right...
I’m a North Sea diver, myself and most of my colleagues wear the Rolex Sea Dweller at work. Yes, we have dive computers but it’s a good analogue back up that won’t fail.
G-SHOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are approximately 100 letters on this dial. Talk about insecure.
The Daytona and the Day date are the only nice Rolex watches. And personally I would rather have a moon watch, so really they only have the day date.
“U want to save money on your next watch go to watchfinders”
LMFAO Im laughing so hard. Go look at their prices. It’s hillarious. You have to be a real mug to buy off these people.
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7800 is still less than 8000
I wonder how long it will take them to centre the Coronet over the L in Rolex?
It is centered over it, over the entire L and not the vertical line
@@dimatha7 Which aesthetically just looks wrong, It looks unbalanced as my graphic designer friend pointed out.
@@garyboyle695 maybe he can send his CV to Rolex and can change it when he gets the job
@@garyboyle695 Maybe but if you moved it left to center on the L's vertical line, it would no longer be centered at 12 o'clock. If you instead moved ROLEX right, it would no longer be centered. Isn't it better to have everything centered to the dial?
Of course all that could be fixed by changing ROLEX to Rolex. Problem solved.