I'd say there are multiple reasons why that particular version of the Day Date hasn't blown up and probably never will. 1. 99% of Day Date buyers want the entire package - Presidential bracelet included. 2. If your considering a 36mm it's probably because you like the more modest vintage inspired look. Then you are better off buying an 1803, 18038 or 18238 since the brushed lugs are so much more attractive and are not as ostentatious and blingy as the later references. 3. If the blingyness of the newer Day Date references appeal to you, you're most likely the type of person that'd rather have the 40mm version. In my opinion, the only reason why anyone would buy a Day Date 118xxx reference or later, over an older reference, is because of the updated bracelet where you get solid links and ceramic sleeves. Since you don't get a bracelet with your particular Day Date that's kind of a moot point.
"If your considering a 36mm it's probably because you like the more modest vintage inspired look." That, or you've got teeny-weeny girl wrists like Christian.
Love nkuwan the way you show it! You really focus on showing off the watch. I don't think any other RUclipsr can show off watches in as much detail as you.
Can’t talk about that Seawolf without mentioning the stunning neon minty green triangle at the 24-hour mark on the bezel - it just POPS! against the bakelite bezel
Who the hell is John Mayer?! I wanna hear about Yngwie Malmsteen's all gold Rolex collection along side his Fender Strat collection, Marshal amps, not to mention his awesome Ferraris.
Christian, the first and second picture in this video showed the day date at a the jubilee bracelet? right? So the three-link president bracelet came later? just asking ..... Great video - Greetings from Germany
Totally agree that vintage = value. There is a whole nested set of levels at which this maxim operates, however, depending on brand status. What people new to watches don't realise is that brand status and visibility in the vintage era wasn't always aligned with how we see the same brands today. This means that there is *spectacular* value in vintage watches from brands such as Longines, Girard Perregaux etc, even Japanese market Seiko. Watches that were really high quality, truly innovative and in every way the equal of Rolex when they were made (even using dials made in the same factories, for example). My own collecting focusses on such watches from the late 60s and early 70s, and I've just started a blog (called Moonage watches).
Your advice on doing your due diligence and not waiting for someone else to tell you to like something applies equally to any long-term investment as well. 🔥
Great video as always man! I need your help! I’m struggling to pick which Daydate to go for. Onyx with diamonds or flat green YG. I like them both equally! Which one would you go for in the current market? 🙏🙏🙏
I’m in the same boat I’m about to pull the trigger on a day date 40 I’m not sure what to buy I love ever rose so I’m torn between the olive or the isenkiesel and the only yellow I like is the green or the onyx I believe those will be the keepers for the long term
Beautiful watch, and a great find. Congrats. Has this dial been brought back in the 2024 Day-Date release (yellow gold green ombre dial) ? Look similar I do love it on a strap though, colorful but tones down the full gold a little....this era feels like the Day-Date equivalent of the Daytona Beach
@@DrIstoris he's overrated as a lyricist he is definitely a great guitarist but I think people dick ride him a lot and it's annoying 😅 sorry y'all don't like my opinion
The reason the day spelled out on the day date is better is because it works better with the mind. On many seiko watches it will say “SAT” we don’t speak or think that way we think and say “SATURDAY”. It’s easier on the mind 😊
last i looked, the puzzle (dream watch for me) isn't even on the rolex website. How many billions do you have to have in the bank to even ask for one???
Back in the days when you could actually walk into an AD I was in Bucherer in Vienna and they had both of these in the cabinet and for me, the DD was the one I would have chosen and I loved the shade of green both on the dial and strap. The Daytona green for me was a bit uncouth.
At nkuwan it's not just a watch; it's an art piece. Each design is crafted with unique inspiration and craftsmanship. The exquisite production process reveals not just a watch, but a fashionable feast for the senses.
36mm white dial DayDate is the only Rolex I want, I believe this is one of their most versatile pieces. Dress it up or with a T-shirt and jeans, absolutely timeless.
Call me silly but I love the presidential branchlet way more than the case. If Rolex made precious metal presidential branchlets with a Rolex emblem on top without the watch as silly as it sounds, I would rock it!
So, now that you have this green D/D, would you consider selling your purple one? I love, love that one. Would want to put it on a gold bracelet though. Reach out if you’d be open.
Did Rolex make those Day Date straps in-house? If not, who did they have them made by? I’m considering buying a Day Date but sometimes don’t want to wear it with the Presidential bracelet and I love the way yours looks on the gator strap!
It has always been a mystery to me why this day-date complication is in such high regard. My lowly SKX has this complication too like for $200.....lol!
I NEED SOME WATCH ENTHUSIASTS OPINIONS I’m leaning one way on the following purchase. But want to make sure I’m not making a mistake here.. would you rather purchase. 36mm Rolex Explorer 46mm IWC big pilot Or 36mm Rolex Explorer 41mm Tudor black bay gmt - Pepsi 40mm Grand Seiko heritage spring drive
I can’t stand the Daytona in YG. I am a huge Daytona fan in steel (my daily 116500) actually had the 126500 as well, got rid of it. I do like it in plat also, but to me any sports watch in precious metals is a pimp watch.
The John Mayer skyrocketed because of the Daytona hype. it’s the only Daytona with the green dial . Day dates have always been easy to obtain because you can go back 50 years and get one.
Rolex used to offer leather straps. I think that they could make a comeback and offer bracelet and an appropriate leather strap. Cartier does it and we love it.
I have to say, even though that watch is about as far away as you can get from what I tend to like (I love titanium and usually think Rolex is overrated), I really like it. Even though it is gold, its still basically bulletproof, and even though it says Rolex on the dial and is unimistakably Rolex, the brand tax is small to negligable (any gold watch with the day and date of a similar year and spec will cost about the same if not more). Plus I think it looks awesome with the green croc strap and green dial. And you could swap it onto a rubber strap and wear it to do almost anything. The people who say its lame because it isn't on the bracelet... meh. You're wearing he watch for you, not to impress the commentors here. Though fior whatever its worth, you impressed thss commentor. I think the combination is fire.
Random question for the community, but I’m looking to buy my first dive watch with a budget of around $500. Obviously done a lot of research but just curious if anyone had any “budget” divers they love!
Trouble is that they are just a little ostentatious and arriviste. Scrap metal dealer that hit the big time kind of watch. Doesn’t take away from the fact that some of them are quite attractive.
Daydate 36mm new or old, strap or bracelet (president, jubilee or mesh, yes mesh they exist) is a stellar watch. It just does not look right in 40 mm and I am a man with a large wrist and I own 45mm watches and l2ls of 56
Im not a fan of the day-date complications. Im also not a fan of the coin edge bezel. I prefer the Explorer or the Oster perpetual Im kinda an understaited guy
John Mayer music isnt good. The idea that people flock to something cos a celebrity endorses it just shows everyone is a sheep and watch people are easily manipulated to be basic when thinkng they are different.
This watch never looked special for me... never looked even average.. there are so many much more interesting pieces on the market in this and lower price range..
The day date just screams old people. Will i probably get one eventually as i get older myself? Sure. Would i rather have a more sporty model for now? No brainer.
We miss so much guys Christian I love your chat with them when u are alone in video its bit boring sorry, but your Advert for Aqua terra and Longiness that was the best Video about watch I ever see , it was different it has Heart , story flowb💘
Love these longer-form chats about pieces you really enjoy and why they’re both important and special
It’s the leather strap. If they offered them with the bracelet AND the strap, they’d sell more
I'd say there are multiple reasons why that particular version of the Day Date hasn't blown up and probably never will.
1. 99% of Day Date buyers want the entire package - Presidential bracelet included.
2. If your considering a 36mm it's probably because you like the more modest vintage inspired look. Then you are better off buying an 1803, 18038 or 18238 since the brushed lugs are so much more attractive and are not as ostentatious and blingy as the later references.
3. If the blingyness of the newer Day Date references appeal to you, you're most likely the type of person that'd rather have the 40mm version.
In my opinion, the only reason why anyone would buy a Day Date 118xxx reference or later, over an older reference, is because of the updated bracelet where you get solid links and ceramic sleeves. Since you don't get a bracelet with your particular Day Date that's kind of a moot point.
Good points!
"If your considering a 36mm it's probably because you like the more modest vintage inspired look."
That, or you've got teeny-weeny girl wrists like Christian.
Excellent.
Spot on. The presidential bracelet is just as iconic as the day display itself.
Love nkuwan the way you show it! You really focus on showing off the watch. I don't think any other RUclipsr can show off watches in as much detail as you.
Bought this watch straight from the AD in 2017 at 20% off. Those were the days…
Still a shit piece
Can’t talk about that Seawolf without mentioning the stunning neon minty green triangle at the 24-hour mark on the bezel - it just POPS! against the bakelite bezel
love your charisma and passion for this topic! it was engaging all the way through and also provided alot of that was new to me.
Congrats on this video . The best one I have seen from you .
Is this a social experiment? "How influential am I?"
Lol I was thinking the same
Who the hell is John Mayer?!
I wanna hear about Yngwie Malmsteen's all gold Rolex collection along side his Fender Strat collection, Marshal amps, not to mention his awesome Ferraris.
Love the Green and Gold DayDate. 36mm on leather, perfection 🥃
Disagree. Putting a DD on a leather strap is a crime. The presidential bracelet is just as important as the day display.
I think that green is the pick of the bunch 3:12
Sir Jackie Stewart has been rocking it for years.
That cherry dial , the green and the cognac are the definite winners
Amazing video man, one of the best and couldn’t agree more.
Christian, the first and second picture in this video showed the day date at a the jubilee bracelet? right? So the three-link president bracelet came later? just asking ..... Great video - Greetings from Germany
I love the Day-Date. Been looking at getting a 18238 for around two years now. It’ll come.
There’s also a 40 day date yellow gold / green dial that came out about 3 years ago. I wonder what your thoughts are on this beauty
I’m usually not a big fan of the Rolex green, but I kinda like this watch with the green dial on the green leather.
I will only to leather strap with a deployment buckle. The excess is too ugly for me. Please tell me that’s aftermarket?
Deployant.
Wearing two watches at the same time looks weird. But a good discussion.
Damn not if you are talking about them.
Yellow gold is fine for evening wear. It’s just too loud for daywear unless you live in Dubai or Monaco, for example.
A Day date needs the gold bracelet. Really not a fan of the leather straps people put on them when the vintage bracelets fall apart
Totally agree that vintage = value. There is a whole nested set of levels at which this maxim operates, however, depending on brand status. What people new to watches don't realise is that brand status and visibility in the vintage era wasn't always aligned with how we see the same brands today. This means that there is *spectacular* value in vintage watches from brands such as Longines, Girard Perregaux etc, even Japanese market Seiko. Watches that were really high quality, truly innovative and in every way the equal of Rolex when they were made (even using dials made in the same factories, for example). My own collecting focusses on such watches from the late 60s and early 70s, and I've just started a blog (called Moonage watches).
Congrats on the watch. The green and gold combo looks awesome.
Your advice on doing your due diligence and not waiting for someone else to tell you to like something applies equally to any long-term investment as well. 🔥
Great video as always man! I need your help! I’m struggling to pick which Daydate to go for. Onyx with diamonds or flat green YG. I like them both equally! Which one would you go for in the current market? 🙏🙏🙏
I’m in the same boat I’m about to pull the trigger on a day date 40 I’m not sure what to buy I love ever rose so I’m torn between the olive or the isenkiesel and the only yellow I like is the green or the onyx I believe those will be the keepers for the long term
Always go for the rarest dial
Beautiful watch, and a great find. Congrats.
Has this dial been brought back in the 2024 Day-Date release (yellow gold green ombre dial) ? Look similar
I do love it on a strap though, colorful but tones down the full gold a little....this era feels like the Day-Date equivalent of the Daytona Beach
Great vid! This is peak T&H if you ask me
absolutely love this video! I also absolutely love avocados!
Great video as always you’ve influenced my collection over the years thank you
Describing the oyster case as Rolex's canvas was a beautiful and perfect metaphor.
🤔 The Day-Date mystery is intriguing, great investigation! 🕵️♀️
Solid vid. Keep it up
John Mayer is cool and Paul Newman was cool. Your rich uncle from the 70s and 80s wasn’t cool. But he was wealthy.
Paul Newman is cool John Mayer is okay at best 😅 also my rich uncle WAS badass and so was his watch 😅
@@thefunksbeatsokey at best? He is one of the best guitarists in the world. Lyricist? One of the best in the “pop” scene
John Mayer absolutely fucking rips on guitar. He’s not that same pop sensation he was when he was 22.
@@DrIstoris he's overrated as a lyricist he is definitely a great guitarist but I think people dick ride him a lot and it's annoying 😅 sorry y'all don't like my opinion
@@thefunksbeats have you listened to for example stop this train? Lyrically it is fantastic
The day date is still amazing I want one….texas timex baby
Is it bad that I want one more, because of that nick name 😝
The reason the day spelled out on the day date is better is because it works better with the mind. On many seiko watches it will say “SAT” we don’t speak or think that way we think and say “SATURDAY”. It’s easier on the mind 😊
That is a stunning watch for sure! Maybe the blue one is now my grail!
Love that watch and color
The issue was that none of us liked the leather strap.
I have blue dial 36 fluted bezel stick markers white gold strap its cold 🥶
And bimetallic lady datejust with green dial 💚
Both are perfect imo
Don't like the pin buckle on the other side of the strap. I think GS often do this too. Beautiful watch though.
The Cherry one is on the short list of hopeful pickups this year, so underrated.
last i looked, the puzzle (dream watch for me) isn't even on the rolex website. How many billions do you have to have in the bank to even ask for one???
I am retired and have the Tudor Date Day 36 mm, Vice President.
Back in the days when you could actually walk into an AD I was in Bucherer in Vienna and they had both of these in the cabinet and for me, the DD was the one I would have chosen and I loved the shade of green both on the dial and strap. The Daytona green for me was a bit uncouth.
At nkuwan it's not just a watch; it's an art piece. Each design is crafted with unique inspiration and craftsmanship.
The exquisite production process reveals not just a watch, but a fashionable feast for the senses.
36mm white dial DayDate is the only Rolex I want, I believe this is one of their most versatile pieces. Dress it up or with a T-shirt and jeans, absolutely timeless.
Call me silly but I love the presidential branchlet way more than the case. If Rolex made precious metal presidential branchlets with a Rolex emblem on top without the watch as silly as it sounds, I would rock it!
Zeron really thinks he can make an impact in the watch scene, doesn't he? This delusional RUclipsrs are quite something
So, now that you have this green D/D, would you consider selling your purple one?
I love, love that one. Would want to put it on a gold bracelet though.
Reach out if you’d be open.
My dad’s about to retire, and I’ve asked my AD for a 228238 White Roman dial. Hoping to obtain it.
Did Rolex make those Day Date straps in-house? If not, who did they have them made by? I’m considering buying a Day Date but sometimes don’t want to wear it with the Presidential bracelet and I love the way yours looks on the gator strap!
I feel like the yellow gold and the green face roman numeral day date would be a better comparison
Man, love this collection. Totally agree that they're among the best that Rolex has released in the last 25 years.
Putting a DD on a leather strap is a crime. The presidential bracelet is just as important as the day display.
I’m a watch collector I’m to get a Rolex OP 36 mm for my 20th birthday in 5 years but first I’m getting a Tudor black bay 41 black dial rubber strap
It exploded because it was John Mayer that said it’s a sleeper. If it was Tucker Carlson, ya think it would’ve blown up??
It has always been a mystery to me why this day-date complication is in such high regard. My lowly SKX has this complication too like for $200.....lol!
Christian, you’re saying “value” while meaning “price”.
A lot of truthful statements in this video.
My next purchase will be a 118239 Cherry Dial, so please don't mention this watch too much just yet :D
I wish you would have spent more time on the Zodiac Sea Wolf GMT.
I NEED SOME WATCH ENTHUSIASTS OPINIONS
I’m leaning one way on the following purchase. But want to make sure I’m not making a mistake here.. would you rather purchase.
36mm Rolex Explorer
46mm IWC big pilot
Or
36mm Rolex Explorer
41mm Tudor black bay gmt - Pepsi
40mm Grand Seiko heritage spring drive
2. Definitely number 2. Add the IWC later.
HEY #nkuwan I have been watching you for years and im so proud of where you have made it! I love you so much! Also thanks for making my day
The Day Date without the full Harry Enfield “Loads a Money” bling bracelet is just so restrained and “old money”.
Your DD is ten times classier than the John Mayer Daytona.
I can’t stand the Daytona in YG. I am a huge Daytona fan in steel (my daily 116500) actually had the 126500 as well, got rid of it. I do like it in plat also, but to me any sports watch in precious metals is a pimp watch.
That’s a stretch…
The John Mayer skyrocketed because of the Daytona hype. it’s the only Daytona with the green dial . Day dates have always been easy to obtain because you can go back 50 years and get one.
Rolex used to offer leather straps. I think that they could make a comeback and offer bracelet and an appropriate leather strap. Cartier does it and we love it.
Oh man that Day-Date is awesome
That day date is gorgeous. Is so true new watches are not as special as those oldies. I have a 16800 sub that absolutely love more every day.
If too many people get to skip the waitlist will a new waitlist develop of these VIPs?
If you where really shopping for a new daydate, you would cross shop other brands and for £30K+ you can get PP, AP and VC or a gold Daytona.
I have to say, even though that watch is about as far away as you can get from what I tend to like (I love titanium and usually think Rolex is overrated), I really like it. Even though it is gold, its still basically bulletproof, and even though it says Rolex on the dial and is unimistakably Rolex, the brand tax is small to negligable (any gold watch with the day and date of a similar year and spec will cost about the same if not more). Plus I think it looks awesome with the green croc strap and green dial. And you could swap it onto a rubber strap and wear it to do almost anything. The people who say its lame because it isn't on the bracelet... meh. You're wearing he watch for you, not to impress the commentors here. Though fior whatever its worth, you impressed thss commentor. I think the combination is fire.
Random question for the community, but I’m looking to buy my first dive watch with a budget of around $500. Obviously done a lot of research but just curious if anyone had any “budget” divers they love!
Citizen titanium diver or Seiko Prospex SRPF03
Lorier Neptune IV or the Baltic Aquascaphe
Trouble is that they are just a little ostentatious and arriviste. Scrap metal dealer that hit the big time kind of watch. Doesn’t take away from the fact that some of them are quite attractive.
Class ..... 🎉 pure class day dates date just OPs SkYs.. classic lines such elegance 🎉
Its mad that you wouldnt speak your full truth without being paid.
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Daydate 36mm new or old, strap or bracelet (president, jubilee or mesh, yes mesh they exist) is a stellar watch.
It just does not look right in 40 mm and I am a man with a large wrist and I own 45mm watches and l2ls of 56
That seawolf is badass
Im not a fan of the day-date complications. Im also not a fan of the coin edge bezel.
I prefer the Explorer or the Oster perpetual
Im kinda an understaited guy
Why is he wearing two watches?
John Mayer music isnt good. The idea that people flock to something cos a celebrity endorses it just shows everyone is a sheep and watch people are easily manipulated to be basic when thinkng they are different.
Not him trying to create the „Theo Day Date“.
This watch never looked special for me... never looked even average.. there are so many much more interesting pieces on the market in this and lower price range..
The day date just screams old people. Will i probably get one eventually as i get older myself? Sure. Would i rather have a more sporty model for now? No brainer.
Agreed. I've always felt that a platinum daydate would be my retirement piece, when I'm in my 60's
Hey that's my watch!
Is this tool wearing two watches I can't with this guy
Why are your wearing two watches?
The Zodiac has a black and grey GMT bezel like the new Rolex GMT.
Because it’s a 36 mm a little boys watch. The 40 mm olive green day date was plenty popular because it’s actually a men’s size.
You should put it on a period correct presidential bracelet, would love to see it.
Double "fisting" is so uncool
Looking a lot better without the ‘stache my friend.
For me, growing up I always associated the Day Date with geriatrics, war lords, and dictators. Especially in gold.
I love my seawolf. I have a datographic white dial and it is very romantic
We miss so much guys Christian I love your chat with them when u are alone in video its bit boring sorry, but your Advert for Aqua terra and Longiness that was the best Video about watch I ever see , it was different it has Heart , story flowb💘
The DD was the king in the 60 70 and 80’s
Still is
Still my favorite Rolex model!
@@jeffb321 which one?
@@modernworldiscrap yellow gold, with a white or gold dial. Roman or stick markers, just depending... ❤️
@@jeffb321 love the 18238
The DD looks great, but to me it remains an old men‘s watch, nowhere near the Daytona
Wearing my 1803 wit 10ct diamond bracelet now
Will get a day date one day. Yellow gold
The Daytona is King 👑