First time Rolex Buyer...

[traffman]

Ceramic Daytonas were fetching up to 18 grand due to demand.

[audidoody]

Ask them for their free guide on how to spend the £7,000 profit you'll make from flipping it.

[sidicks]

13m said:

Make sure they give you the winder. Rolex has been shipping them with all new sports models since April this year, but not all ADs have been passing them on.

What counts as a Sports model?

[Prabs91]

Thanks for all the responses, the collecting experience was quite straight forward, pleasant enough staff but no frills, as for the watch itself, the thoughts of flipping it went right out of the window as soon as I collected it!

Edited by Prabs91 on Monday 19th September 07:35

Edited by Prabs91 on Monday 19th September 11:13

[HarrySmash]

Nice work OP.
May I ask, how long were you on the Daytona list before collection?

Edited by HarrySmash on Monday 19th September 11:07

[Prabs91]

HarrySmash said:

Nice work OP.
May I ask, how long were you on the Daytona list before collection?

Edited by HarrySmash on Monday 19th September 11:07

Thanks since about late May, I really didn't expect the lead time be this short, but luckily I built up a good rapport with the my AD as I was a regular in the store for a while before contemplating which watch I should buy. I think out of all the countries Switzerland seems to have most reasonable waiting times (understandably) some of the UK AD's were quoting 10-15 years!

[Pesky]

Get it flipped for an easy few thousand tax free profit - you'd be daft not to, & then pick one up for a sensible (& sustainable) price in a couple of years time. If someone is so utterly stupid to pay way,way over the odds now, it's not your problem or fault. You're a lucky boy......for now at any rate!

Good luck to you, & I wish I were in your position right now.

Once again Rolex marketing dept have played a blinder!

[Prabs91]

Pesky said:

Get it flipped for an easy few thousand tax free profit - you'd be daft not to, & then pick one up for a sensible (& sustainable) price in a couple of years time. If someone is so utterly stupid to pay way,way over the odds now, it's not your problem or fault. You're a lucky boy......for now at any rate!

Good luck to you, & I wish I were in your position right now.

Once again Rolex marketing dept have played a blinder!

Thanks positive vibes I've deliberated but i'm deciding to keep it, A lot of people telling me to flip it for some easy money, the logic behind the choice -

A) If i trade the watch in to a dealer (safest and easiest option) I would get around 2k less than market value, although this still makes for a decent mark up on my investment, its nothing life changing.

B) What would I replace the Daytona with if I did get rid? The two models that will retain their value the best would be the GMT Master 2 BLNR or the Hulk Sub, neither of them I'm keen on especially after having the Daytona in my hands.

If I did flip my Ceramic Daytona and bought something I liked, I.e. Gold Daytona with leather strap (retailing used for a similar price I can get for my Ceramic Steel) then I would still stand to lose some money on that (reducing my overall benefit further).

C) If I hoped to make a quick buck on this one and buy another Steel Ceramic Daytona I'm likely to be in for a long wait, I don't really want to be waiting a couple of years for another Daytona.

[Adrian W]

Prabs91 said:

Thanks for all the responses, the collecting experience was quite straight forward, pleasant enough staff but no frills, as for the watch itself, the thoughts of flipping it went right out of the window as soon as I collected it!

Edited by Prabs91 on Monday 19th September 07:35

Edited by Prabs91 on Monday 19th September 11:13

Isn't it time for a picture

[Artey]

Adrian W said:

Isn't it time for a picture

It bloody is. Fix up yourself Prabsey

[audidoody]

Why not flip it for a mint two-year-old S/S bezel Daytona for around £8,000?

That's a BIG profit to spend on coke and hookers and waste the rest

Is a ceramic bezel REALLY worth THAT much to you?

[Buster73]

Something not right with this thread , I'm calling bullst , I don't think he's got one at all .

No photograph is hardly surprising tbh.

All imho.

[Prabs91]

Buster73 said:

Something not right with this thread , I'm calling bullst , I don't think he's got one at all .

No photograph is hardly surprising tbh.

All imho.

Haha, why on earth would I want to come onto an Internet forum to pretend I have a watch, to people I don't know, and they don't know me, and who I'm likely to never meet in my life, makes no sense. It's just a thread I started for some advice!

I've been busy, and travelling, see pic below

[Jobbo]

Prabs91 said:

Haha, why on earth would I want to come onto an Internet forum

You know this is a car forum, yet you have only posted here about finding your ceramic Daytona? So it's hardly an unlikely supposition.

[Prabs91]

Jobbo said:

Prabs91 said:

Haha, why on earth would I want to come onto an Internet forum

You know this is a car forum, yet you have only posted here about finding your ceramic Daytona? So it's hardly an unlikely supposition.

I actually created my account a couple of years back before collecting a car back then, never had any use to Post until recently.

[Adrian W]

Prabs91 said:

I've been busy, and travelling, see pic below

Great watch, looks very nice, congratulations

[Buster73]

Prabs91 said:

Haha, why on earth would I want to come onto an Internet forum to pretend I have a watch, to people I don't know, and they don't know me, and who I'm likely to never meet in my life, makes no sense. It's just a thread I started for some advice!

I've been busy, and travelling, see pic below

Not sold it yet then ?

[Prabs91]

Thanks

No, will be keeping it, only thing I would want to sell for is a gold AP RO/O or an all yellow gold sub, which are in another price league (even if I sell my Daytona at a profit). I think it's a great first entry into the world of premium watches, good investment, robust materials and can be worn with casual clothes or a suit, just a few reasons why I've decided to keep.

Edited by Prabs91 on Tuesday 20th September 20:03

Edited by Prabs91 on Tuesday 20th September 20:04

[Artey]

Prabs91 said:

Thanks

No, will be keeping it, only thing I would want to sell for is a gold AP RO/O or an all yellow gold sub, which are in another price league (even if I sell my Daytona at a profit). I think it's a great first entry into the world of premium watches, good investment, robust materials and can be worn with casual clothes or a suit, just a few reasons why I've decided to keep.

That white dial Daytona is lovely, congrats.

I'm disappointed you'd go for a yellow gold Sub though. The WG blue smurf one is the one I'd cream allover and has none of that nouveau riche feel to it or better yet the Pepsi WG GMT.

[Prabs91]

Artey said:

Prabs91 said:

Thanks

No, will be keeping it, only thing I would want to sell for is a gold AP RO/O or an all yellow gold sub, which are in another price league (even if I sell my Daytona at a profit). I think it's a great first entry into the world of premium watches, good investment, robust materials and can be worn with casual clothes or a suit, just a few reasons why I've decided to keep.

That white dial Daytona is lovely, congrats.

I'm disappointed you'd go for a yellow gold Sub though. The WG blue smurf one is the one I'd cream allover and has none of that nouveau riche feel to it or better yet the Pepsi WG GMT.

Haha I do see where you're coming from a lot of people think it's tacky, however I think it would be cool to have a piece like that, that's just a bit crazy to wear every now and again or on special occasions. I'm sure by the time (if and when) I'm ready to pull the trigger I will have perhaps grown out of that thought process, but for now it seems like a great piece to aim for next.