Daytona waiting list?

[Beardy10]

They're pretty easy to get for a small premium to list now....waiting list or not. I was trying to find a specific white gold Daytona for a friend who was visiting from abroad earlier in the year, whilst I was looking I was offered SS watches if my friend was interested in one instead.

[dom9]

I know of a guy who bought a black faced Daytona in SS, BNIB at list MINUS VAT in the UK, not so long ago! He is a very good customer though, as I understand it!

[jshell]

LHD said:

Ironic that my Tudor Oysterdate Chrono is worth more now...

Arguably nicer too...

[auditt]

dom9 said:

I know of a guy who bought a black faced Daytona in SS, BNIB at list MINUS VAT in the UK, not so long ago! He is a very good customer though, as I understand it!

WHERE haha

[bod27]

They had both the black and white faced SS ones in Manila last week, only problem is the exchange rate at the moment 500000 peso's is equal to 7.2K , will wait for my name to get to the top of the list I am on, unless the pound gets a lot stronger!!

[dom9]

auditt said:

dom9 said:

I know of a guy who bought a black faced Daytona in SS, BNIB at list MINUS VAT in the UK, not so long ago! He is a very good customer though, as I understand it!

WHERE haha

I maybe shouldn't say, as they almost certainly don't want to be barraged with enquiries, but it was a well known dealer on Bond Street.

For reference though, and off the top of my head, he has bought in recent months/ years: IWC Big Pilot, 2 x Portuguese (8hr PR, so the expensive ones), a big Ingenieur and a Milgauss as well as owning a Panerai and Bulgari before... So, a good customer! And when I say 'know of', he is a good friend of almost 10 years, so it is no fairytale!

Edited by dom9 on Friday 17th September 04:34

[GallardoOwner]

Dominic H said:

Steel Daytona 116520 is £6310
Steel & gold Daytona 116523 is £9060

DH

I much prefer the steel and gold so 2nd hand represent a far better buy for me, probably around £ 6 to £6500

[Phooey]

GallardoOwner said:

Dominic H said:

Steel Daytona 116520 is £6310
Steel & gold Daytona 116523 is £9060

DH

I much prefer the steel and gold so 2nd hand represent a far better buy for me, probably around £ 6 to £6500

Steel and Gold looks v.nice. I'm presuming (happy to be corrected) that the majority of Daytona's are SS. As a long term investment keeper, would it not be wise to put your money on the S&G. Thinking in 10-20+ years time, the market may value the rarer S&G higher?

Obviously all imho, and happy to be corrected as i have zero knowledge of collecting watches.

[mc_blue]

I love the look of the bi-metal especially with the white face.

[tonym911]

Anybody ever wondered how they justify an extra £2750 for a bit of gold? I'm assuming there's rather less than 3 ounces of the stuff in there. Or is this sort of question seen as churlish in watch circles?

[mc_blue]

I've no idea but your observation is correct, as this premium does not appear to be reflected in the residual values.

[tonym911]

I firmly believe that the 'quality' watch industry is quite cynical when it comes to pricing. They ruthlessly exploit the remarkable tolerance of their customer base.

[mc_blue]

Same as the car industry in many respects.