Rolex Daytona, stainless steel white face

[Ash 996 GT2]

I have a black one, a white one is available for me to collect.

Do I buy it and keep it?
Buy it and sell it
not buy it

What would you do?

[bry1975]

If the price is right buy it as an investment IMHO.

[Ash 996 GT2]

Its at full retail, which is ok, I just have this thing about watches, if I buy it, I just cant see myself selling it

[bry1975]

Does the Daytona have the newer Rolex movement or the older El Primero movement?

[Ash 996 GT2]

bry1975 said:

Does the Daytona have the newer Rolex movement or the older El Primero movement?

Its brand new, I suspect the new movement.

[bobbybee]

As it is brand new it could have been manufactured as early as 2010 / 2011.
It will have the 4130 Rolex chronograph calibre, as Zenith stopped supplying their El Primero chronograph movement to Rolex in 2000.
The 4130 is a capable quality movement, but the El Primero has been recognised as probably the world's best automatic chronograph movement ever produced.

[Stuart]

There aren't still overs available on these are there?

[Ash 996 GT2]

Stuart said:

There aren't still overs available on these are there?

What do you mean?

[Podie]

Ash 996 GT2 said:

Stuart said:

There aren't still overs available on these are there?

What do you mean?

I'm guessing autocorrect... "overs" = "orders"..?

[Stuart]

I meant overs, as in "over retail profit to be made." One of your options was "buy it and sell it."

These used to be in seriously short supply, so people would pay a premium to jump the list and if your AD offered you one, it was worth doing even if you were only going to flip it. That was 3 or 4 years ago though - is it still the case with an SS Daytona?

[Ash 996 GT2]

Stuart said:

I meant overs, as in "over retail profit to be made." One of your options was "buy it and sell it."

These used to be in seriously short supply, so people would pay a premium to jump the list and if your AD offered you one, it was worth doing even if you were only going to flip it. That was 3 or 4 years ago though - is it still the case with an SS Daytona?

Yes, it is, 4 years.

[Stuart]

Ash 996 GT2 said:

Yes, it is, 4 years.

I'm not so sure tbh. If the reason for buying it is to flip it, it might be worth talking to someone like Dominic_H first to see what the premium is really likely to be.

[Ash 996 GT2]

Stuart said:

I'm not so sure tbh. If the reason for buying it is to flip it, it might be worth talking to someone like Dominic_H first to see what the premium is really likely to be.

Your are right, I will contact him

[Adrian W]

I Dont think you'll make much flipping a new one if you pay list.

anyway a new one is huge, you need a perfect 1993 black faced Zenith

[Ash 996 GT2]

Adrian W said:

I Dont think you'll make much flipping a new one if you pay list.

anyway a new one is huge, you need a perfect 1993 black faced Zenith

I have a black one

[Adrian W]

Ash 996 GT2 said:

I have a black one

But it's one of those new big ones with the wrong movement

Aren't I supposed to be coming to see you soon?

[Ash 996 GT2]

Adrian W said:

But it's one of those new big ones with the wrong movement

Aren't I supposed to be coming to see you soon?

You are, but dates not confirmed as yet.

Will publish dates soon, but you have automatic entry

[bobbybee]

Adrian W said:

I Dont think you'll make much flipping a new one if you pay list.

anyway a new one is huge, you need a perfect 1993 black faced Zenith

Don't get this comment, the Daytona old or new is still at 40mm so same size, where's the huge bit come from?

[bry1975]

HUGE price maybe?

[andy355]

As i understand it the premium disppeared on steel daytonas once they increased the list price dramatically