Should You Buy a Rolex Daytona?

Should You Buy a Rolex Daytona? | Watchfinder & Co.

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3 жыл бұрын

It was the watch that caused uproar, queues around the block-at least on paper, anyway. Imagine this, a product so undesirable that they can’t even be given away that then evolves to become something so sought after, people waited years to get one. The new, shiny ceramic Daytona may have stolen the limelight-but is the steel-bezelled 116520 still a watch worth having?
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@watchfinder Жыл бұрын

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@roseenninful6000 3 жыл бұрын

Videos educative as always, this being no exception, especially with the part where u educate briefly on Listerine... Thumbs up as always

@djfisco 3 жыл бұрын

This one was nicely written, you really have a gift for telling stories.

@yakumotatsuro4886 3 жыл бұрын

Audible should hire this guy

@gelmibson883 3 жыл бұрын

I only would buy it if they squeeze more lines of text on the dial.

@yetidh9 3 жыл бұрын

@PabloFerroDesign You mean 'Swiss Made' ;-)

@crushagrape 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch watch

@cili7800 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, at this point they might as well prind a small novel on their dials

@zogzog1063 3 жыл бұрын

:->

@kamakauketwo5282 3 жыл бұрын

This would be my pick for best videography and best script of all Watchfinder videos. The glare-to-lume shot was gorgeous.

@larrysolien8840 3 жыл бұрын

1st a Russian Sturmanskie, 2nd Heuer, 3rd Breitling Navitimer Mod and then an Omega Speedmaster being the 4th watch in Space! I know about the 1st & 4th, but not No. 2 & 3! Great video, and storytelling. I always learn something new! Thanks and Cheers from Florida🤙

@scottlalonde2878 3 жыл бұрын

Morning coffee and a new Watchfinder video. Nice start to the day and great video as always, Watchfinder, thank you.

@seena1993 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 116520 in white dial, I love it. the bracelet and bezel is a scratch magnet. I see myself reaching for it less and less lately but every once in a while it becomes my daily (mine ins mid 2010's from before this insanity so MSRP is what I paid and no wait list)

@JABBERWOCK1977 3 жыл бұрын

The bezel looks strangely matt/satin here when it’s usually polished and shiny like the rest of the case. It’s usually a bit of a scratch magnet so perhaps matt finish is the result of non-standard polishing. Quite like the matt look though.

@alexsystems2001 3 жыл бұрын

I am on a wait list for the ceramic Daytona, it’s nice if you can wait. Some AD’s sell them for retail no markups, I was able to get my submariner new early this year from an AD for retail.

@manosothitis1588 3 жыл бұрын

We'll be glad to hear you covering the whole "race" for the 1st automatic chronograph (yep, Seiko included) at some point... You know, untill the "triple split" video is ready at least...!

@dimman77 3 жыл бұрын

Seiko included? Of course. Hard to tell the story and leave out the winner. Only reason it's disputed is because the ethnocentrism of the Swiss refused to acknowledge that Seiko releasing the watch to the public several months before Heuer (Zenith was 3rd, El Primero my ass...) because the release was in Japan.

@ivanlagrossemoule 3 жыл бұрын

@@dimman77 You have to be an absolute idiot to think that they didn't acknowledge Seiko for any other reason than marketing, just like Seiko didn't do too much of a buzz because they were marketing other products. Besides, it's actually highly disputed because we don't know exactly when the real Seiko release happened between early production and proper release. Christ if it's not being gullible to blatant marketing garbage it's just random highly opinionated garbage.

@dimman77 3 жыл бұрын

@@ivanlagrossemoule Any particular reason that the COSC will not certify watches from Asia today? A logical, marketing reason? Or pure butt-hurt Swiss ethnocentrism?

@KR-dn7xd 3 жыл бұрын

“Every man and his dog coveted one” 😂

@098765432176 3 жыл бұрын

The art of demand creation (finding the suckers)

@TimWrite 3 жыл бұрын

098765432176 I think it’s more complicated then that because everyone would be doing it. You know what I mean? Just look at Omega snoopy edition, and you will see that Omega desperately wants to have as much hype surrounding their watches as Rolex.

@dnlmoretti 3 жыл бұрын

The video scripts are brilliant 😂 this episode in particular had me laughing out loud on multiple occasions 🔥

@DJepsilnVEVO 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this video was the only thing I needed to decide to buy daytona, thanks

@robertsullivan4773 3 жыл бұрын

Knew a lot of this story already but you always seem to throw in some Easter Eggs I didn't know. Nice job.

@stevehertfordshire1879 3 жыл бұрын

why is the minute hand so damaged? looks like its been removed with pliers!?

@lukass2591 3 жыл бұрын

I like the way of all Watchfinder Videos very much. Please make a Video about Sinn Diving Watches U1 / U2 an UX!

@TheMrFishnDucks 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Keep up the good work.

@TanveerChandok 3 жыл бұрын

That blue lume shot .... incredible 😍

3 жыл бұрын

The question is, can you?

@viriatvsoflvsitania5422 3 жыл бұрын

Pay the 20%/25% over list resellers are asking for it, then yeah, you can.

@viriatvsoflvsitania5422 3 жыл бұрын

@archie baldwin You are correct sir! I just took a peak on how much the new ceramic Daytonas are going for on the secondary market. I completely underestimated the resellers. Had no idea of the insane percentage gains these guys are making!! Geeez...

@jesusasanchez4420 3 жыл бұрын

Yep whit credit card like everybody 😆

@anotation2669 3 жыл бұрын

@@viriatvsoflvsitania5422 more like 200 - 225%

@petemorbius3936 Жыл бұрын

@@anotation2669 agree

@dimman77 3 жыл бұрын

Longines, Movado, and Seiko made their own chronograph movements. Yeah, Movado...

@enriqueparedespinel1694 3 жыл бұрын

Movado with Zenith I think🤔

@dimman77 3 жыл бұрын

@@enriqueparedespinel1694 Nope. Movado made an in-house chronograph, the M90 and variants, about 10 years before Zenith's first ever chronograph and about 20 years before Zenith's El Primero.

@michaelfierman3256 3 жыл бұрын

I even sat through the last advertisement that was 3 seconds before the video ended. That's a tribute, eh?

@tthien93 3 жыл бұрын

I know it's picky but that blemish on the seconds hand at 4:40 would drive me crazy for a watch of this price

@massivewillie 3 жыл бұрын

2 videos in 1 week...what a treat! 🙌

@SheharyarQz 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, your videos are a treat.

@benjaminepstein5856 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please review the Breguet 7147? Thank you!

@sebb6342 3 жыл бұрын

What about the damage on the minute hand? Very weird place... Maybe in a maintenance when they remove the hands?

@axelros8504 3 жыл бұрын

Best watch video ever from the best watch channel on youtube. Hilarious, informative, non judgemental opinion. And one of the most vibrant and warm voice I have heard.

@martinc.720 3 жыл бұрын

That lume shot toward the end of the video!!👍👍

@richardgreen8919 3 жыл бұрын

Another informative and entertaining video.Nice watch.

@ShitKid1337 2 жыл бұрын

6:58 that "whoops" caught me so offguard, i almost spat out my coffee.

@hapumsonda5456 3 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Very educational.

@dimman77 3 жыл бұрын

On the topic of Zenith chronograph movements and a reverse popularity sequence (hit in the 80s to no one caring now), how about a feature on the Don Johnson/Sonny Crocket Ebel chronograph?

@sonnysantino7849 3 жыл бұрын

I have this exact watch...and i will never sell it..ever!

@noeledward1126 2 жыл бұрын

So do I but looking at selling as prices are peaking ….

@mariog7213 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone notice the dust on the seconds hand and the spot on the small seconds?

@likeris2 3 жыл бұрын

tell me one reason why I must buy steel daytona over two tone daytona?

@crushagrape 3 жыл бұрын

So interesting as always!

@loaded2820 3 жыл бұрын

I'm liking your new approach.

@clauburgos 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to know your opinion about AP Chrono Royal Oak

@neildavid4411 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to you tell these stories all day!

@amitfromisrael5006 3 жыл бұрын

I never understand if in Chronographs you can leave the central second running or that it wears down the mechanism and also damages the accuracy....

@jays9211 3 жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the particular watch. I believe you can run the Daytona chrono continuously with out damaging the movement

@jasonhjorth1684 3 жыл бұрын

What’s with the chunks taken out of the minute hand?

@calvin3798 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna think twice before using listerine - in case they “accidentally” filled the bottle with floor cleaner instead...

@carlofilippopezzoli3552 3 жыл бұрын

116520 is amazing. I love it more than the actual ceramic bezel

@slate622 3 жыл бұрын

I have the two tone daytona w/ black dial and love it. It is my everyday watch

@mhurleymh 3 жыл бұрын

I paid £9.5k Mar 2018 for a 2001 white dial. A lot at the time but gone up in value since.

@user-tl3kc7rx2n 3 жыл бұрын

An excellent review, thanks

@rayboyman 3 жыл бұрын

Bought ss black dial last March, AD said they can put me on the list for panda, hopefully they call someday

@banestock 3 жыл бұрын

Most Rolex watches are in a bubble! Highly inflated prices. But Rolex is smart, controlling the bubble by controlling supply and demand.

@p.9608 3 жыл бұрын

@@Classof-iu6yz It calls the "rational bubble".

@danielhopkins2277 3 жыл бұрын

Nonsense 🤦

@Ammar88ist 3 жыл бұрын

@barchenko how so? I want to buy some rolexes

@banestock 3 жыл бұрын

Rolex knows how to maintain it's brand, which is why any chump who has some disposable income will buy a rolex..thus demand is high..people perceive rolex as a wealth symbol..but these things don't last forever and the higher the inflation the lower they're going to fall eventually! And rolex can't keep the volume of their watches low forever because they're a mass market brand in the mid tier luxury segment..they won't end up making any money and only resellers will make huge profits..so something eventually will give..the bubble always goes pop! Especially when it's too big!

@hoosiercoinreview6428 3 жыл бұрын

I'm thankful to have bought my white dial for the bubble price of $20K before the later bubble price of 23, 25, and now 28K

@pasquale78 3 жыл бұрын

Don't really care about the Daytona (mostly because I can't afford one), but your macro shots are excellent as always!

@federhaus3224 3 жыл бұрын

The hands are scratched up. Seems that a watchmaker wasn't really carefull.. 🙈

@loopje 3 жыл бұрын

Some Chinese guy in a basement

@federhaus3224 3 жыл бұрын

@@loopje must not be a guy in a basement. Unfortunately, there are enough "real" watchmakers out there, which don't really care about the customers watch. And then you get your watch back after a service and the hands or the case are more damaged then before the "service".

@domokun938 3 жыл бұрын

@@loopje funny thing is probably chinese probably own most of the daytonas nowadays.

@deluxdg 3 жыл бұрын

Was probably like that from Rolex tbh

@ilyapetrov5501 3 жыл бұрын

Watchmaker in rolex store scratched my clasp when he was extending link, so much about watchmakers...

@hillinger30 3 жыл бұрын

I like how in every new video you are trying out a bit more sense of humor! +1

@punnaroothsrimongkolsilp6279 3 жыл бұрын

How much is it?

@MeTellTime 3 жыл бұрын

I held the 116500LN a couple weeks ago wore it for about half an hour. Still could not imagine spending €25.000 on one tho...

@dakotarayprice 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a review on the hamilton Khaki NavyScuba Quartz

@pietvanvliet1987 3 жыл бұрын

"Like Apple" True, but massive uproar in 3...2...1...

@sohamray908 3 жыл бұрын

As an aspiring computer engineer who wants to go into SoC design I respectfully beg to differ. Apple has some of the best chip design on the market.

@bys2 3 жыл бұрын

@@sohamray908 As an electrical and computer engineer, you have much to learn. Apple is and has always been about selling a 'lifestyle'. From a pure hardware point of view, they are not that cutting edge. Their 'chip design' is no more advanced then a dozen of other companies. Samsung is actually much more advanced with almost complete vertical integration in the technology area. From semi-conductor foundries to LCD manufacturing etc, Samsung has intimate expertise in all aspects. Where do you think Apple gets all their components? Their software is decent, but only from a UI and ease of use point of view. Apple basically uses off the shelf components that other have made and sells them are hugely inflated prices. Don't kid yourself.

@sohamray908 3 жыл бұрын

bys2 in terms of performance per watt is Apple not an industry leader? Isn’t that the whole reasoning behind the transition to their own silicon? Isn’t there a reason they seem to squeeze more performance out of their hardware than they should be able to given capacity and thermal limitations? And beyond things like H1 that just make the user experience completely seamless?

@sohamray908 3 жыл бұрын

bys2 id like to buy the SoCs that they use for their phones and tablets - if these are off the shelf components they buy from others, where can I purchase them It would be nifty to play around with them.

@sohamray908 3 жыл бұрын

bys2 also I didn’t realize how vertically integrated Samsung was - I could have sworn they use Qualcomm chips in their flagships...

@williamstalvey6920 3 жыл бұрын

I sure wish I had My Rolex Big Red Daytona....its an incredible timepiece and you would have to be foolish to ever turn one down...great Watch!!

@TimG-- 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video mate

@jlo6388 3 жыл бұрын

“Like Apple.” 🎤 dropped from the 🌚

@joshcloudz 3 жыл бұрын

Lol. That Hoth reference caught me real good.

@Davide-bx3js 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!!

@petestimepiecesafari 3 жыл бұрын

A great graduate thesis choice for a marketing student...

@Braydenplaysallday 3 жыл бұрын

Is the Daytona white dial 116500LN a sound investment? Second-hand market was at $23k back in April, & now it’s up to $28k!!

@sushimshah2896 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance of seeing the ALS Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna???

@mgb1971 3 жыл бұрын

Great video about the Daytona.

@neilpatel1914 3 жыл бұрын

Should I? Better question is “can I?” lol

@chazzcombs 3 жыл бұрын

I have a Speedmaster and an El Primero - MSRP on both combined don't even come close to MSRP on a Daytona. Heck, I have enough left over I could also add a nice Oris to the mix and be close to equal. I didn't have to wait for mine, either. So, 3 awesome watches, or 1 really average overpriced watch? Hmmm...

@charleshermetix3886 3 жыл бұрын

Never did like it..though its growing on me. I still do prefer the Tudor black bay chrono..round indices just get me

@rosschops9509 3 жыл бұрын

I suppose it's a well-heeled person's gateway mechanical timepiece. On the way to an AP or a Patek.

@Voldemort318 2 жыл бұрын

Whats the rate accuracy of this specific Daytona he is reviewing

@1bobola 6 ай бұрын

Loved the blue lume shot, which I believe they only did for the last couple of years, looks much better than the green, I’d love a blue lume 116520 with an APH dial! 👍

@mahfah7911 3 жыл бұрын

An important video. There always be less videos on the Rolex. Someone who wants to buy 1st or only luxury investment. Rolex videos help. So good video. But please make it a little less revolving angles in close up shots. So less headache and more focus on your message. And POV videos and or you holding it make it more appealing and gives an idea how they look, for potential buyers

@Troklo 3 жыл бұрын

Love the humour on this one

@NomadHassan 3 жыл бұрын

Orient Bambino Gen 2, Version 2 (white dial)

@antonioau_gb89 3 жыл бұрын

Correct question: should you buy a rolex daytonna with x2 mrp?

@yetidh9 3 жыл бұрын

If you have the money and you want one, then yes. And put your name on waiting lists too. Then sell it if you ever get the call.

@fergulator7297 3 жыл бұрын

I like the Daytona but double retail is a massive issue

@yetidh9 3 жыл бұрын

@@fergulator7297 On one hand it's not a big issue because a Daytona will hold it's value, even if you pay 2x rrp. On the other hand there is a feeling of injustice that some people are able to buy them at rrp. But really most of those people will already have spent more than the difference on other watches or jewellery just to get on the list. If you get a Daytona at rrp without having a relationship with the AD, you are very lucky. I don't really have a problem with people getting lucky. There are lottery winners every day.

@fergulator7297 3 жыл бұрын

@@yetidh9 I'm in Australia,RRP of a Daytona is $18,500 and grey sellers selling brand new are asking $40,000 now,if you wear it you will more than likely lose some money,a used Daytona probably wouldn't fetch $40,000 AUD

@yetidh9 3 жыл бұрын

scott fergs I get what you’re saying but when can you buy something brand new, use it, then expect to get all your money back? You’ll likely lose as much if you buy a brand new Seamaster at rrp.

@teamneverlost 3 жыл бұрын

The question is should you buy all the other AD stock you don't want or need just to potentially have a chance to buy a Daytona?

@faizalhakim3772 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is the magic of watch speculation. Forget the hype pieces. It’s speculating what model in 20 years time that has the demand of Daytona today.

@DJTinyTim13 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t kill the noob here, as I came to this video to inform myself, but do the hands on the Daytona glow blue like they did in the video? Or was that just a trick?

@d3xmeister 3 жыл бұрын

DJ TinyTim Yes, they do

@DJTinyTim13 3 жыл бұрын

Mihai Pascu That’s so awesome. Well, looks like I have a new savings goal.

@idontknow9862 3 жыл бұрын

"You know, like Apple"👏👏👏👏

@luisrocha8779 2 жыл бұрын

Yes … but where ?

@transmath 3 жыл бұрын

For me if you should buy just one Rolex, it’s this one, but with white dial cause Rolex doesn’t use anti-reflect coating on their saphir.. however the current market price is too high and not sure if you will earn money in the future. Cause 20K is already a lot for a full steel watch with no complications..

@nicholasalonso45 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to have my 116520 white dial on my wrist 😉

@BastienKoert 3 жыл бұрын

as an apple developer, I enjoyed the subtle dig at apple!

@kanazuchi923 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy to remember a friend bought one at an AD for 20% off MSRP years ago.

@tejasbs471 3 жыл бұрын

Listerine is a legend just like the Daytona!! 😂😂

@asura2545 3 жыл бұрын

For retail... yes

@ramonedetroitguam6075 3 жыл бұрын

...the watch definitely grew on society over the years!

@msbrownbeast 3 жыл бұрын

Also prefer pre-ceramic Daytona. The black ceramic bezel is not a good match for a black dial.

@MTbone7 3 жыл бұрын

What a great video for the Rolex haters who really just can't afford one. Nice job Richemont!

@rosschops9509 3 жыл бұрын

Oooooooooh! (Clutches handbag).

@frankieclifton 3 жыл бұрын

There is no finer narrator that I am aware of on any other watch channel . Staggeringly high quality photography as well . Thank you

@msbrownbeast 3 жыл бұрын

The pre-ceramic Daytona looks better than the current one.

@lemmontree1 3 жыл бұрын

@japd7897 3 жыл бұрын

Si.

@msbrownbeast 3 жыл бұрын

@archie baldwin I may agree with you, but having a black dial is more important to me than having a black ceramic bezel and the current ceramic model with a black dial and black bezel just looks plain ugly, like one large black glob. If only they would come out with a ceramic bezel that is color-matched to the case along with a black dial that would be great.

@punnaroothsrimongkolsilp6279 3 жыл бұрын

My dream watch!

@JefferyUniverse 3 жыл бұрын

6:17 " . . . Rolex was starting to look a little stupid" - that absolutely killed me lmao

@2001eloc 3 жыл бұрын

The question isn’t should, it’s can you, and more so if... and that’s the only reason i still have dreams

@ramirezzz1000 3 жыл бұрын

Красивое сочетание черного и металла,циферблат очень красивый все сделано гарманично и аккуратно.

@b0nTa 3 жыл бұрын

My 116500ln patina-ed the silver rings and indices turned yellow. Yay me

@bobbydazzler1780 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being offered a Daytona at list from an AD with the hypothetical caveat that you could never sell it. Never. It’s yours for life. Sell it and you drop dead. In the contract. Can you really see £10,500 in that steel watch? Difficult to recalibrate your viewpoint when the hype is gone. In reality Rolex could double the list price overnight and still they’d queue around the block. Triple it maybe. A steel watch. Think about that. That’s the power of the brand. That’s the depth of our greed. Pathetic really - Haha! In 2020 you’d think we’d take our eye off the ball, but sadly no. We’re more hypnotised by this watch than ever before. Up and up it goes out of reach like a fairground balloon on the breeze. Full of helium, hype... but not much more. Those who get their hands on them can’t advertise them for resale fast enough. Sold on and on. Nobody wants to hold on for long. Get rid. Cash in. And who can really blame them?

@aravindsethumadhavan7279 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you’re trying very hard to feel better about not owning a Daytona 😂. Give it a rest man, people who own Daytonas laugh at your sour grapes criticism.

@aveenmahabal 3 жыл бұрын

I would wear it everyday and not resell. Id buy tomorrow if the list wasnt impossible

@dgennez 3 жыл бұрын

I would buy the steel one at list in a heartbeat. It's above all, a very nice watch.

@loaded2820 3 жыл бұрын

That's just the thing. The people that own these watches are at the top of the list precisely because 10 grand isn't a big deal to them and they won't ever sell it, unless their heirs do. Rolex aren't interested in feeding grey market profiteers, or listening to people whinge about the watch being expensive. That's why most people will wait years, it is to shake loose the chancers and the unserious. If you are properly serious (and ADs usually can tell) you'll get your watch much quicker than the waiting lists would suggest.

@Jay-xr3sb 3 жыл бұрын

The amount of gold used in a gold watch doest really reflect the extra cost over its steel version. At the end of the day Rolex puts its money into marketing minor tweaks, Lange puts its money into the craft. They are all simply watches, do you want to flex or do you want to marvel at a watch. Even those that like rolex for the design also love the ego stroke of having ther watch recognised

@billclifton731 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@tarquesh 3 жыл бұрын

The story i do not knew. An unwanted Rolex, it sounds like the Daytona was in the same situation as the Cellini. So a Cellini is maybe a treasure for the future. Despite a Daytona was not on a suit of an astronaut, it saved from limited edition craze.