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Nautilus 5980/1A
I have the unique opportunity to pick up a brand new 5980/1A from my
local AD...would you trade in a Rolex Daytona and a vintage Rolex
Explorer II for this "sought after" Patek?
RP
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Nautilus 5980/1A
I have the unique opportunity to pick up a brand new 5980/1A from my local AD...would you trade in a Rolex Daytona and a vintage Rolex Explorer II for this "sought after" Patek? RP
not the same any more
well its not the same any more you can get these watches if you look around with a few AD's this at the end of the day is all controlled due to marketing and not due to the fact that they are rare in case of raw material. I would say you can even get 5002...
No question for me
Certainly a good idea to trade a Daytona plus Explorer II for a 5980. Now if you were talking about certain vintage Daytonas, that would be different. 5980 is a great chrono.
To all that have responded...
Many thanks for having taken the time to express your views and opinions. It is greatly apprecited. RP
Absolutely!
I traded-in a Breitling + JL Reverso, both of which I rarely ever wore, for a 3710. It was by far one of the smartest transactions I have done + I'm enjoying the 3710 10x more than I ever enjoyed the Breitling or JL. Out with the old, in with the new!
5980
I just traded 2 SS Daytonas plus cash for a 5980. I loved Rolexs, but got bored with the Daytonas. I keep a non-date Submariner to use as a "rough use" watch. Paul