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update
after four days with the watch i get to really really like it. the robustness is great fun indeed -no scratch yet although i have not been really careful. the day date is and feels like an elegant tool-watch set in liquid gold. shiny and bling? yes but in a good and fun way. the dial has to go (still) but other than that i could not be happier.
currently i am in saudi arabia and here nobody looks twice at the watch, it is more than common here and i feel great with it. in europe i shall need to hide it more often....next week i am off to the UK and i shall probably wear another watch .... patek 5227R most likely.
new daydate 40mm YG
just picked this up yesterday. not completely in love but i had the itch for a YG daydate::: ))) the dial will have to go, either for the champagne with baton markers or for the diagonal motive. very well made watch, great bracelet (simply the best), feel...
congratulations!
anc nice shots, I have tried one on and I have to say this one with the champagne dial is much cooler than the platinum one (on my wrist at least)...only I know I could never afford it ahah cheers Flavio
This is THE watch to pull off so much yellow gold
I am not usually a fan of YG watches (esp with full bracelet) but it just works so well on the day/date. Congrats on this heavyweight!
What's not to love looks to be a great addition.
You will get an extra bounce in your step and smile on your face if you wear it with a pair of jeans and nice shirt and enjoy a drink with friends. Enjoy Bill
daydate
it is a great watch, no doubt. i bought it as an almost (daily) wearer since my patek 5711R scratches like crazy. can't take it on a trip, lug it around in airplanes and all that.i hope the DD does better .....
Cannot change the dial.
I am told Rolex policy is not to change a dial until the watch needs a full service. When they do change the dial you will get and be charged for a full service. I just inquired on this with Rolex.
dial options
i find it hard to read, very little contrast between the dial and the hands. i shall get it changed next week (rolex policy or not, the AD will do it). which one should i get? champagne stickers with lume or silver diagonal?
Congratulations
Have you thought about the olive dial? Or are the hour markers of the olive dial only available in WG and RG?
update
after four days with the watch i get to really really like it. the robustness is great fun indeed -no scratch yet although i have not been really careful. the day date is and feels like an elegant tool-watch set in liquid gold. shiny and bling? yes but in...
Kinda confused...
Beautiful piece, but why purchase a 35,000.00 watch that you don't love? Seems somewhat odd, if you don't mind me saying... Jeff
why....
well, i just lusted for the gold piece:: ))) it is a bit different from loving the watch, as a piece of horology. maybe i should have said: i always loved the jewelry content of the DD40. anyway, now i do really like it a lot and appreciate it as a great ...
Day_Date...
Always been one of my favorite watches and I'm considering one myself. Now I need to find a buyer for my VC Overseas 35mm, yellow gold white dial. PERFECT! Thanx for your response, i always appreciate other peoples perspective.
Pulled this from the vault DD40
It’s been said men are like raccoons always drawn to shiny objects.... damn that explains a lot with this one just had to have it no explanation needed ...
daydate
i have now worn the daydate 40 for about ten days. it is just perfect: useful info and strikingly beautiful when you look at it, otherwise you just forget it is there. with my pateks i always try to be careful not to bump and scratch them (they do scratch...
Excellent watch. Great accuracy.
I found that my Rolex SD4000 improved its accuracy over the first year. He movement seemed to settle int to a rhythm. Some may not agree but that was my experience. That watch is certainly a keeper. Please post more pics especially when you get the new di...
daydate 40 YG silver motif dial
looks good, but maybe not more readable than the silver-roman. not sure. and the lume does not work (yet). ...
dial?
so which dial do you guys like better for the rolex daydate 40 YG? silver roman or silver motif? i am split, the motif brings a bit confusion in but it has lime for reading in the dark. otherwise legibility is not much different though.
The 'pop art' dail (as I call it) is perhaps a bit more 'fun'.
But the roman dial is more beautiful in the end IMO (and normally I'm not the traditional type of guy).
dial again
i think i need to change over to the black motif dial, for readability reasons. i am just worried that the watch will totally change character....
Roman numerals...
Does anyone feel like Rolex puts their roman numerals upside down? Am I the only one that it bugs?
numerals
they don't put them upside down, they just rotate them along with the hour:: ))