Greetings from Chicago also. On the 5296 I sold it to buy the Rolex Platinum Day Date which is similar to the White Gold president although the platinum day date is much heavier and durable. White Gold does ding and so does platinum. On the Patek Philippe it is clear that everything about the watch
There is a company in Italy modifying the Datejust to add the moonphase complication and Rolex does not sell this watch from the factory. It is pretty, however, I would not modify a factory Rolex to add a non-factory complication. Antiquorum had one for sale in May.....
I cannot say enough about the dial as it hard to take a picture of. Sometimes it is frosty, gleaming, light, dark, all different colors white silver blue ice blue rhodium. I will try to show it with these pictures....
The Rolex Day Date is the flagship of the Rolex Models. The Day Date is also known as the Rolex President as it has adorned the wrist of several former presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald Ford, and allegedly Jack Kennedy (but it is really unknown whether he ever wore o
I went with black special ordered without the padding on my 5296 G 001, and it took 4 months to get the new one....for $380... The brown looks better with rose gold. The blue or black is the best with white gold and the sector dial, a pretty gray might also work. Marc
You would pick the minute repeater toubillion on the left hand corner. It has a perpetual calender, toubillion, and a minute repeater they probably only make a max of ten a year.... Marc