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Originally Posted by burnt888
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some advice between 2 watches. The Rolex day date 40 yellow gold with the diamond black dial has been my childhood dream watch. The AP royal oak is my adulthood grail watch. I love both so much and I can't decide which one to buy. What do you think is just the nicer watch in general? I think the royal oak is just plain sexy and I love how it plays with light. The day date is also a beautiful watch but I find it a bit more dressy. My wrist size is bout 7.5 inches and I'm a bit stalkier of a guy as I workout quite a bit. I also wear a lot of casual wear and suits throughout the week. I'm looking for an everyday watch that I can dress up and down. I believe both can do that, just one is slightly dressier than the other meaning the Rolex. I'm also looking for a little bit of a status piece as well as I've been fortunate enough to be able to afford either one.
No one I know wears a AP of any sort or knows much about it. But I do have a lot of friends with all sorts of Rolex's. I generally don't like to have the same things as others but in this case it won't matter as I just want my one gold watch!
Looking forward to some great advice!
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Fellow Vancouverite: I was in a similar situation as you. I had two Day Date II (41mm) in rose gold and yellow gold both with diamond hours. However I was eyeing the new Royal Oak Chronos (blue dial) since they got released last year. Long story short, I sold my rose gold Day Date, kept the yellow gold and added a 15400OR. When I saw the the 15400OR I fell in love and actually liked it more than the chrono as it was more "dressy" and I can honestly never get tired of staring at its blue dial. The yellow gold DD does get a lot of "looks" when I wear it and I'd say the AP is more under the radar, specially in rose. But those who know watches know just what a special piece it is. In our town, as you know, there a lot of people rocking Rolex, which is fine. However, if you want to stand out AND be under the radar (if that makes sense) go with the AP. You will never look back.
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