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Originally Posted by 77T
Certainly agree among the AP & PP cognoscenti in a subjective sense. 
But the world is wider and to kill the Daytona means overtaking 50+ years of marketing and name recognition.
To become a Daytona killer in an objective sense, what measures should be applied?
Neither brand is aiming to produce enough copies of their chrono’s to challenge Rolex’s Daytona production in 5 different metals and as many styles of bracelet/straps. They all cross every price boundary from mid ten thousands up to nearly $200K - I just can’t find a metric that either AP or PP will displace the Daytona
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Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet are about more than just metrics my friend. The AP and PP offerings are haute horology with a savoir faire incapable of rolling off the mass produced Rolex assembly line. I am buying a YG Daytona, but not because it is better than a Nautilus or RO, but because its a good reliable tool watch with the reliable Zenith chronograph movement that I want. The market position and "prestige" of the Daytona is only because of the Rolex marketing machine, not because of anything else.