If rolex made a stainless day-date, would you buy one?

[HogwldFLTR]

Rolex SS DD with a Super Jubilee which is a special fit to the case could be a good way to go to prevent potential mix-ups!!!

[Jacksh]

I guess it will loose it’s presidentiality...


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[mahefa]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

Have you seen this DD dial? It would be a great choice for a steel DD, and I’d have a hard time resisting it...in 36mm of course, if we’re gonna claim history is important.

This in steel on Oyster would probably be my dream watch:

You really would like SS DD

For people like you i hope it happens (again), but IMO it should never happen

[mahefa]

Originally Posted by Jacksh

I guess it will loose it’s presidentiality...


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Yes and it would make very little sense to do that.

They would have to sell approx 3-4 times more Day-Dates to receive the same level of profit than they do with PM DD’s.

It would also affect people in different ways. I would move to other brands maybe.

[DoctorA]

Great idea but I think it would totally kill the DJ
not sure if it’s smart to produce two models that compete with eachother......well never mind, sub and sea Dweller arguably can a similar idea!

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Not easy to find, but they still make these....

OP, if they made one in SS, I would be on the list the moment it was announced.

And this pic that Adam posted is probably the only watch I really want right now. I did not know they still made it. And I love it.

It is beautiful.

[Sub King]

The DD is an icon in the sense that it is the quintessential PM wristwatch. Making it in SS would be sacrilege. In you want a SS piece that fills the same type of niche, that’s what the Datejust is there for!

[DeeTee]

Put it on an Oyster Bracelet.

Problem solved.

[subtona]

Yes

[Tangier11]

I am very happy that Rolex wont do this....I hope

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by Maiden

Well I believe there were a total of six models made. Total 6. If you think that precedent wipes out the pedigree and history of what the day date is and stands for then I understand where you are coming from. Don't share your opinion but respect it nonetheless. My assumption is Rolex realized SS wasn't appropriate and perhaps that is why Tudor later developed the SS model but not sure?

I hear you. There were only around 6 steel DDs, but there were zero 40mm DDs last millennium, and Rolex decided to make those without precedent, so it's not out of the realm. Your original post implied that history isn't being taken into account, which is why I'm nitpicking.

Oddly enough, those six steel watches are likely the most valuable DayDates on earth, outside of maybe Jack's. The steel Patek 1518 sold for $11 million!

That being said, I'd be ok with Rolex making a steel DD without a President bracelet option. I don't believe any of the original 6 had a President bracelet, either.

[NLYogi]

Yes that would match with my car a lot better!

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by mahefa

You really would like SS DD

For people like you i hope it happens (again), but IMO it should never happen

Yeah, there probably isn't person on earth who'd want a steel DD more than me, considering I'm not even wearing Rolex anymore because of it. Heck, I even wear a steel wedding ring!

That being said, I'm not really a fan of he 6-digit watch design ethos, so even if Rolex made a steel DD, it would probably just annoy me that it would be close, but not close enough, with big lugs, PCLs on the Oyster, etc.

In terms of profit, Rolex could charge $12K for a steel DD, despite it essentially costing the same to make as a DJ. I think they'd do fine in that regard.

So far, it looks like 55% of those answering the poll approve. I mean, after a 42mm SD with a cyclops, why not??

[atm08]

I would love one!

[haven_seeker]

I wouldn't bother sourcing one out - there are DD's in SS out there under the Tudor brand.

The DD - also known as the president - is now synonymous with top-quality and precious metals, after being manufactured this way for over sixty years. I doubt Rolex would ever upend such a tradition, in such a way.

[AzHadEnuf]

Just curious, what would you guys pay for one? What do you think MSRP would be? What if Rolex released it and limited the availablity? Would they do that? If SS Daytona’s are going for 18’ gray market, would you pay 20k for a DD?

Thinking I’d go Tudor.

[vladamir15]

I’ve seen this brought up a couple times. It clear that many people would like an ss daydate. I feel that one of the qualities of the daydate is that they only come in precious metals. All other rolexs imho can be available in ss, just this one seems not right. That said, if it were to come out, it would be on my radar.

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by AzHadEnuf

Just curious, what would you guys pay for one? What do you think MSRP would be? What if Rolex released it and limited the availablity? Would they do that? If SS Daytona’s are going for 18’ gray market, would you pay 20k for a DD?

Thinking I’d go Tudor.

That's a great question. I'd have a hard time giving up my Tudor for one, since my Tudor is the older DJ/DD design which I prefer, but I'd imagine that someone who wants the current 6-digit ethos in a steel DD would spend a little less than the steel SkyDweller, like $12K'ish, and that would be a pretty large profit for Rolex.

If we're talking limited availability, who knows? They could make another 6 and probably sell them for more than the PM models.

[RHIII]

I don’t know if I’d buy one...maybe — but it would be cool to see one...Day-Dates have never been my thing really...

There will always be a market and buyers for PM references regardless of stainless model availability.

I’ll go with Neil on this one — if sales plummeted somehow maybe it could become a more realistic proposition.


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[jfmiii]

Originally Posted by Manuela

Some "traditions" are meant to be left as such, including the Day-Date in precious metals.

i thought the same thing about the SS Pepsi...

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by Gaijin

I've drank the Rolex kool-aid on this and I think that a Day Date should only be in a precious metal. Nice job Rolex.

The power of consistent marketing!

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by AzHadEnuf

Just curious, what would you guys pay for one? What do you think MSRP would be? What if Rolex released it and limited the availablity? Would they do that? If SS Daytona’s are going for 18’ gray market, would you pay 20k for a DD?

Thinking I’d go Tudor.

MMM. I was thinking no more than a SS Sky. Or al little less. Guess I was not being realistic.

At that price range I would go Tudor also. Or wait till it had been out a lot of years.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

I mean, after a 42mm SD with a cyclops, why not??

Exactly.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by NLYogi

Yes that would match with my car a lot better!

And my pickup truck.

[The Libertine]

Would definitely consider.

[ink3027]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Not easy to find, but they still make these....

Does anyone know the reference number of this watch?

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by ink3027

Does anyone know the reference number of this watch?

76200 with flat bezel, 76214 with fluted bezel. They were initially available with either an Oyster, Jubilee or "Tudor Jubilee" bracelet, but now they only come on the Tudor Jubilee style.

Here are some dial variations over the past 20 years from the web:










And my black 76200 on a NOS 7836 Tudor bracelet that I sourced:

[douglasf13]

whoops, duplicate post.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by douglasf13

76200 with flat bezel, 76214 with fluted bezel. They were initially available with either an Oyster, Jubilee or "Tudor Jubilee" bracelet, but now they only come on the Tudor Jubilee style.

Here are some dial variations over the past 20 years from the web:










And my black 76200 on a NOS 7836 Tudor bracelet that I sourced:

The black one you sources is awesome.

[douglasf13]

Originally Posted by mountainjogger

The black one you sources is awesome.

Thanks, sir. Take a 1600 case and Oyster bracelet from the early 70s (has lug holes, btw,) take an Oysterquartz dial (albeit with shorter hour markers,) and then add the Day complication, and that's what you end up with. It's like I took a time machine back 45 years and designed my own watch. I unfortunately like it so much that I no longer even own any Rolex watches.

p.s. with the ETA, it also has a flatter case back than my 16200 DateJust, so it's even more comfortable.