The Official Day-Date aka "President" Owners Thread....>>>>>>>

[Frank McKay]

Originally Posted by tonysoprano100

Thats my dream watch, sadly I cant buy one because is impossible to use it in Chile, country where I live.

I can, but I have modesty.

At the moment, my 24x7 watch is a stainless steel Sub

Why is it impossible to use/wear in Chile?

[tonysoprano100]

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

Why is it impossible to use/wear in Chile?

Because to use the Rolex President is to say “I m rich”

Here in Chile to be rich is not nice for others.

Its my dream watch, but I dont want to buy a watch for home, I want to use it.

Its sad....I was thinking on a white gold or platinum, but its not the same magic.

[Low-Key]

Originally Posted by tonysoprano100

Because to use the Rolex President is to say “I m rich”

Here in Chile to be rich is not nice for others.

Its my dream watch, but I dont want to buy a watch for home, I want to use it.

Its sad....I was thinking on a white gold or platinum, but its not the same magic.

I’m not sure which part/region of Chile you live in, but I can’t say I agree. First, the YG President is definitively a less low-key look, absolutely. This is where the beauty of the platinum model comes in, because it totally flies under the radar (as would a WG model, for similar reasons), where that’s near-impossible with the former. Being a Millennial, I strove for the YG President as a grail piece, thinking there may not be utility for the ‘elusive’ platinum President. But when I got the YG, I quickly realized that a platinum one would allow me to wear a President under most circumstances, where YG/fluted might be a bit conspicuous and, therefore, limited in certain settings. So, I added a 118206 (6.25” wrists) that I love, and have different uses for them accordingly. I really enjoy their unexpectedly juxtaposed personalities (relative to each other).

If you’re up in Providencia/Las Condes/La Dehesa/Lo Barnechea, you can very easily get away with either model. I lived there myself for a few years post-Y2K (service work), but only in the humbler/lower-lying sections of Santiago, on the less-cosmopolitan side of the Rio Mapocho. Being that I knew ahead-of-time that I’d be serving down that way, I, too, left all my watches stateside. Truth be told, I would’ve been fine using a SS tool watch while there (other than maybe on the Micro), but hindsight being what it is...

[tonysoprano100]

Originally Posted by Low-Key

I’m not sure which part/region of Chile you live in, but I can’t say I agree. First, the YG President is definitively a less low-key look, absolutely. This is where the beauty of the platinum model comes in, because it totally flies under the radar (as would a WG model, for similar reasons), where that’s near-impossible with the former. Being a Millennial, I strove for the YG President as a grail piece, thinking there may not be utility for the ‘elusive’ platinum President. But when I got the YG, I quickly realized that a platinum one would allow me to wear a President under most circumstances, where YG/fluted might be a bit conspicuous and, therefore, limited in certain settings. So, I added a 118206 (6.25” wrists) that I love, and have different uses for them accordingly. I really enjoy their unexpectedly juxtaposed personalities (relative to each other).

If you’re up in Providencia/Las Condes/La Dehesa/Lo Barnechea, you can very easily get away with either model. I lived there myself for a few years post-Y2K (service work), but only in the humbler/lower-lying sections of Santiago, on the less-cosmopolitan side of the Rio Mapocho. Being that I knew ahead-of-time that I’d be serving down that way, I, too, left all my watches stateside. Truth be told, I would’ve been fine using a SS tool watch while there (other than maybe on the Micro), but hindsight being what it is...

Nice you know Chile. I live in the Region de Los Lagos.
I work as merchant and I deal too much with people of middle-low class.

I m thinking on the WG Like you said.....do you think is fine for Chile?

[tonysoprano100]

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

Why is it impossible to use/wear in Chile?

I sent you a pm

[BumbleB]

Originally Posted by Frank McKay

Why is it impossible to use/wear in Chile?

I’m guessing too dangerous?


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