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3 September 2012, 03:16 PM
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Becoming obsessed...
With the 116509 with slate grey arabic dial (you know the one with lume on the numbers)
why is this model so hard to find pre owned. not popular? nobody likes the metallic grey dial? whats the deal? i love it but cant seem to find it anywhere! the black/charcoal dial seems to be much more popular thoughts, opinions? wrist shots? |
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3 September 2012, 03:22 PM
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The Daytona line has never appealed to me... Ever. To each their own!
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4 September 2012, 05:15 AM
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Love the Slate!
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4 September 2012, 05:24 AM
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They look great but I much prefer a date option.
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4 September 2012, 05:26 AM
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First rule of watch collecting: don't become obsessed! ;-)
I had a slate dial on a 116520 Daytona. It looks great, but not very easy to tell time at a glance. Also, a 116520 is no substitute for the real thing... |
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4 September 2012, 06:16 AM
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I think Dalip owns or used to own one, am I right?
 A beautiful dial indeed, I quite like it myself. 
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4 September 2012, 06:48 AM
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love slate action....
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4 September 2012, 06:59 AM
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4 September 2012, 07:52 AM
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It seems easy to tell time with the arabic Any owners can share experience?? |
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4 September 2012, 07:54 AM
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I'm a BIG fan of the panda dial, myself.
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4 September 2012, 05:29 PM
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If you don't mind the metal......I got some nice slate pics for you !
(Certainly do not  want to start the "pretend" discussion again here....)The dial is gorgeous. The numbers usually look white, but the hidden bonus is they sometimes look sort of purple/blue depending on light conditions. Especially the purple/blue is crazy beautiful but catching it on a pic? haven't succeeded on that yet. DSC00031 (Medium).jpg DSC00033 (Medium).jpg DSC00037 (Medium).jpg DSCN0230 (Medium).jpg DSC00054 (Medium).jpg Recently switched to the Panda, not too ugly either!  DSC00354 (Medium).jpg |
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