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Old 17 March 2013, 09:37 AM   #31
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I love the day-date.. I want one!!!!
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Old 17 March 2013, 10:16 AM   #32
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DD is the first of its kind and an absolute icon.

True, lots of other options in the range. However I'm a huge fan.
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Old 17 March 2013, 11:07 AM   #33
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Well Bob. This is TRF and I am very happy with my Rolex Day Date.
I don't care much for the comparing of complications. They are just more things to go wrong.
My Day Date tells me the time, the date and the day.
It is circa 1991 and has always been about +2 seconds/day.
My recommendation is that you snap one up asap.

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Old 17 March 2013, 11:40 AM   #34
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I'm confused! Your pole below shows an almost 80% preference for the Rolex DD. That looks like a lot of respect to me.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=286131
I was going to mention the same thing and have seen much love for the DD on many other forums. When comparing watches though you'll need to compare those with the same complications and not just various pieces of varying brands
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Old 17 March 2013, 11:43 AM   #35
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When my humble TT DJ grows up, it wants to be a gold Day Date!
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Old 17 March 2013, 10:44 PM   #36
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The DD is like hummer with the skin of a Jag. Tough on the inside elegant on the outside !
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Old 17 March 2013, 10:55 PM   #37
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I have no respect for a DayDate, I use to put them apart when I'm bored.



I love those watches.
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Old 17 March 2013, 11:47 PM   #38
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I have no respect for a DayDate, I use to put them apart when I'm bored.



I love those watches.
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Old 18 March 2013, 07:17 AM   #39
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I created a thread in the non-Rolex forum

If you care to chime in...

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=286583
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Old 18 March 2013, 07:22 AM   #40
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lots of respect for the day date here its my favourite model to collect
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Old 18 March 2013, 07:27 AM   #41
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Truth be told the DD complication isn't anything special. Plenty of lesser watches have it. 7750 and 2834-2 are two great examples of 'cheap' ETA movements with that complication. Of course I voted with my wallet.

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Old 18 March 2013, 08:26 AM   #42
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A beautiful watch

Mike,

Looks wise, that's my favorite DD II.

Kudos,

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Truth be told the DD complication isn't anything special. Plenty of lesser watches have it. 7750 and 2834-2 are two great examples of 'cheap' ETA movements with that complication. Of course I voted with my wallet.

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Old 18 March 2013, 08:28 AM   #43
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Old 18 March 2013, 08:34 AM   #44
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There's nothing wrong with Day-Date at all, it has a rich and storied history and for many, it is the pinnacle of Rolex. However, for me there are more horologically interesting pieces out there for the same money that I would prefer to have. It's probably amongst the toughest precious metal watches out there, but personally I can't see the point of a tough precious metal watch

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Old 18 March 2013, 08:41 AM   #45
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Who doesn't respect the DD??

There's a reason it's called the "President"
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Old 18 March 2013, 08:54 AM   #46
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President is president wherever he goes..
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