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BobDyl · 17 May 2018, 05:20 AM

A second pic of mine. Love the racing dial from this era.

kcmo · 17 May 2018, 05:55 AM

Great pics everyone!

Muxi · 17 May 2018, 09:37 AM

I have the racing dial too and it’s still my absolute favorite. You just feel special wearing this reference as your daily. Absolutely gorgeous! I also agree with observations that a ceramic bezel will make the WG reference perfect since the WG bezel is its most vulnerable part and its a sports watch. Bezel should be tougher and preferably not high gloss.

fskywalker · 17 May 2018, 10:52 AM

Worth a lot more than the SS version, even against the 116500 ceramic Daytona, which had reached the crazy asking price of $20k (which is enough to buy an used 116509)

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Amanubis · 20 March 2019, 03:34 PM

Just resurrecting this one because of how beautiful that 116509 Panda (Silver-black) looks. Seriously overlooked and undervalued in my humble opinion, and serious 6263 vibes!

Anyone else has pics and reviews to share? I would totally put on a Cerachrom bezel, both for the look and to save that precious WG bezel.

believelandcle · 20 March 2019, 03:52 PM

one of my all time favorites. I've been on the fence on this one for a long time and prefer it like this compared to how it would look with a ceramic bezel. Extremely rare and most AD's have no idea it exists.

But at the retail price the thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger is that a Platona can be had for not THAT much more.

I wear my watches pretty hard so gold gets scratched really really quickly which also leads me to platona appeal.

Amanubis · 20 March 2019, 07:56 PM

Agreed - really an 'under the radar' model that does not seem to get the attention it deserves. If it were SS, waiting lists would be a decade long!

On the plus side, one of the few pieces that one can get below RRP. At the rate SS daytonas are going, probably decent value!

Langnam · 20 March 2019, 08:24 PM

Wearing mine right now while commuting to the office.

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1William · 20 March 2019, 08:25 PM

Great looking watch.

17 May 2018, 10:52 AM	#34
fskywalker 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Francisco Location: San Juan, PR Watch: Is Ticking ! Posts: 24,593	Worth a lot more than the SS version, even against the 116500 ceramic Daytona, which had reached the crazy asking price of $20k (which is enough to buy an used 116509) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Francisco ♛ 16610 / 116264 Ω 168.022 / 2535.80.00 / 2230.50.00 Zenith 02.470.405 Henry Archer Eclipse 2FA security enabled

20 March 2019, 03:52 PM	#36
believelandcle "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: NYC Watch: Root Beer GMT Posts: 172	one of my all time favorites. I've been on the fence on this one for a long time and prefer it like this compared to how it would look with a ceramic bezel. Extremely rare and most AD's have no idea it exists. But at the retail price the thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger is that a Platona can be had for not THAT much more. I wear my watches pretty hard so gold gets scratched really really quickly which also leads me to platona appeal. __________________ 116509, 116688, 126711CHNR, 11610LV

20 March 2019, 08:24 PM	#38
Langnam "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 951	Wearing mine right now while commuting to the office. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ PLVS VLTRA

17 May 2018, 05:55 AM	#32
kcmo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: Karis Location: USA Posts: 19,377	Great pics everyone!

17 May 2018, 09:37 AM	#33
Muxi "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,823	I have the racing dial too and it’s still my absolute favorite. You just feel special wearing this reference as your daily. Absolutely gorgeous! I also agree with observations that a ceramic bezel will make the WG reference perfect since the WG bezel is its most vulnerable part and its a sports watch. Bezel should be tougher and preferably not high gloss.

20 March 2019, 03:34 PM	#35
Amanubis "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Real Name: EDC Location: London/Singapore Watch: 16520 / 1665 GW Posts: 95	Just resurrecting this one because of how beautiful that 116509 Panda (Silver-black) looks. Seriously overlooked and undervalued in my humble opinion, and serious 6263 vibes! Anyone else has pics and reviews to share? I would totally put on a Cerachrom bezel, both for the look and to save that precious WG bezel.

20 March 2019, 07:56 PM	#37
Amanubis "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Real Name: EDC Location: London/Singapore Watch: 16520 / 1665 GW Posts: 95	Agreed - really an 'under the radar' model that does not seem to get the attention it deserves. If it were SS, waiting lists would be a decade long! On the plus side, one of the few pieces that one can get below RRP. At the rate SS daytonas are going, probably decent value!

20 March 2019, 08:25 PM	#39
1William 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 44,671	Great looking watch.

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