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15 June 2015, 05:15 AM | #1 |
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Daytona:Size of PM versus SS
This picture shows that the precious metal (white gold, rose gold and platinum) Daytona are around 1mm bigger than the stainless steel 116520:
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It does? Please explain.
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They are identical sizes.
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Are you sure you're not confusing what you're seeing with perspective?
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So that's why precious metal Daytonas cost so much more than the stainless models!
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How do you work that out...?
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I wish my eyesight was good enough to discern a 1mm difference based on that.
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It is true that the PM models have slightly thicker lugs and the crown guards are also larger. Any side by side pictures will show this difference. However, both models are 40mm.
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Both models are 'stated by Rolex' as 40mm.
In fact, the SS is 38.66mm the PM are 39.66mm. If you look at the right hand side of the watch leading to the crown guards, you must surely notice there is more metal and the right hand lugs are also wider and not tapered like the SS Daytona?? This is FACT not my opinion!
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Quite sure! 100% sure in fact
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Yup. PM is bigger. SS is slimmer.
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Ok...
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The posters statement is correct pm is slightly thicker in the lugs
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Not sure why people are responding with certainty that they are exact same dimensions. They're not.
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Has me baffled too! I posted a fact and wasn't expecting the initial reactions I received!
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They are definitely not the same size despite rolex calling both 40mm.
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It's quite clear from the picture the right hand side lugs are wider on the PM
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And the point of this post is.....?
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And the point of your negative childish post is??
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Actually on the picture PM daytona seems smaller than SS. :/
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The SS picture is larger than the WG picture, I've simply pulled the two pictures together
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Amazing, never cease to learn.Why would they make them 1mm different?
I am sure they have their reasons but imagine if its due to the die casting having been made to an incorrect spec (assuming that's how they are made as heck if I know)? That would be a riot. Or as likely how made, machine that defines block for PM is off a mm. |
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If you have a search on here ,This was clearly documented when the Platinum was launched two yrs ago ,I think the 116506 is even bigger than the 18k variants ,Why , because its Rolex and they do weird things like this
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Above are true...have both....easily see lug difference in my pic... |
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Well I never knew that. Cheers folks.
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The point is sharing the knowledge that there are subtle case nuisances between the SS Daytona and the precious metal versions Interesting to Daytona aficionados and Rolex forum members in general If you don't like the info or content of a post and have nothing positive to add just move on |
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