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Old 1 December 2021, 09:39 AM   #1
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Incoming Daytona

Last weekend I got offered this WG Daytona on OF. It took me 2 days to say yes to my SA, as I was originally waiting for the 116518LN YG on OF one.

See my post here asking for opinions on these 2: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=830631

The 116518LN with champaign dial and black sub-dials is very hot on Chinese social media, because a HongKong celebrity wore it on his wedding ceremony. You can search for "Shawn Yue Daytona" and this guy is also a vintage Rolex guy. That was one of the reasons I was after this piece. And the picture of that watch looks really stunning.

Anyway I was not really expecting anything coming so fast after I expressed my interest. My SA really threw a tough question to me lol. A lot of TRF members here prefer WG over YG, and I have to say I also prefer less flashy watches because I'm a low-key person and YG would attract too much attention both in daily and in work.

Yesterday I picked it up and am really loving this watch! I'm glad I didn't choose to continue waiting for the YG one. Maybe one day I'll add the YG one to my collection but for now I really enjoy what I got.

Here are some pictures. It's a pain to upload images in the browser and I'm not very good at taking photos sorry!
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:42 AM   #2
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:43 AM   #3
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One of my favorite, congrats on the pick up. Great choice!!
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:46 AM   #4
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:51 AM   #5
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Oooof! Gorgeous! This is the second incoming for these pieces this week! Amazing how AD's are getting these out. Hoping to get the call on mine one day Congratulations!!
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:56 AM   #6
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One of my favorite, congrats on the pick up. Great choice!!
Thanks! Your BLRO is my next goal :).
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Old 1 December 2021, 09:57 AM   #7
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Oooof! Gorgeous! This is the second incoming for these pieces this week! Amazing how AD's are getting these out. Hoping to get the call on mine one day Congratulations.
Thanks! They might getting more shipments in holiday season?
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Old 1 December 2021, 10:24 AM   #8
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Thanks! They might getting more shipments in holiday season?
Oh man... I truly hope so! Thanks for sharing, such an awesome watch. Feel free to post more pics
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Old 1 December 2021, 10:33 AM   #9
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Comgratulations!!! I think you made the right choice. The 116519LN is such a forever piece. And so much more versatile. I won’t hijack your thread but I’m a bit biased. Picked up from the AD about the same time so can totally relate!

Does anyone say no to the ghost?


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Old 1 December 2021, 10:34 AM   #10
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Old 1 December 2021, 10:37 AM   #11
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Congratulations! I am waiting on this one myself. Asked for it back in July and it hasn’t shown up yet.

Enjoy and thanks for sharing!


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Old 1 December 2021, 11:15 AM   #12
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Old 1 December 2021, 11:22 AM   #13
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Oooof! Gorgeous! This is the second incoming for these pieces this week! Amazing how AD's are getting these out. Hoping to get the call on mine one day Congratulations!!

Third incoming

Maybe they get released in batches …




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Old 1 December 2021, 11:25 AM   #14
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Great watch for a daily and boss
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Old 1 December 2021, 11:55 AM   #15
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Comgratulations!!! I think you made the right choice. The 116519LN is such a forever piece. And so much more versatile. I won’t hijack your thread but I’m a bit biased. Picked up from the AD about the same time so can totally relate!

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Congratulations too!
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Old 1 December 2021, 11:56 AM   #16
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Congratulations! I am waiting on this one myself. Asked for it back in July and it hasn’t shown up yet.

Enjoy and thanks for sharing!


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Thank you! Hope you will get yours soon!
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Old 1 December 2021, 12:18 PM   #17
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Old 1 December 2021, 01:02 PM   #18
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Congrats on a beauty! also like the lume shot there
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Old 1 December 2021, 01:02 PM   #19
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Gorgeous! Congratulations!
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Old 1 December 2021, 01:17 PM   #20
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Congrats on a beauty! also like the lume shot there
I'm still learning to take a proper lume shot lol. That one is too blurry.
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Old 1 December 2021, 01:28 PM   #21
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Old 1 December 2021, 01:39 PM   #22
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Old 1 December 2021, 04:09 PM   #23
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Funny I got offered one over the weekend out of the blue too. I wasn’t expecting it so I had to decline. We’ll actually my wife did since it was so unexpected.
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Old 1 December 2021, 04:17 PM   #24
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Funny I got offered one over the weekend out of the blue too. I wasn’t expecting it so I had to decline. We’ll actually my wife did since it was so unexpected.
Interesting. Are you also waiting for a OF Daytona on a different configuration? Just out of curiosity are you located in California?
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Old 1 December 2021, 05:18 PM   #25
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WOW! Congrats to you too! There is hope for me yet Lol
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Old 2 December 2021, 12:08 AM   #26
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Old 2 December 2021, 01:04 AM   #27
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Congrats! It's a stunning Daytona! I think the sexiest OF Daytona with the 116518LN champain dial.
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Old 2 December 2021, 01:18 AM   #28
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Amazing and congrats! To be honest it is a win win situation and it was the other way for me. I feel in love with the WG but ended up with the YG.

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Old 2 December 2021, 01:19 AM   #29
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Great looking timepiece.
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