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25 January 2021, 10:10 AM | #61 | |
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By the way, the quantity of 18 kt gold in a PM Rolex is approx 100 gr, which means approx 75 gr of pure gold (24 kt); assuming a price per gramme of £50.00, in gold material value we are talking about £3,750.00, while a WG Daytona costs £21,050.00 more that a SS one. To convince people to buy WG watches, Rolex creates a differentiation in the dials, so everyone knows that a blue dial Daytona or a meteorite dial Pepsi are in WG, hence the person that wears these watches has £30 K + on his wrist. It remain the problem that at the current market price, if someone wants a SS Daytona or GMT Pepsi tomorrow must pay a premium of 100% of their MSRPs. |
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25 January 2021, 10:17 AM | #62 |
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I've always liked stainless, but I have to admit that if money wasn't an object the white gold Sub with blue bezel would be mine in a heart beat. Yellow gold and two tone reminds me of the eighties...
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25 January 2021, 10:21 AM | #63 | |
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25 January 2021, 10:23 AM | #64 |
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Love the weight. I don't think I'd go all WG with no SS, but it's a nice feeling and change of pace when putting it on. It's really a sensory experience, not really easy to financially justify.
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25 January 2021, 10:25 AM | #65 | |
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But I might consider to pay £32,000.00 for the WG Meteorite |
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25 January 2021, 10:38 AM | #66 | |
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Looking at the photos of the 2 Pepsi it's almost impossible to recognise the one in WG at 2 meter distance on the wrist of someone. On the contrary, because the current WG Pepsi comes with Meteorite dial or with blue dial, and those dials are not available for the SS Pepsi, the majority of the people that love Rolex can recognise immediately the WG Pepsi. |
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25 January 2021, 10:39 AM | #67 | |
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I’m certain you are right. That’s already the case. Very few are willing to buy WG. Production of WG Rolex is far less than SS. The meteorite is awesome. And makes the point several above mentioned, the perceived exclusivity of dial variations is what sells a lot of the WG references.
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Nice side by side shot Grant! The warm color of WG wins even with its MK1 bezel insert Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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25 January 2021, 12:22 PM | #73 | |
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Gold is considerably more valuable than platinum.
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25 January 2021, 12:30 PM | #76 |
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Indeed. Nevertheless it is made out of a cheaper metal so if it feels more expensive it's just heavier and so is lead and tungsten. I'm just BSing the snobbery. Sorry
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My post was made in jest. For what it’s worth, I prefer the hue of white gold over platinum and find the platona to be uncomfortably heavy. |
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25 January 2021, 12:40 PM | #78 | |
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Why do you go for white gold?
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That's not what I said and no it isn't that much denser. Pt is 59% as valuable as gold and the density is < 11% higher. In the form of a Rolex watch, though, presented in 75% gold vs 95% platinum, yes there is more platinum in the platinum watch than there is gold in the gold watch. 80% more Plat than gold * 0.59 $ value = 8% cost premium due to PM alone.
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Of course. The jewelry industry hasn't received the memo either
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25 January 2021, 01:27 PM | #80 |
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White gold is a fair amount harder than yellow, so it doesn't scratch quite as readily. I gave up wearing yg bracelets because I got really paranoid about scuffing, scratching or otherwise marring them.
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25 January 2021, 06:22 PM | #81 |
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If you have the disposable income then why not adorn your favourite watch with the same metals as your jewellery. Trying to rationalise outside of 'because I can' is sometimes difficult for those who can't. Enjoy life (and donate)
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I purchased my WG daytona as it was a grail watch for me, it doesnt look hugely difference to my SS versions, but the racing dial and bezel are tells to the casual look.
Other than that, the case shape is slightly different to the PL and SS and the lugs underneath are flaired- but who else see's that! Biggest difference is the weight mine is 195g v circa 147g for my 500LN SS and you can feel that, plus the slight champagne colour which is warmer........ All of this is visible at 5 feet, but any further nobody else knows its a WG daytona....... but I don't care - its MY grail!
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I have both white gold and SS and I totally disagree with those who say that WG doesn't scratch and ding easier. It is like butter compared to Rolex SS. I love the look and feel of WG but if you clang the watch against a door knob or something the damage will be much likely to be more significant than if you have an SS watch so I wear it a bit more carefully. The look, feel, and luster of WG is just different than SS and I like that but from a practical standpoint it makes little sense. SS is superior as a material for a case and band in every way except the ones that matter in the minds of those who own them.
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Because I do not like yellow gold
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I ask because there always seems to be two strong opinions one way or the other on Rolex WG as evidenced in the comments earlier. Thanks |
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25 January 2021, 11:19 PM | #86 |
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It’s very soft. I accidentally put a ding in my fluted bezel on my old DJ just with my bare fingernail, and I smoothed out a couple flutes with an accidental brush of my jeans. You’ll get varying opinions as some have different perceptions of detail, but I can tell you for certain that you’ll pick up much more superficial scratches, etc with a PM watch. Even bare hands can do it if you have coarse skin. It’s all the 18k colored metals, you can ask the root beer folks about their two tone bracelets too.
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Anyone that has owned BOTH can attest to the above. But it doesn't stop me from loving the WG Daytona! |
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26 January 2021, 01:49 AM | #88 |
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I'm loving my WG DD, and I'm also loving my YG Sub, as well as my SS BLRO. Variety is the spice of life.
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26 January 2021, 04:48 AM | #89 |
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For me, I like the weight and it is not as flashy as the other golds. In my opinion of course.
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My experience is that it doesn’t make any difference. A PCL bracelet scratches anyway, steel or gold alike
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