Buying a Platona

[robbonds]

So I think im close to swapping my smurf for a platona (still thinking as i know i will miss the smurf and can't own both, yet)..

Before I make such a BIG decision (huge for me actually), are there any other comparably priced ALange, Patek or others I should at least look at before? I will admit, ive always been a Rolex guy (owned DJ, GMTIIC and the smurf) and don't really know the other brands as well. Every time I start looking at Pateks etc I just dont find them as aesthetically pleasing as Rolex.
Any suggestions on another PM watch priced around or below the Platona (BNIB from a trf seller) that I should check out first?

The Platona will be my one and only.

Thanks!!

(this site continues to cost me $$$$$)

[GB-man]

The obvious choice is the lange Datograph but it's not a watch you can wear for a swim etc. Sounds like you're a rolex guy and that's just fine. Grab the platona!

Other options :5990/1a from patek

[robbonds]

good point - any other suggestion must be a daily watch I can wear to the pool or out to dinner

[kneedeep]

Possible alternative to consider - Patek 5980/1R chrono with date slightly higer retail price than Platona but will be more $$$ than Platona from TRF seller. Congrats in advance on the new incoming!

[Manofsteelpt]

The Dato and the 5990 as Tom mentioned... I'll add the 44mm Platty AP (26401po) and the PP 5980.

[Hairdude1]

Originally Posted by Manofsteelpt

The Dato and the 5990 as Tom mentioned... I'll add the 44mm Platty AP (26401po) and the PP 5980.

[nyc2la]

For a one-and-only, get the Platona

[superdog]

I suggest you keep
The smurf.

If it's that big of a swap, and you love the smurf, keep it.

[bpetty13]

Originally Posted by superdog

I suggest you keep
The smurf.

If it's that big of a swap, and you love the smurf, keep it.

I agree with this! You already have a perfect daily PM watch in the Smurf. I'm biased though! Good luck with your decision.

[capote]

The 116619 is very nice, but then again so is the pt. Daytona. I guess it boils down to if you want a diver's bezel or chronograph. For a one and only watch I would look no further than the Oyster case.

[Sir Larry Wildman]

So, I really like the Platona. I used to think "why get a precious metal Rolex when you can get something from one of the 'holy trinity' brands." However, I have come to truly appreciate what a pm rolex feels like on your wrist, and it's a feeling like no other.

As someone who collects AP and FPJ, I say that if the Platona sings to you the most, then that's what you must go for.

However, if you're asking me what watch you could consider as an alternative, my favorite sport watch in the world right now is the Patek 5164a. But, again, just a personal preference.

[rmlovett1]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

For a one-and-only, get the Platona

Agreed ⬆️

[AK797]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

For a one-and-only, get the Platona

Originally Posted by Richris1

Agreed ⬆️

[beer]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Sounds like you're a rolex guy and that's just fine. Grab the platona!

this

[Watch@ddict]

won't that cost as much as the smurf in cash to get the Platona? that's a lot of green!

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by robbonds

So I think im close to swapping my smurf for a platona (still thinking as i know i will miss the smurf and can't own both, yet)..

Before I make such a BIG decision (huge for me actually), are there any other comparably priced ALange, Patek or others I should at least look at before? I will admit, ive always been a Rolex guy (owned DJ, GMTIIC and the smurf) and don't really know the other brands as well. Every time I start looking at Pateks etc I just dont find them as aesthetically pleasing as Rolex.
Any suggestions on another PM watch priced around or below the Platona (BNIB from a trf seller) that I should check out first?

The Platona will be my one and only.

Thanks!!

(this site continues to cost me $$$$$)

to me the answer is simple. get a 116509 and wait to accumulate funds. at current prices you will not lose a lot on either the smurf of the 116509 relative to the outlay for the platona. This way you have your PM daytona and your smurf. believe it or not i think in time you will miss the smurf, platona owned notwithstanding, and if you sell it will rebuy it later.

[avilhena]

It's not a PM watch but i would take a look on the Patek 5960/1A. I think the annual calendar to be a very useful complication to be had in a one and only watch, even more when paired with a chronograph.

Besides that, i think this Patek is a very beautiful watch that suits well all ocasions.

[rebel_1]

Get the Platona! You will not regret it.

[robbonds]

I know ill never wear the smurf after wearing the platona...Id rather not have that much cash sitting on my dresser. I think Im a one watch guy - so might as well be the best!

[KBM]

Patek has some annual calendar chronos that are beautiful and sporty, but much less versatile as an only watch.

Like someone posted above, There's nothing wrong with being a Rolex guy. Sometimes we stray from our personal preferences towards a choice that seems to be a general consensus, only to revert back to what we really wanted all along with the added cost... having said that, I think the smurf is the perfect gold all-rounder - and that blue...

Good luck with your choice.

Ps. Seth has a very good point. If you love the smurf and flip it for a Platona, chances are you will regret getting rid of it.

[Daytona88]

I say Platona or bust...although that is pretty easy for me to say, since it is not my cash!

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by robbonds

I know ill never wear the smurf after wearing the platona...Id rather not have that much cash sitting on my dresser. I think Im a one watch guy - so might as well be the best!

then it is simple just foot the bill and buy the platona. keep in mind there are two dial variations. most go with ice blue brown but there is an ice blue ice blue on the sec, min and hour surrounds.

[nyc2la]

Originally Posted by Etschell

then it is simple just foot the bill and buy the platona. keep in mind there are two dial variations. most go with ice blue brown but there is an ice blue ice blue on the sec, min and hour surrounds.

The ice blue with ice blue surrounds has diamond markers. (Not my photo)

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

The ice blue with ice blue surrounds has diamond markers. (Not my photo)

i forgot about that. just wanted to bring it up. i've actually never seen one in person or cant recall anyone posting it here.

[Lordofrolex]

Get the plantona ultimate everyday watch. Its not super flashy like a yellow gold but to the trained eye its a very high end respectable watch. Also it will hold its value in case you have to unload it.

[nyc2la]

Originally Posted by Etschell

i forgot about that. just wanted to bring it up. i've actually never seen one in person or cant recall anyone posting it here.

It's very nice, and the diamond markers work on it (and I'm typically not a diamonds-on-my-watch kind of guy). I think one (or a few) fellow TRF members have this version. I've seen it at an AD...very nice, but in the end, I went the non-diamond route.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by nyc2la

It's very nice, and the diamond markers work on it (and I'm typically not a diamonds-on-my-watch kind of guy). I think one (or a few) fellow TRF members have this version. I've seen it at an AD...very nice, but in the end, I went the non-diamond route.

i think a lot prefer the brown on brown. either way you cannot go wrong.

[RolexAuthority]

The Platona is beautiful and I've longed for it for such a long time then thankfully the SS ceramic Daytona has now been announced and my Platona itch has completely gone - it is a beautiful watch truely sensational there is also the Patek 5960p used or as new in certain dial colours that is also stunning or at that price circa £50k quite possible to get a used Patek 3970 g/j or even a Patek 5110p with a Patek 3940g/j both ..... You have lots of options open to you but the Platona or Patek are best choices. Good luck please let us know what you decide can't wait to see incoming.

[RichM]

Keep the 116619 and use the cash to buy the new Daytona C. You'll probably even have some $$ left. Put your name on a list and wait.

In the end, you'll still have a PM but you'll also own a pretty neat Daytona.

Two watches in the end.

[avilhena]

Originally Posted by Rich Mickol

Keep the 116619 and use the cash to buy the new Daytona C. You'll probably even have some $$ left. Put your name on a list and wait.

In the end, you'll still have a PM but you'll also own a pretty neat Daytona.

Two watches in the end.