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Post by dsimon9 on Mar 20, 2016 19:20:19 GMT -6
I like the looks of the Daytona specially if the dial/case is bigger diameter. I also suspect it will be out of my price range. One can dream, right?
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Post by Baco Noir on Mar 20, 2016 19:50:47 GMT -6
I like the looks of the Daytona specially if the dial/case is bigger diameter. I also suspect it will be out of my price range. One can dream, right? No dimensional changes from what I read, but I also read there was no price increase over the existing model, which when adding the ceramic bezel is a big bonus.
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Post by CHIP on Mar 20, 2016 20:25:49 GMT -6
It's also a only a semi gloss bezel, a big departure from the extremely glossy bezel used on the blnr.
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Post by Robb on Mar 21, 2016 9:46:28 GMT -6
Some U.S ADs are reporting $12,400 I personally have not received a confirmation but these are the reports
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Post by dsimon9 on Mar 21, 2016 13:27:47 GMT -6
Thanks for the info, Baconoir, Chip, and Robb. At $12k it would put me beyond the budget. Maybe if I were to donate a kidney or part of my liver. I have been looking for a stop watch function watch for a while, but have yet to find one which sings to me. The search continues.
If dimensionally, the new models are the same as the old ones, then I would be disappointed. Always felt they were a bit too small for my wrist.
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Post by marinoc81 on Mar 22, 2016 17:59:51 GMT -6
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Post by CHIP on Mar 22, 2016 18:41:19 GMT -6
I almost like that one, but mainly because I've always kinda wanted a sonnerie watch. Vulcain is a good one but they are pricey.
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Post by Baco Noir on Mar 22, 2016 18:49:13 GMT -6
I like the look but I'd rather have the GMT function than an alarm. I sleep too hard to wake up to something like that. My old G-Shock didn't even wake me up.
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Post by Pete on Mar 24, 2016 18:34:07 GMT -6
The more I see of the updated Daytona the more I want one. The black sub dials and black bezel really make it pop. The old ones were a bit bland with the silver and white dial.
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Post by z32turbo on Mar 28, 2016 12:06:09 GMT -6
The more I see of the updated Daytona the more I want one. The black sub dials and black bezel really make it pop. The old ones were a bit bland with the silver and white dial. I'm starting to agree
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Post by Jamie on May 1, 2016 10:12:08 GMT -6
The more I see of the updated Daytona the more I want one. The black sub dials and black bezel really make it pop. The old ones were a bit bland with the silver and white dial. Yes! I confess I like the blue dial quite a lot too.
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Post by dsimon9 on May 1, 2016 10:39:50 GMT -6
The more I see of the updated Daytona the more I want one. The black sub dials and black bezel really make it pop. The old ones were a bit bland with the silver and white dial. Yep, I like the black bezel a lot more than the ss bezel.
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Post by carl on Jul 9, 2016 15:50:29 GMT -6
Well, seeing the new Explorer I in person will be very important for me. Having gotten over the lust for a Sea Dweller 4000, the new Explorer I is really the only 2016 model of any make that really interests me. The only watch that I sold that honestly gives me regrets, is the 36mm midsize Explorer I. Although I cannot for the life of me recall what it was about the watch that would have driven me to sell it, other than possibly lusting after a different new watch. And I can't even remember which that might have been! One factor that I never liked, come to think of it, was the fact that the arabics 3,6 and 9 were not luminous, although they were white. Obviously, the new one fixes that. Having tried on Mark's (muckymark) Explorer, I think that the 39mm size is just fine. It seems as though at least one AD here in Vancouver received this model, I gather from a couple of other watch forums. So I guess they should be available in the next few months. I did see on the Rolex forum a price list for all countries, which stated MSRP at $7500CAD. I would not be the least bit surprised, however, if that has increased by the time they come out. Although the dial is a matte finish (I usually prefer shiney), the other elements of the dial still make it interesting and appealing. I have to add that after looking at the photos of the new model, I now recall another element of my midsize Explorer that I didn't find too great: I found that the lugs had a bit too much taper for my taste. One of the reasons I preferred the Air-King, the lug ends were fatter. The lugs - and all other proportions of this watch - seem perfect to me.
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Post by Baco Noir on Jul 9, 2016 16:23:21 GMT -6
I like the full blue lume on the updated Explorer and the new white dial Daytona - THAT's IT out of all those. carl - they made the hands bigger and used the blue lume too. I'd love to see one IRL. The simple elegance reminds me of what I loved about the pre-ceramic SD.
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Post by carl on Jul 9, 2016 16:31:55 GMT -6
I like the full blue lume on the updated Explorer and the new white dial Daytona - THAT's IT out of all those. carl - they made the hands bigger and used the blue lume too. I'd love to see one IRL. The simple elegance reminds me of what I loved about the pre-ceramic SD. Yeah, I love the proportions. and the hands are perfect. And this just has a regular bezel, as it's not a diver. For some reason, anything with ceramic scares me off. Another reason I abandoned the thoughts of the Sea Dweller 4000, although only the bezel is ceramic. Matter of fact, when I still had interest in the SD 4000, I started to take quite a serious look at the pre-ceramic model. In the end, though, as far as a diver watch goes, I just cannot find one that I like better than my Oris regardless of price or brand. The new Explorer fixes all the niggly little bits that I didn't like on my previous one, the added size is something I can live with very well.
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