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I think this might be a painful thread.... Over the years, sometimes by mistake and sometimes as part of a trade, we let some watches go. I remember letting this 6263 Daytona go as part of a trade for a 1665 Patent Pending. I never regretted getting the 1665, but in retrospect I do wish I had hung on to the Daytona. What Rolex have you let go and now regret? If Miranda is watching.....you are excused from this thread as I am not that cruel!

For the eagle-eyed, that is not a double printing of the T SWISS T at the bottom, just a quirk of the reflection of the scan!!

This one, I always think about it: Tudor Submariner 94010 M.N, but it went to a great and friendly home:

This GMT 16750, but I had to fund a 6542, and went into another great home:

I sold my Yachtmaster but re bought it. Same for a 16 520. So, at the end, not that many Rolex / Tudors... Best, Nicolas.

......I regret many, but the 6263 is a particular regret as it came from the original owns and had its original bill of sale etc. I also think the red DAYTONA is a special Dayto.

not really hard to replace .. even if you want one with " everything " and in extramint conditions ... or even if you search the rarest combo ( PN dial with RCO printings ) ..
the only 6263 extremely hard to replace would be the one with Oman crest ( and with a damned consistent case too ...).
6263 it's a beautiful watch indeed but not certainly a rare one due to the very big number produced in 17 years.
just for comparison .. my " estimate " ( LOOLL ) is that the ratio of 16520 R and L ( up to L 350.000 .. so only watches with " special dials " ) vs steel 6263  is in the range of 1: 12.
PP is another stuff .... almost no more around ( and at prices much higher than 2007/8 ).
so your choice has been very smart ...

the only watch I regret ( altough has never been mine ) it's the f.. ing " desert " ( or " black " ) submariner ..... I only had it in my hands for a couple of hours but was love at first sight ...

A mint 1675 that I traded in for a root beer later. The biggest regret is still the one I haven't bought.... a COMEX which has become a grail obsession for me now.

It was always between motions. 

You just don't care about owning a Dayto?

Best,

Nicolas, a bit curious.

I wanted to have a sub and gmt and dayto and so as a collector you need them all but as I refined my focus and expanded vertically I found myself more in touch with the depth within the models.  I guess in the future If was going to have one dayto it would be a screwdown Newman.

Explore the Daytona world, but not too deeply...

Best,

Nicolas

....I once sat next to a guy at dinner and we started chatting...turned out he was a big vintage Rolex fan. I asked him what he liked, and he said Paul Newman Daytonas. I was fascinated.....I owned two at the time...a 6239 and a 6262. I asked him which ones he owned......his answer:

You were once a Daytona guy!?!? Oh man!! Actually, I have been researching the 6263 silver dial quite a bit lately. Quite a stunner!

It just did not fit my theme. At first I wanted one of each range sub, explorer, chrono etc. but then I refined my approach to go vertical within the models so 5512 has several variations so I followed the vertical approach.

Bill

1665 patent pending

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This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-02-05 09:52:13

I always thought I must have been the craziest guy around for letting go:

6536-1 Ci

6205 tropic

6538

6305-1 waffle

6263 NOS

5513 meters first NOS

AP RO 5402 A-series

But no, there are others with similar and even crazier history! ;-)

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No message body This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-02-06 00:35:25

.......well sort of....wasn't that for sale at auction for £800 and you decided against it? That sort of counts as one you let go....

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