Unfortunately The White Dial is a bad copy of the discontinued. The serious thing is that I'm not the only one who thinks so. In fact, on the gray market, the rare discontinued pieces, full stickers full set, cost much more than the new models, much more....
let's put aside the APH versions and other 'specials' . I think there is a wide consensus that the updated version is superior aesthetically due to thinner sub dials, successful steel ring to the bezel etc the only downside I can see is the case profile t...
APH is an invention of resellers, which only newcomers, including you, believed in. The new models Daytona have been modified excellently: case, ring, new caliber, ok everything perfect, but unfortunately the dials were not liked, in fact , most of us col...
I have to say that 8 years is nuts. My graduate degree(s) didn't even take that long and I thought those were a long wait. You have far more patience than I; that's rather admirable.
8 years. Wow! And were you in staying touch with the AD all those years? When you ordered, you assumed that you would get the 116500, and instead got the 126500. I am glad that you are happier with the newer one, and that's what matters. Wear it in good h...