A Rolex you really regret letting go - 6263 Daytona for me
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 1...
Not that many, luckily...
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,...
Wow....that is remarkably few ....
......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.
there are so many 6263 around .....
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 ...
and about me ....
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 ...
My first rolex.....
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 did not speak to me like the GMT and submariner.
It was always between motions. Bill
I can understand that. But do you still have a Daytona in your collection or...
You just don't care about owning a Dayto? Best, Nicolas, a bit curious.
In the beginning I wanted to touch all the various flavors
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...
Same here. Once I end what I am trying to achieve, then I Will
Explore the Daytona world, but not too deeply... Best, Nicolas
Trouble with it....is that it is SO deep....
....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 on...
Wait a minute, Bill!
You were once a Daytona guy!?!? Oh man!! Actually, I have been researching the 6263 silver dial quite a bit lately. Quite a stunner! Best, Mike
Daytons are sweet
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
Only these…
1665 patent pending 1016 space dweller 6240 black PN A6538 military 5514 comex 1665 comex 6538 sub 1680 UAE 5513 3,6,9 dial 6542 gmt red writing Apart from those not much really
Now I feel much better...
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! ;-)
I think you forgot the 6200...
.......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.... Just trying to be complete here
Two Big Crowns?!?
That would be beyond tough. You are a stronger man than I am! V/R Mike
This post is another reminder for me...
That I am doing the right thing - SHOP IS CLOSED! ;) Best Blomman
or maybe not.....
......what if you can get a massive grail watch from another collector, but ONLY as part of a trade for a watch that is in your current collection? What if that collector will not accept cash as he really wants the watch you have and will trade for the on...
THAT is the excellent question! I would let go many watches from my collection for the one
I am running after! Well, to be honest, I have to use the plural, here. The ONES I am running after. ;) Best, Nicolas
Well, there is always an exception to the rule....
If it really was the ONE and the only possible way to get that one would be to let go of something else.... I guess it would be a case by case decision. Depending on what the one would be and what the something else would be.... Best, my mind game playing...
Hmmmm...
I haven't owned enough watches to regret letting any go. I have cut loose an Omega SM200 SHOM (cool case on that one) and a 14060M. I don't regret either as I used them to fund my 16600, which will be with me for ages. That being said, I already regret le...