Besançon
1949
I gave the one with the white dial (steel bezel) to my son-in-law. We are good pals. We hunt and fish together. 👍
Reversion to the mean
A few days with this icon. The Daytona will always be a pull, something to keep my eyes on Rolex. I love this one. It’s aging, a quarter century passed a while back. But it’s still a “modern” Rolex. Stay classy WPS ! ...
I agree with you, almost entirely.
My caveat to your comment is that for the OysterFlex Daytona models I like the ceramic bezels. But on bracelets, I’m 100% on the non ceramic bezels.
This generation is THE classic Daytona IMO.
I like it better than the prior gens as well. My two favorites are the Zenith movement Daytonas and the most recent iteration. If I had a Zenith, I'd feel no need to get the current offering. Enjoy! John
Daytona is always classic
I remember when 16520 was launched. Everyone wanted to get it. Now when quarter century has passed everyone still wants to get it in their collection.
It’s kinda wild right?
I put my name down for one when they were in production. This was at my then local AD where I had bought my first real watches (and first Rolex). I visited him a few years ago when they had lost their Rolex account (after decades) and reminded him that I ...