Rolex

It is never obvious what it will be, but somewhere along the line, a watch grabs and makes you its own. For me, although it was most certainly not my first Rolex, the Daytona 6239 PN was the first Rolex that I adored. It had everything for me. The sportin...  

You rarely mention it, in your posts. Ok, yes, from time to time, but if you compare the number of times you wrote about your Triple 6 or DRSD MK II PP, or even your Patek 5070P, your love for the 6239 PN is more discrete. For the Daytona lover, this is a... 

.....so it has a special place. And, to be honest, it is a watch that is valuable to me for the memories. In that sense, it doesn't thrill me like the DRSD PP for example.....its a different style of affection. But without question, I could not sell this ... 

Great taste! Best, Nicolas.

If you send as next one a nice picture of a gilt 5513 with box and papers, then you have succeeded in the torture 100%. Best, Kari

I have a nice one of them..... ...  

I'm not even dreaming about 5512. It's that rare nowadays. I do not have the needed words but just must raise my hat to your collection. Best, Kari

Very much looking forward to meeting soon

Perhaps you can give me some contacts. I just got an offer: a nice 5510 "just" € 180,000. An offer from Italy in Italian... Best, Kari

Joe: What a magnificent dial. I never tire of seeing that 5512 - the gloss is truly stunning. Enjoy it! -Mike

A watch that happened purely because of friends on this forum.

I don't know much about Rolex but I know what the PN Daytonas represent in watch history. You have 2 fantastic beauties there and I'm happy to see they belong to a watch collector like you Joe. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Mark

... Don't worry, not in the wrong way :)) I was just trying on a PN 6239 of a friend. It was like a year or 2 ago, and that was my 1st contact with such a good looking vintage PN in top condition. I remembered our 1st rugged conversation about vintage wat... 

Much more exciting than painful. This is our fav game, with Joe. To be honest, we didn't start, we are just thinkibg about it. Best! Nicolas.

... unless you are upgrading, and fine tuning your collection. Otherwise, I think we get into that logic once we've burnt ourselves, or when we just got tired/bored, or when the fire is not as strong... Or simply when we don't have "ammo" anymore. About J... 

I HATE that, strongly... But my mental age more close to a 12 years old boy, so I compensate... ;) Yes, upgrading my collection is what I have in mind... But for that, I have no other solution than letting some pièces go. And drastically reducing the " co... 

... no kidding 50?!? that's 1/2 a century... :)) Waow, so when is your birthday? Anyway, you got the age of your veins as they say

......the end-game is just delicious. But it has in-built a number of factors. For example, it has taken me many years to realise what REALLY excites me and what is just a passing fancy. The prospect of taking a big group of watches that I like to a small... 

.... we are often being too polite and hiding what we really think just not to risk offending others. Well, i see that you are on the verge of something new :)) Sounds like 2015 is going to be exciting, watch wise ...

... I always feel happy to be able to read these intimate feelings about an object from its owner. This timepiece surely deserves your love for it and it being a "for life" keeper. I wish you´ll keep enjoying the love and the passion for your PN for many ... 

.....yes, we share a similar attachment to certain pieces.....i guess memories can be powerful motivators

Such a lovely piece BUT..... that 5070P- wow! the 5512 is stunning as well actually it is all jaw droppingly, mind blowing horology in its pure form Passion , balance and condition Keep em coming Julian

I would have thought your first love would have been a submariner- from all the conversations I have had with you. Your PN is a nice watch and I do like it much better with the black dial (as opposed to the white one) I have to admit. I like the PN and so... 

Subs and Sea-Dwellers excite me more from a pure "watch" perspective, but with the PN, it has deep and good memories and for that reason was my first deep attachment with a watch.....its really just an aide-memoire! If you asked me whether I was more pass... 

...is the watch that made me love watches. I fell in love with the dial design a few years ago and it it since my favourite timepiece. Here's a picture of mine ...  

......our watch is still on my wrist!

A fantastic Daytona to boot! Congrats and still keeping it...ENJOY!

.. This apparently is a piece, for you with the " It-factor", which as we konw Is hard to describe, but intensly felt ! Guess, many here have pieces, which exert this spell on us ! Although, on a humble personal basis, I am no Daytona fan, one can underst...