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Rolex 👑 Day-Date 118206 - Review after 7 years 💕
It has been 7 years since I welcomed this amazing Rolex Day-Date 118206. This was a big purchase for me but the 💸 is temporary and the 💕 stays a long time.
I initally bought it with the diamonds dial but, to change it and tone it down, in 2019 I changed the dial to this more classic one with roman numerals.
This watch is to be absolutely perfect as I can't find any downside. You can wear it anytime, anywhere. With 100 Mt water resistance it spent time at the pool, on the beach.
Is great for the office but in any casual/sport environment too. The 36mm size is perfectly on my smaller wrist (but I have to say that the day-date II at 41mm was pretty wearable too).
The heft is there but for a reason 😏
This reference no longer exists so I am glad that I did get it. If I could turn back time to 2015 -- where pretty much all Patek, FPJ etc. were available in stores -- I would still go for the day-date because is a classic. Elegant, discreet and very robust.
Within the years I had the luck to acquire other watches but if I had to make a one watch collection this would be it. May is true that there are no words for what Rolex 👑 does!😁
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Rolex 👑 Day-Date 118206 - Review after 7 years 💕
It has been 7 years since I welcomed this amazing Rolex Day-Date 118206. This was a big purchase for me but the 💸 is temporary and the 💕 stays a long time. I initally bought it with the diamonds dial but, to change it and tone it down, in 2019 I changed t...
A great piece!
Thanks for sharing! I really like how Rolex did a great job on the diamond dial with the emerald cut 6 and 9 o'clock markers.
my previosu diamond dial was without emeralds
but still nice, can still change it back at some point! ...
I meant the emerald cut!
The 6 and 9 are rectangular emerald cut (instead of round brilliant cut). Change it back! Change it back! It's such a nice watch!
Both dials look great! And it's definitely not too much, as the diamonds are very discreet.
But I especially like those rectangular emerald cut diamonds. They're just done so well. But truly, both dials look great. Since you own both dials, you're in a perfect position to be able to enjoy either one!
thank you, I agree that both dials are great and the diamonds one is discreet too
just one point is that my diamond dial used an older ice blue 🧊shade which is much less blue (more silver) so I really wanted to get a real ice blue dial too. I was aware of this when I bought the watch, I think that some dials in the past were not as blu...
You can't go wrong!
I like the roman numerals too. And I only like the diamond dial with the large 6 and 9 rectangular cut diamonds. There are some diamond dials with all round brilliant diamonds, and I don't like those as much. In such a case, I'd prefer the roman numerals!...
I enjoy your posts very much…
Based on your post and that you also own (still?) an Omega how do you characterize the two brands to yourself? Similarities? Differences? What do the brands represent to you?
I still own several Omegas :) my latest is a speedmaster in yellow gold
very different I would say. Omega is (or used to be, after I tried their aqua terra titanium at 50K!) less pretentious. Most of the Omegas I own are speedmasters manual wind. This makes them limited to air and not water so different for sure than Rolex in...
is totally worth the reputation of the ultimate Rolex
for me a bit of a close tie with the WG submariner. These were very expensive in the previous watch context. Now that I steel sport watch is 20-30K all in the Rolex catalogue seems a bargain
Same sentiments as you have
Last year I purchased the DD40 PT with the ice blue baguette dial and ordered a blue roman dial as well for dial swap when feeling like it. After only one year I would also say that this is a perfect watch for all occasions, love the heft and that it is t...
gorgeous DD 40 👏 glad I am not the only one that changed..
the dial (or rather added a new one). The diamonds one are fantastic, but the roman is somehow more everyday, more toned-down and very nice. Thanks for sharing the pics of the roman and the diamond dial of the 40!
I pestered a friend for a number of years for the same ref.
He gave in and sold me his around 3 years ago. As you say, it's perfect for those with slightly smaller wrists. Absolutely love the mass of it, and it's fairly versatile. Puts a smile on my face every time I wear it, which is quite often. Mine says hi! It...
wow congrats too ! back in the days these were very slow movers
because of the price being x 2 almost of the WG version. But a super nice piece I am glad you enjoy it too!
Awesome piece.
And good write up. Great choice too to change the dial as you have. Much nicer imho.
oh wow thank you! so you like the roman numerals dial more ?
I found it more understated, a classic.
thank you! Rolex re-introduced the Day Date Platinum 36 mm this year but
only with fluted bezel. I think the flat bezel was more discreet.
