afiartis Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 OK, this is a somewhat stupid question, but I'm looking for knowledge as well as experience, and I would be surprised not to find it here. Here goes: I'd like to get a NICE Daytona. By "nice", I mean equivalent in quality to the Speedy I got from Ruby: a nice, very nice WATCH per se, not just a good rep (the "better" Speedmaster with glass back and manual faux Lemania is a somewhat accurate rep, of course paling when compared to the gen, but my point is: it is truly a beautiful watch with PRESENCE. The first rep I got that gives me this feeling, after some cheap PAMs, and an OK Carrera). My question: Do any of the Daytona reps out there give this feeling of "NICE watch" - regardless of how accurate they may be? And its corrolary: How different, in terms of FEEL, are the super cheap Daytonas - such as http://www.watchsilix.com/product.asp?id=642 - vs the somewhat better ones - such as http://www.silix-prime.com/product.asp?id=1426? Anything even better out there? I do understand that the super cheap ones have non working chronos, and a different movement, but frankly I don't care that much: I am not expecting wonders from the movement of even top-of-the-range reps. I am thinking more of the finish of the case, the quality of the indexes, etc Surely, some of the experts reading this must have climbed the steps as I am preparing to do: the cheap stuff first, "to see", then the more expensive ones… is it a mistake, should I start with the most expensive Daytona money can buy (apart form the gen ), or will the difference between El Cheapos and El Medios be negligible for someone who disregards rep movements?
Pugwash Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 The difference between the two daytonas you posted is one is a chronograph and the other isn't. The seconds-at-six Daytonas are all pretty much of a muchness.If you get a good one, it'll serve you well. If you get a bad one, it'll die in weeks.
tonyp1 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 (edited) WOW, Ive heard of cheap fakes but a Daytona with Rolex 24 on the back for $50. I would hate to see the build quality on this thing! Edited February 11, 2007 by tonyp1
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