By-Tor Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I was searching the old RWG (ssh, don't tell anyone)... and found this picture of Richard Lawton's solid 18K gold Day-Date. It was purchased from Paul in 2004, and I recall the price was something around $2.5K. Yes, it IS real solild gold. Personally, I'm not a fan of DayDate/DJ line, but this is quite amazing rep if you ask me. I hope you don't mind Richard, but this watch deserves a thread here as well. Picture by Richard Lawton of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Wow that is blink ! It surely deserved to be posted. I remember some years ago in Turkey that a shop was selling full solid gold Daytonas ...Rep! Funny world Cheers Stephane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 That sure is a lot of gold to try to float thru Customs! But when you consider that you see solid gold Day-Date cases on ebay for $3.4K, it's not too bad a deal. Personally, I'd buy a gen 16800 or 16610 instead with the money. I'm just not a gold DD type of person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Richard Lawton has some kick ass reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stac Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 There are pro's and con's...some will say dropping that kind of dough on a rep is foolish and I have to agree with that but... I really love the gold day-date president! A new one is too pricey while a used one will yeild a floopy band with lots of play...basically the more you spend the nicer the watch. I bought a used President several years ago and spent 6,800.00 USD. I loved the watch but the band was extremely stretched. I sold the watch for roughly what I spent...I miss it I often consider Paul's all gold President. First and formost you really have to love the watch (which I do) and accept the fact that you are married to it for a long time. It is in no way a investment and the resale market is small...very small. I would mod the watch by adding a genuine tube and crown and possibly a genuine dial. By adding a genuine crown/ tube you eliminate the weakest leak point and you have a watch that would withstand swimming. I wonder what the clasp is made from...I believe my gen was a rose gold but I might be wrong... Another pro I consider is that I work on my own movements...ETA are great to work on and parts are abundant! No dealing with Rolex AD's and the outragous prices they charge. The only thing I would be leary of is Paul should the watch be confiscated by Customs. Paul's site states that he will re-ship if that happens but Paul is Paul...it's not like he's replacing a noob-mariner...you know what I'm getting at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.