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Title: Black or White?
Post by: terrenceterrence on August 16, 2012, 01:01:43 PM
Both being the same price but the Zenith is without BnP. Whih one do you prefer and why?

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Also the reason why I am always poor  :'( Got this for the wife and no money left for myself

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Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: SeaDwellerR on August 16, 2012, 01:09:20 PM
Black...
always thought that Black is a bit more expensive than White.

Just my preference  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: takashi78 on August 16, 2012, 01:10:21 PM
WHITE !
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: SeaDwellerR on August 16, 2012, 01:11:45 PM
Ops.. maybe takashi thinks that white matches your wife more... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: JPSP on August 16, 2012, 01:37:11 PM
white is more distinct. rolex sports watches are mostly in black...why not take the white?
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: Godzillaz on August 16, 2012, 01:43:01 PM
The black. Always 16520 over the current one. The dial is more elegant. I don't like the fat index and the off centre sub register.

Regard
Tyler
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: tonykpk on August 16, 2012, 01:52:15 PM
Hi terrence, after months of consideration i bought myself a white face 4130 model.reason 1: it looks bigger on my wrist,2: Rolex make very few white face sports model.3 : I can't see time clearly due to reflection from chrono sub dial n all hands in black face 4130 model .4: My eyes are aging as fast as me. Between the 4030 n 4130, I opt 4 the inhouse 4130 movement cause it has 72 hr power reserve, double coupling vertical clutch . In fact i also have a  4030 2 tone  t series model.  just my opinion..fr  .tony.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: foowy on August 16, 2012, 02:06:41 PM
Like the Black version...just looks sportier, easier to dress up or dress down.

And if you are "pantang" chinaman like me.....in Hong Kong, they have a nickname for white dial Rolex...they call "Pak-Low" in cantonese which loosely translated means you do all the work and no profit/money....hahaha.

So black is my choice between the 2 ..hehe..


Btw the YM for your wife is a great choice. I would have gotten that too for my other half if I had the budget.


Keep us updated, which you choose
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: ck77 on August 16, 2012, 03:10:30 PM
Daytona for me has to be EP white  :laugh:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: ivanswk on August 16, 2012, 03:20:12 PM
i go with the white as well  :Cheers:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: Scuderianer0 on August 16, 2012, 03:59:41 PM
WHITE ! matches ur wife's YM
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: takashi78 on August 16, 2012, 04:05:27 PM
Nothing special bout the EP movt except it was a 'short production' model. The beat rate was also reduced.
I would go for Rolex's new in house movt for the Daytona.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: hanz079 on August 16, 2012, 05:14:19 PM
Woah Bro!! Choi San Yeh good to you now eh??  ;D
Just the dial I would pick white... dun really mind the "pak-low" thing...
Both movements are great so I would go with either...
Moving up the food chain... I like that... hehehe  :Cheers:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: dpkong on August 16, 2012, 05:15:59 PM
for the Daytona, white is always easier to read than black. if both the same price, get the newer ones. i really don't see what's better about the Zenith compared to the 4130.

very nice 168622 for your wife. i'm looking for a nice one as well.

Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: G.MAC on August 16, 2012, 05:44:53 PM
I say black. The white ones are always available in the AD. There is a definitely a reason why the black ones are harder to find.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: terrenceterrence on August 16, 2012, 05:48:53 PM
it's actually a 16622. She already have a Ladies DJ and Airking. So decided to get a larger 40mm watch for her instead.


for the Daytona, white is always easier to read than black. if both the same price, get the newer ones. i really don't see what's better about the Zenith compared to the 4130.

very nice 168622 for your wife. i'm looking for a nice one as well.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: dpkong on August 16, 2012, 06:06:01 PM
I say black. The white ones are always available in the AD. There is a definitely a reason why the black ones are harder to find.

in Asia, people prefer black. elsewhere, most prefer white. it's just hype and baseless taboos. many complain after awhile that the black is harder to read, not that the Daytona was an easy watch to read in the first place.

myself would definitely choose the newer watch over the older at the same price.

Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: tonykpk on August 16, 2012, 08:58:17 PM
There is a red daytona word on both the white n black face...fr..tony..
Like the Black version...just looks sportier, easier to dress up or dress down.

And if you are "pantang" chinaman like me.....in Hong Kong, they have a nickname for white dial Rolex...they call "Pak-Low" in cantonese which loosely translated means you do all the work and no profit/money....hahaha.

So black is my choice between the 2 ..hehe..


Btw the YM for your wife is a great choice. I would have gotten that too for my other half if I had the budget.


Keep us updated, which you choose
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: terrenceterrence on August 17, 2012, 08:12:20 AM
Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D

Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: ck77 on August 17, 2012, 08:18:20 AM
Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D
Info from our fellow forummer,
SS Daytona 116520 RM37170
http://www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php/topic,6239.0.html

Good luck hunting  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: dpkong on August 17, 2012, 11:57:01 AM
last year, at a certain AD in Starhill, i was window shopping and bought an Oris for a gift. after paying for the watch and chatting with the salesman and asking about the SS Daytona, he offered me the white 116520 at RM35k. ready stock available at another branch and offered to bring it over in 45mins for me to decide. i told him i'll think about it and RM35k was a little high. he said, if i really wanted it, we could "talk" a bit more. since I wasn't really looking to buy one, i declined.

going into another AD also in Starhill and haggling over a panda TT Daytona, my wife and I watched a salesman doing his "SS Daytona pitch" with a potential buyer who must have been a regular. he was going on about how hard they were to find and he placed a white and black on the table, just "fresh out from the safe" in their plastic carriers. the white was list price, no discount and the black had a premium.

Rolex prices have gone up a little since then but i'm sure there's a deal to be had if you haggle and meet the right salesman.


just a month or so prior to that, I was offered a pre-owned M series white for RM30k. assuming you get a used one at RM30k, add in an RSC service which will likely run around RM3k and you're getting really close to the price of a new watch at retail.

for the price of a new 116520, you could get a very nice pre-owned TT. i know we see all the pre-owned SS asking prices are in the RM30k+ range but who's actually buying them at that price?

bottom line, do you really want a SS or are you buying the hype?
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: SeaDwellerR on August 17, 2012, 01:43:59 PM
Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D

Great that you have decided.  Good luck with your purchase.

White one is going for about RM39k in Sabah here.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: terrenceterrence on August 17, 2012, 02:07:33 PM
Bottom line is, I really want a SS daytona and not buying into the hype.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: tonykpk on August 17, 2012, 02:42:59 PM
Happy hunting Terence n congrats on your decision..fr .tony.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: ivanswk on August 17, 2012, 03:34:55 PM
good choice with the white,  ::)
now u can have excuse to get a black watch hehe..
this is a good black watch  ;D
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/ivanswk/Submariner-Non_Date-Basket1.png)


Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: TheHobbit on August 17, 2012, 03:36:04 PM
Congrats on the white Daytona. Do update on the month end plans.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: MerzT on August 17, 2012, 03:57:32 PM
Waiting for White Daytona wrist shot :)

And the yachtmaster really look like midsize on wrist instead of 16622 ... looks fine

Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: pamhunger on August 17, 2012, 09:11:40 PM
Buy the Zenith one...Box very easy to search and paper, when you send in for authorised center for service, you can still get a card plus 2 years warranty.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: tonykpk on August 30, 2012, 07:24:20 AM
Hi Terence ., Look up MWF merchant  corner you might find 1. regards tony..
Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D
Info from our fellow forummer,
SS Daytona 116520 RM37170
http://www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php/topic,6239.0.html

Good luck hunting  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: dpkong on August 30, 2012, 09:12:24 AM
to be honest, I am really itching to PM the seller of that white Daytona for a deal... must.... control.... the... urge.....




Hi Terence ., Look up MWF merchant  corner you might find 1. regards tony..
Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D
Info from our fellow forummer,
SS Daytona 116520 RM37170
http://www.malaysiawatchforum.com/index.php/topic,6239.0.html

Good luck hunting  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: Kevlarr on September 01, 2012, 10:30:33 AM
White definitely looks better in my eyes.
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: ckcspice on September 02, 2012, 09:04:49 AM
white!!!
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: Timeless on November 17, 2012, 10:04:01 AM
i prefer black instead of white as cantonese have a word white dial = "bai lao"
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: Alvinteh on November 17, 2012, 02:14:46 PM
is this original from Rolex???not replica or something else???
good choice with the white,  ::)
now u can have excuse to get a black watch hehe..
this is a good black watch  ;D
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/ivanswk/Submariner-Non_Date-Basket1.png)


Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D
Title: Re: Black or White?
Post by: TheHobbit on November 17, 2012, 05:43:56 PM
is this original from Rolex???not replica or something else???
good choice with the white,  ::)
now u can have excuse to get a black watch hehe..
this is a good black watch  ;D
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/ivanswk/Submariner-Non_Date-Basket1.png)


Thanks for all the kind advice bros  :thumbsup:

Decided that it would be a white 116520.

Anyone have any idea what's the current retail in KL? would like to do a comparision between prices of preowned and new. With the current sky high charges of servicing, weighing the options before deciding to go the new or preowned path.

Thanks  ;D

It is an original Rolex that has been given a 'special treatment' by independent mod house. Seen and played with their products before. Rather well made, but then the base product itself is already good. As for the asking price, well .......