Are all daytona cosmograph watches in extremely high demand.
Ceramic daytona waiting list.
In 2017 the cosmograph daytona was revisited in gold with a price tag of 20 200 including a black ceramic cerachrom tachymetre scale and a new oysterflex bracelet.
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The blnr market is no where near as crazy as the ceramic daytona one though to be fair you can pick one up for 1000 over list without waiting so are in greater supply people are asking 6k 7 5k.
To buy one right now you will have to pay about 7 000 plus above the 13 150 retail price.
It became the hottest watch of 2016.
A ceramic bezel had long been available on rose gold models and the platinum daytona made for the 50th anniversary in 2013 had one too so it s not that.
Is it advisable to get on the waiting list at a few different retailers mappin webb wos etc and see who gets me a watch first.
And continues to have a years long waiting list until today.
No really it s all about the traditional stainless steel daytonas.
Currently there is a waiting list of a few years to get your hands on a rolex daytona at retail.
Why is there such a long waiting list for the rolex cosmograph daytona.
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Now the platinum and everose daytona s sell well but the stainless steel models are the holy grail and the least available.
After many price increases the surcharges for used steel models became smaller and so too did the waiting lists until 2016 when rolex unveiled a steel daytona with a ceramic bezel.
Finally in 2016 rolex introduced a stainless steel cerachrom ceramic bezel daytona the ref 116500ln.
Or are there drawbacks of being on a waiting list at multiple retailers.
That s what the waiting list is for the stainless steel rolex cosmograph daytona.
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But the present day daytona with its signature black and white tricompax dial is equally coveted by rolex admirers so much so that a second wrist daytona can be easily sold for double list price and the retailer wait list for one can reach the ten year mark.
I asked justin koullapis.
116500ln 0002 debuted in 2016 and has taken on the nickname of ceramic because of the proprietary cerachrom ceramic.
It can be said that it was the daytona that every watch collector was waiting for.