I bought a SS Daytona...I think I have buyer's remorse...

vh_bu98 · Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54

I was at an AD tonight and they had a SS Daytona in white dial in the case. I ended buying it for MSRP + 8% sales tax, so $10,719 USD out the door.

It's a beautiful piece and it's one that I've been wanting for awhile, but now that I own it...I am not so sure. For starters, I would have to sell my platinum YM and a few of my Nikon lenses to pay for it so cost is a big issue. My YM has platinum in it, so at least that can justify the price tag on it vs a SS chronograph. I don't see myself using the chronograph function much like how I use the bezel on the YM. I like the lume on the YM better. I think I may miss the date function.

Currently it's sitting in the box and I have 30 days to decide if I should keep it or return it.

Thoughts?

Lisa · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:36 am Post subject:

Thirty days to decide? Vu, I'd sleep on it. See how you feel over the next several days. It would be nice if you could be wearing it during this time to help you decide, though...

Is this the same AD you mentioned a couple months ago who said they would have a Daytona for you before the end of the year, or is this a different deal?

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TheVTCGuy · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:38 am Post subject:

Carolina · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:46 am Post subject:

I agree - I'd wait a week. Give it a chance, and see how you feel.

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BigBird · Super poster Status: Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 1440

Pah, watches are like women, strap it on and see if you enjoy it. If not, return to sender.

I can only get away with those kind of statements here.

Carolina · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject:

Joe ------>

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Lion · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject:

Vu, only you can decide if the Daytona is what you really want. If it is then selling off other belongings, though painful, will be well worth it. Does your new watch make you happy???
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vh_bu98 · Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54

After discussing the issue with my wife last night and sleeping on it, I have decided to return the SS Daytona. The issue has been weighing heavy on me and I didn't get a good night sleep. My wife made the comment that I have never looked so miserable after a purchase and I do feel this heavy weight on my shoulders.

It was an impulse buy and I believe I got caught up in the chase. It reminds me when I bought the LV when it was hard to get. I ended up selling it after a year deciding it wasn't what I really wanted.

At least I can say that I have owned a SS Daytona and it just wasn't the one for me.

Lisa · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject:

BigHat · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

vh_bu98 · Experienced Status: Vu Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 54

The SS Daytona is still sitting in the box at home as I continue to ponder its fate. So today I left my YM at home and wore my Tissot PRS200, which is also a chronograph, with the plan to see what it would be like to wear a chronograph again. I really haven't worn the Tissot since I bought my first Rolex about 3 years ago. Why is that? Is it because it's not a Rolex or I just got tired of a chronograph?

I have discovered that I miss rotating the bezel. I like the feel and sound of the clicking as I time things at work. Using the pushers just didn't have that sense of gratification. I actually missed not wearing my YM today. And even though I have thought about getting the GMT-C, the GMT function is not one that I would really use.

So being a one watch guy, I have come to the conclusion that if I am going to wear "one" watch, it has to be completely functional and practical to me. Talk about a realization...

BigBird · Super poster Status: Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 1440

Me thinks you know the answer. Don't fret and go with your gut on this one.

Lisa · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject:

I think you're right, Joe. Even so, I'd let the weekend pass to ponder - nothing to lose.

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Lion · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject:

Vu, you do have 29 days left to think about your choices. But you do sound like you have made up your mind so strap that YM back on and take the Daytona back. No harm, no foul.....
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