It became the hottest watch of 2016.
Ceramic daytona waiting list.
I asked justin koullapis.
Are all daytona cosmograph watches in extremely high demand.
That s what the waiting list is for the stainless steel rolex cosmograph daytona.
116500ln 0002 debuted in 2016 and has taken on the nickname of ceramic because of the proprietary cerachrom ceramic.
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.
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.
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.
Rolex daytona zenith in house and ceramic 4th october 2020 weekly wound up 3rd october 2020 3rd october 2020 buying a grail watch.
When i picked up my sdc a couple of years ago i enquired about getting on the list for a ceramic daytona and was advised it was rather.
A lange sohne 1815 chronograph 30th september 2020.
Now the platinum and everose daytona s sell well but the stainless steel models are the holy grail and the least available.
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.
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.
And continues to have a years long waiting list until today.
Rolex submariner date hulk ref.
Or are there drawbacks of being on a waiting list at multiple retailers.
Finally in 2016 rolex introduced a stainless steel cerachrom ceramic bezel daytona the ref 116500ln.
No really it s all about the traditional stainless steel daytonas.
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.
It can be said that it was the daytona that every watch collector was waiting for.
The current rolex daytona ref.
To buy one right now you will have to pay about 7 000 plus above the 13 150 retail price.