2024 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

On my 40th birthday, in January of this year, I received an incredible surprise: a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona with a striking black face. As I unwrapped the box, my heart raced with excitement, and when I saw the iconic timepiece, its elegance and prestige left me speechless. Strapping it onto my wrist, I felt a sense of empowerment and sophistication wash over me.

Every glance at its sleek black dial reminded me of the milestone moment and the thoughtfulness of my SA. It was more than just a watch; it was a symbol of achievement and timeless style. From that day forward, the Daytona became my rotation companion, marking each moment with grace and reminding me of the value of time. Its black face held the promise of countless adventures and memories yet to come, making it a cherished heirloom that I would treasure for a lifetime.

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The time we live in.. planning a purchase and paying yourself with your own money feels like a surprise.

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Congratulations.

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Congratulation and happy belated birthday!

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shiot23

The time we live in.. planning a purchase and paying yourself with your own money feels like a surprise.

The best type of gift actually

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jeff92

The best type of gift actually

I mean getting a call should not be a gift when you pay your hard earned money. Buying oneself something is the best type of gift, indeed.

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shiot23

The time we live in.. planning a purchase and paying yourself with your own money feels like a surprise.

In theory I would agree. In practice OP was given the option between a watch or 5000$ instant cash should he decide to flip it. If a stranger gave me that kind of money, I would probably be speechless too 😉

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Nice watch, I think that especially the black dial variant looks really nice with the metal ring and thinner ceramic bezel.

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Congratulations! What a present to receive!

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The new 126500LN is a handsome watch. Congratulations.

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Looks great with that Cartier bracelet. Congrats!

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Nice!

Big congrats!

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It's stunning, enjoy it 😊

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congrats 🎉🍾

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shiot23

The time we live in.. planning a purchase and paying yourself with your own money feels like a surprise.

I find your comment comical yet completely true.

Hence the scenario of me walking into a random AD on a Friday afternoon, handing them 16k on a credit card and then walking out with 28k on my wrist. I would be surprised too!

In reality the amount of time and effort that went into making this come to fruition took over four+ years of follow up, weekend trips to the mall “relationship building”, over 100k spend history in random jewelry and introducing others to your SA to bleed them dry over this sickening game of watch collecting. It’s the chase and the ride for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

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UnsignedCrown

In theory I would agree. In practice OP was given the option between a watch or 5000$ instant cash should he decide to flip it. If a stranger gave me that kind of money, I would probably be speechless too 😉

A stranger would never do such thing. Unless it’s for a YouTube video lol

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UnsignedCrown

Nice watch, I think that especially the black dial variant looks really nice with the metal ring and thinner ceramic bezel.

Thank you! Funny enough I had asked for the white model since I don’t own any white faced watches. I’ll take this one just as well.

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ch053n0n3

congrats 🎉🍾

Thank you so much 😊

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Mark_D67

It's stunning, enjoy it 😊

Appreciate you Mark.

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the_sybarite

Looks great with that Cartier bracelet. Congrats!

Thanks so much. It was my sisters idea. She’s like you need something on your other wrist to make it pop!

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Rolexahoma

The new 126500LN is a handsome watch. Congratulations.

Thank you! Will need to do a side by side comparison of the older reference soon.

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Horologycritic

I find your comment comical yet completely true.

Hence the scenario of me walking into a random AD on a Friday afternoon, handing them 16k on a credit card and then walking out with 28k on my wrist. I would be surprised too!

In reality the amount of time and effort that went into making this come to fruition took over four+ years of follow up, weekend trips to the mall “relationship building”, over 100k spend history in random jewelry and introducing others to your SA to bleed them dry over this sickening game of watch collecting. It’s the chase and the ride for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Completely understandable

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Horologycritic

I find your comment comical yet completely true.

Hence the scenario of me walking into a random AD on a Friday afternoon, handing them 16k on a credit card and then walking out with 28k on my wrist. I would be surprised too!

In reality the amount of time and effort that went into making this come to fruition took over four+ years of follow up, weekend trips to the mall “relationship building”, over 100k spend history in random jewelry and introducing others to your SA to bleed them dry over this sickening game of watch collecting. It’s the chase and the ride for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

By the way, I didn’t mean to seem like I depreciate your watch in any way. This is one of my favorite modern Daytonas. The other one is the white gold bezel, blue dial one. I don’t really like the panda, for some reason.