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Today's review is gonna be the Day-Date II versus the Day-Date 40.
So this is the second time that I do a review on the Day-Date 40.
The difference is the first time that I did it, I kind of threw in the original Day-Date
36 into the mix, so it was such a drastic comparison, I kind got some backlash and I
still have hate mail over that other video, but this time I'm gonna be comparing it side
by side with the Day-Date II.
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So in theory, one millimeter doesn't sound like it makes a big difference, but in Rolex
one millimeter is actually like five in any other brand, because everything is really
changed up.
Take a look at it here so you could see them side by side.
Pretty much both of these models are actually same yellow gold and they both have the slate
dial.
One of the things you're gonna notice right off the back is how much thicker the bezel
on the Day-Date II is over the Day-Date 40.
Now the bezel thickness is something that I want to mention.
You see, in my personal opinion, they changed the Datejust II and they came out with the
Datejust 41 and in a perfect world, I would have said that they should have came out with
the Day-Date 41.
I think that would have been perfect, because what they did with that Datejust really is
instead of scaling the whole case down, what they did is they slimmed the profile of the
watch.
They thinned the bezel out so it's not so broad and thick and the markers and the indicators
in the dial, they slimmed them along with the hands.
All that makes it look like the watch is smaller.
So, do I hate the Day-Date 40?
I don't, but I kind of feel like the Day-Date II is really the one that fits nice on the
wrist, you know?
I'm wearing right here a Sky-Dweller that's 42 millimeters.
I never heard anybody call me and complain and say that the Sky-Dweller is too big, you
know?
So those are the kind of the things that I, you know the bone that I have to pick with
Rolex.
Is that right there!
You know, I don't hate the Day-Date 40.
However, when you see them here side-by-side, there's a big difference and when you put
them on the wrist, I guess it has to do with personal preference, which I'm OK with.
The 36 for me is just way too small, you know?
I think that if anybody is still a fan of the 36, you might wanna give this Day-Date
40 a try.
One of the things that I do like about the Day-Date 40 is the deconstructed Roman numerals
on the dial.
I feel like that's a touch that makes it look really nice.
Don't get me wrong, this is a great looking dial, which by the way, this is my personal
watch right here.
This is actually my watch from my permanent collection.
So when you put them side by side, you can see that not that the 40 sits bad on the wrist,
but I don't know man, I guess it's just not enough yet convincing for me to sell my Day-Date
II and jump on the 40 bandwagon, you know?
I'm just a fan of the 41.
I say it over and over and you guys are gonna hate me for it.
And at the end of the day, I also think that in the long run the Day-Date 2 is a better
investment.
I mean, I feel like I've sold four Day-Date II yellows for every one 40 I've ever sold.
The 40's are not really moving.
They're just sitting there, you know?
They're not really moving as much as the 41 was.
The Day-Date II was flying off the shelf.
You can't even get them anymore.
So that for me is also a point that makes it very important, because it's more like
of an investment piece.
If you jump on this 40, get it because it was accessible and because they gave you tremendous
financing and because maybe you just like it, but if you're gonna buy it for an investment,
you're gonna wanna go with the 41.
So when you compare them side by side, obviously the Day-Date II is thicker.
The profile is just thicker.
Have a look at that bezel.
Look at the difference of the thickness of that bezel.
Those are the kind of the things that does make it look like the 40 is a bit more refined.
Another bone to pick is the solid end link, which is gonna be this area right here.
I kind of like the traditional mount with the one solid end link like the previous version
on the Day-Date 36.
They kind of put an extra bump in there.
It kind of gives the illusion that the bracelet is seamless, like it keeps going in.
I mean, it doesn't look bad.
It's not a bad touch.
I guess how do you perfect that's already perfect?
But those are just some of the differences so you know.
So at first glance when you look at the Day-Date 40, I mentioned this in the past, I kind of
feel like the bracelet, the proportions are a little bit different on this one.
Kind of like the bracelet is fatter then the previous version of the Day-Date.
I kind of feel like the head is a little bit slimmed down on this one and that's what one
of the main differences are.
When you put it on, I mean it does fit nice, but I also kind of feel that is one thing...I
like the tapering of the previous models, both the 36 and the Day Date II have a bit
more of a tapering when it comes to the bracelet.
However, it does fit nice on the wrist, OK?
Don't get me wrong guys.
I don't hate it.
It's just when I compare it to the 41, I kind of like the 41 overall.
Now, the clasps are almost exactly the same.
What has changed from the Day-Date II to the Day-Date 41 is the mechanism of where it actually
grabs on.
It's a little bit different.
This one kind of has a bit more of a spring mechanism here to grab.
The bracelets are almost the same, but the Day-Date 40 both the whole thing with the
ceramic bushing between the pins, which is actually not bad if it has that.
I mean, if you're gonna put ceramic bushings in between, that's good, but in reality, I
don't think if you treat a Day-Date correctly and size it right to your wrist, you should
never really have that problem anyway where it wears out that much that it gets all slinky.
A lot of that happens when people wear watches wrong.
You see the thing about a Presidential is it doesn't have any fine tune, so it's not
like a Sub or some of these other watches where you have a fine tuning on the clasp.
You gotta pretty much either guess that right balance where one link is either too loose
or taking off might be too tight, so you gotta kind of play with it and find that happy medium.
Too loose and it will wear out the band.
Too tight and it'll wear it out as well.
Now, when it comes to price, if you're gonna be buying a Day-Date II, you're gonna be pretty
much right now in today's market from $29,000 to $30,000, whereas the Day-Date 40 you could
probably pick one up pre-owned for about 27, so you could pretty much pick up a brand new
Day-Date 40 in the gray market for about the same price that you can get a pre-owned Day-Date
II.
I mean, it just depends what you want man.
I mean, both of theme have things that appeal to different people.
I got countless people that have told me that the Day-Date 2 is too big.
I get it.
I think it's nice.
I don't see no problem with the Datejust.
The Datejust II was fine.
I think my dream scenario would have been what I mentioned was, that they would have
came out with instead of the Date-Date 40, maybe the Day-Date 41 with all the same specs
and sizes as the Datejust 41.
Now, as far as the Watch Game goes, I mean I guess if I had to score points, I would
definitely me personally say that the Day-Date II is superior to the Day-Date 40.
I mean, it just is on every level.
Status, collection, collection value, all of that.
It just is, you know?
It's also harder to get.
Anybody can walk in right now to any authorized dealer and buy the Day-Date 40, so I guess
as far as the Watch Game goes, the Day-Date II reigns supreme.
So feel free to comment below how you feel about the Day-Date 40 versus the Day-Date
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My name is Eric, Watch Your Style!