Rolex Daytona + 5 Watches I LOVE to Hate This Valentine's Day - My Favorite Watches Explained

I love luxury watches from Rolex, Patek Philippe and other premier brands. But, contrary to legend, love isn't blind, and I can be frank about how all of these luxury watches fall short of perfection. From the Rolex Daytona's advancing age and price to the Patek Philippe perpetual calendar 5236P's quotidian engineering, this special Valentine's Day episode of Watches Tonight is for watch collectors who have learned to live and love despite the flaws in their grail watches. The Rolex Daytona is old. And I don't mean that in the romantic historical sense of heritage, tradition, legend, and lore. I mean the Rolex Daytona hasn't received a meaningful redesign since the year 2000. By comparison, Rolex has sold three different generations of Submariner in that time, three generations of GMT-Master II, and at least six different Sea Dweller models. But the arrival of the Rolex Daytona's caliber 4130 movement at the turn of this century cast a long-lasting die for Rolex's most coveted watch model. Today, the Rolex Daytona 116500LN reflects only incremental chance since 2000. A new bracelet clasp arrived in 2009; a ceramic bezel launched for the steel models at Baselworld 2016. And, of course, Rolex prices never cease to rise. Now priced at $14,800, the Rolex Daytona is almost a vintage watch that a person can buy new. Tim Mosso details all the reasons he faults but ultimately fetes Rolex's famous chronograph. Launched in 2021, the Patek Philippe 5236P perpetual calendar is Tim's c