As a result of it being so common – to the point of being boring – interest in [vintage] Day-Dates have generally lagged, Wind says. “In the early 1970s, a Day-Date on bracelet cost about $1,200; at the same time, an Explorer was about $200. So it was six times the price, yet in recent times vintage Explorers were selling for more than an equivalent Day-Date.”
As a result of it being so common – to the point of being boring – interest in [vintage] Day-Dates have generally lagged, Wind says. “In the early 1970s, a Day-Date on bracelet cost about $1,200; at the same time, an Explorer was about $200. So it was six times the price, yet in recent times vintage Explorers were selling for more than an equivalent Day-Date.”