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She's a Pepsi now... With radial dial and all red GMT hand. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

I don't think advertising backdoor sales is such a good idea 😕 Especially since I couldn't even find a single sale from you that wasn't put on hold or nuked?!

How do the HR milsub dials compare to the others? They seem to be regarded best among all the HR dials and I've seen a few nice builds with them. I think the cost is less too although cost shouldn't be much of a factor in a build of this caliber. To me the MQ and Ruby look over-serifed. The Phong dial looks good except the I-beam effect on the batons is oddly exaggerated. You might realize that nobody makes a dial you're happy with, and in that case it's possible to make your own with printable decal paper. That way you can take all the typography directly from the real dial. The downside is that it's quite a lot of work to produce one finished as nicely as the good aftermarket dials.

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Oh wow. That screams taste and class. Really gorgeous! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's a very tasty, and very subtle dial. Very few people have even heard of one.

Congrats! That's a pretty good case. Looks like someone's been a little enthusiastic with the chamfers, but nothing too much to worry about. Case back markings look to be good quality, the serial number is unusual though. It should start with 0552 (Royal Navy) or W10 (British Army) rather than 6645. I was intrigued and just googled it. This 5517 has your serial number! As you'll see in the shot of the case back, the serial starts with W10/6645...: http://www.thetimetraveler.co/watches/sold/198/5517/5517-full-spec-all-original-milsub-w10/ As you're in the US, Phong is probably your best bet in terms of service and shipping – he's based in Arizona. There are a couple of semi-reliable high-end suppliers from Vietnam. Minh Quy (MQ) is one you may hear about. He's tricky to deal with. I personally won't be dealing with him again after receiving a shoddy case and poor service. Others have had a better experience with him though and his dials do look good: http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=800&category_id=146&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Ruby is another, however she's not always responsive to messages via the website: http://rubyswatch.com/Products/h1-1-|-vintage-|-submariner-|-military-|-5517-|-dial-2106 Looking forward to seeing your build come together!

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Q: "What is your budget?" A: "As much as it takes." Good question. Good answer. All is imho but I do own a few A7750/53 examples plus a few vintage types with the Venus 175 clone (ST19). With modern 'Daytona' replicas the problem is always going to be the movement. The A7750 with seconds at 9 was not very good some of the time but at least the movement was a copy of a viable design. The A7750 with the seconds at 6 are junk imho. I bought two...one for grins and one for parts. I never worked up the courage to wear one but they both still tick when I shake them 5+ years later. A sec@9 model with a genuine 7750 is Ok but the cases are too thick and I read the A7750 hands are not a good fit, I do not know. Also read all the 750 models sub dials are not exactly in the right spot. Maybe the sec@6 is close, do not know. Here is where it gets itchy...the 4130 Dayclona looks the part and everything I have read has been good. That's fine and dandy but afaik there are no parts except another movement or another watch. Bad News. Real Bad News. You have three 'systems' with potential problems: 1...Autowind. 2...Time keeping. 3...Chronograph. Q...Which 'system' usually causes the most trouble? A...My guess is #1 and #3 are tied but you can help #3 by not pushing the suicide buttons much at all therefore not running the chronograph. I read that some genuine parts will fit but they are expensive and not easy to get. Problems with ST19/Venus 175 clones? None except a pallet jewel came off the pallet fork in one of them. One is over 10 years old, an early cartel 'Daytona' and it has an oversize case with 20mm lug spacing but the dial is pretty good and it keeps very good time. I almost never use the chronograph function but it has never failed to work and reset properly. They have a few more jewels than the original Venus 175 and the beat rate is 21600 where the 175 was 18000. The subdial spacing is off a little compared to a Val 72 from what I have read and the hour recorder hand needs to be locked in place. Everyone who is familiar with vintage Daytonas will assume any they see 'in the wild' are replicas where someone wearing a modern automatic might get a pass. That's a Slight Might. Truisms: "When you opt for revenge, first dig two graves." "When buying a replica chronograph, buy two...one for parts."