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Beautiful! Love that dial...

I'm not bidding... But maybe someone else here is?

Looks a lot like my case! It bears many a striking resemblance in details, except for a few small key differences. All in all, not bad.

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Well, a service clasp with a DE code correlates to the replacement of the insert and crystal, and if you think about it, 10 years of heavy use is still going to do a number on external parts like that; especially something like a clasp, which is like an anchor for wear for even just desk diving. In physical conditions, I can see a new part like that developing age and patina rather quickly

BTW, I do think it's just a prop due to the way the watch behaved/functioned in that particular episode... Though, most of it's actions were probably possible thanks to digital editing and the sort...

Kinda nice to see that they actually put some thought into the choice/selection of the watch and even went so far as to get the details fairly correct if it is infact just a prop.

Not the best of pics, but here you can see the slot:

If you look at the head of the actual plunger, you should see a slot for a screwdriver Simply unscrew, but keep note of the orientation of the gaskets, etc. as you remove them.

DE is around 2001... DE10 is Oct 2001. '02 should be DT and '00 AB(?). Odd... EDIT: I just noticed the 'S' stamp... Double

No offense taken, Chi! I agree wholeheartedly that the crowns DW fits aren't great...

That is an amazing watch! I only wish they would drop the 'REGULATEUR' off the dial, as I think it would be even better! But it's got great aesthetic balance; very classic design.

Errrr... Mine is actually a Daytona that I built using a genuine El Primero 400 (the same base movement that Rolex uses for their 4030 in the Daytona 16520). So, it's got the same base movement, genuine dial, hands, etc. It has been very good to me.

I agree with Ronin- Every scratch and ding gives the watch character. A life lived. Very nice!

You can always check eBay... But sometimes you can find these very parts right here on RWG

Phenominal work! Absolutely beautiful!

Also... Maybe check with watch-international here on the forum. She is a dealer that takes pride in sourcing the hard to find stuff!

I agree- Gen crown and tube would be best. But if you need something to get you by in a pinch... I should have a DW take off that I did the very same gen crown/tube replacement on

Looks like what would be a fairly clean Cali dial Bubbleback- My suspicion is that it's likely just a 'prop'. I'm not knowedgable enough in the BBs to confirm otherwise...

Yeah, the crown should be spring loaded. Sometimes the clutch that engages the crown/spring mech fails, and you may notice that either the spring doesn't really work, or there is a clicking/slipping of the crown when trying to wind the watch. If you need just the DW crown, I believe I have one that you can have. I will check it over and make sure it's spring and clutch works, but if I do, you're welcome to it.

Well, it's probably better that you did buy the new stem; sometimes, when swapping the crown and tube out, there is a small difference in length thus resulting in either having too long or too short of the existing stem as it relates to the new parts. So, having the new stem is good to have, just in case

T'is a Cosmo day methinks... Slight detour from the usual scenery...

I'm not certain that factories even make the tri-compax 7750 sec@ 9:00 Daytona any longer. At least, not with the sec@ 6:00 version in production. My suggestion on this would be to keep an eye out on the trading sections. These things do turn up every now and then (seems I recall seeing a few even as of recent). Or, perhaps posting a WTB may net decent results?

Killer!

Looks great!