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Man, Speedy.... I feel for you

Sorry, Frank. If you were going the other way around (T39 on a 5513), it would be a different story...

Cray- The 3800/1A is a gorgeous piece- Rep or not. I've come to a whole new level of appreciation for it since Omni gifted me with his generous offering. I recently saw on TRC that WM has a very nice Jumbo Nautilus for sale... If my funds weren't tied up in other projects, I'd jump on that one without a second thought....

I agree, BT... Arch's FM is incredibly nice!

Sent EMS, just for you- EE 987654321 US Hmmmm... I'll have to see what I have left....

Wed- FrankenSub Thurs- FrankenDaytona

You'd need to add the entire gear train, balance, mainspring, etc. Building this movement up will be an expensive endeavor... Probably not worth the time or hassle. You'd be better off buying a complete movement or a donor watch.

The T19 is not tall enough in profile. If you install one on your 1665, it will be recessed below the bezel. The T39, on the other hand, sticks up significantly above the bezel.... Comparison of flat and superdome T39's...

Bob- I'll send you my DW, my MBW 1665, my remaining Superdome, and gen insert... Nice knowing you guys.

I dunno what it is... But I have a very hard time changing watches. It's like seperation anxiety! I guess you could say we all have our favorites...

I think my franken-Daytona is glued to my wrist...

If you have your heart set on one of these models, then I think you should get it. However, if you do decide to pick one up, just set your expectations accordingly. It may last... But then again, it may not. When you're dealing with a movement that has been re-engineered to perform in a manner that it was never meant to function as, you run a certain amount of risk...

uh oh....

I can't say that I frequented the Bin too often... Perhaps every now and then for some of TT's eye candy... But, I do have to wonder why the Loony Bin is getting axed before Miss Understood's forum?

If it is, then take the two or three removable links out on the non clasp side and move them to the clasp side. What this will do is bring the release closer to the side of your wrist, and put the flat part of the clasp along the bottom of your wrist.

It's because the clasp blades are flat, and the links are against it as a flat edge. Perhaps if you can position the clasp so that the release is center on the underside of your wrist, you can eliminate this problem.

I like this one: PVD the whole thing and I think it would be even better...

Looks great! I especially love those crown guards!

davidsen... One of the best in the biz!

I went with building my own using a genuine 16520 case and an El Primero 400. This was the only way I could achieve accurate with reliable. A 2nd El Primero Daytona is currently in progress... On a similar note, I have a vintage that was built as well using a Swiss Valjoux 23 in a DW case...

The mystery movement is a known problem... But basic aesthetic flaws exist for each dial type, and are specific to their relative dials. For example- The standard black dial flaws typically include: -Incorrect placement of the coronet on the dial. -Incorrect color center seconds hand (should be silver; dw's is usually black). -New versions have too white of subdials. However, some of the flaws are across the board as well (as they exist on things like the case, etc)... -Incorrect font size for the bezel engraving (on the steel 6265 bezel). -Crown and tube are incorrect in appearance. -'Teeth' on the pushers are not of the same style/size cut. -Mystery movement equipped watches have the crown slightly above axis in relation to the pushers when viewing at the profile (this is, I suspect, because the movement is a bi-compax, which makes the movement a bit thinner, and puts the movement closer to the dial side as a result). The 'flaws' can be corrected if desired; I've modified mine to an extent, but some things are just not significant enough for me to really worry about. I focused on the functional aspects of the watch- Movement, crown, tube, crystal were all changed out for function/longevity/reliability reasons. Other changes, like hands were a by-product of those mods as new parts had to be sourced anyways. That said, DW's dials are quite nice for rep dials. The flaws mentioned are really nitpicking the details. Overall quality is good These are amongst the most accurate assembled vintage Daytonas out of the box. In terms of overall dimension/size/detail, these are in a similar league to MBW's vintage line. Genuine parts fit with very little hassle.

Beautiful!!

Don't have them on my davidsen PVD.... Strange...

Like someone trying to rebrand a rep watch with a legit name?