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Thanks!

Ephyr, could you post a picture of your gen pusher please, I'd like to compare them to mine from Cousins.

That MC is great. wow! Your Snowflake is beautiful and one of my most favorite pieces on here! Pictures as always outstanding, great post, thanks for sharing!

I'm sure this thing costs them almost $20 to manufacture ... Well none the less I'm done collecting parts for my Daytona, nothing more to add.

What a great piece , thanks for sharing!

Not one of Spin's, but a Daytona none the less.

Well, that's what you gonna pay for one, I like that the hands are included.

Since it's a recently released special edition these are exchange only parts, so no chance unfortunately.

Sure, I do know that I won't lose money on this. All the parts on my franken won't lose their value over night, at the rate this is going I'm in for a pretty good investment actually, but still I won't accept that their servicing policy is a total rip off. It's mainly their arrogance and ignorance that's driving me nuts...

Nothing beats gen, simple as that. Great catch, enjoy!

Man, I'm angry. I bought a slighly used 6263 MK IV bezel as final part for my V726 powered 6265 franken recently (by no means cheap). Unfortunately when I tried to install it on my watch, it didn't fit correctly . It was a little bit loose so a slight knock would push it off the watch. Off to my trusty AD I went. The watchmaker there told me that this was a common problem with these bezels and was due to someone else removing it without enough care and that it most probably had been distorted that way. No other option than to get a new one (in exchange for my old one) from Rolex. Unfortunately he was afraid he wasn't able to order one for me with my 6265 serial, unauthorized reference change nothing he could do blablabla. Well, off to the next AD I ran. I was able to get him to order my bezel, again in exchange of course, I won't disclose how. The watchmaker there told me that last year these bezels had cost 150€ in exchange, but Rolex had raised prices recently (of course). He didn't think they had doubled the prices, so I ordered one (no other option anyways if I was ever to install it). Well the bezel arrived and guess what it is today? SEVEN HUNDRED F***ING EUROS!!! That's just outrageous, nothing else! I'm done with this brand, honestly, that's ridiculous. They have doubled and tripled their bracelet prices earlier this year (a 91350 is around 1500€ new from an AD, a 78350 more than 1000€) and now other spare parts have become almost FIVE times more expensive?! Everybody here who has handled genuine Rolex parts will know, that especially the vintage stuff DOES NOT justify spending that kind of money. I was going to invest in a birthyear sub or even a 116520 in the near future, but won't because of this. How does this company expect customers to buy their stuff, when they keep rising their servicing costs and spare parts prices every three months by at least 20-30%? I know it may sound silly that I am complaining about part prices for a franken, but you all know that these things are only the gateway drug for a gen collection (if not yet present) and that even gen owners will have to pay these ridicoulous fees as well (I am regarded a gen owner by my ADs). I won't start what the guys at VRF are charging for their parts, because they are even more ridiculous. I will be building an ETA-powered MBW milsub franken with a gen crown, tube and crystal and that's it for me. After that I'm done with Rolex and will be sticking to gen Omegas and Zeniths! At least these companies have quality to show for their prices!

I came to the conclusion that PT's 1680 mf dial is the most accurate one. His case on the other hand is flawed and I seriously doubt his dial will fit an MBW. If you don't want to spend tons of cash and can live with its flaws, PT's MF 1680 is the way to go imo.

Nice, congratulations!

Here you go, that's what he's after: Wow, that one's incredibly flawed...

I might be able to source a genuine NOS Snoopy dial from a watchmaker friend of mine. You could then swap it into a gen Speedy which you should normally be able to get used for around $1500. Drop me a PM if you are interested.

Worth every penny!

Beautiful, congratulations!

That 18k 6263!

Sorry Valty, but I just own the iPhone version, not the book itself.

Thanks guys!

Yes, Phong is selling midcases only, you just need to ask and he will alter his price accordingly (and then there's still some room for negotiations). I don't think that the parts Phong sells are genuine, why would they be, after all he's making his living from selling aftermarket parts. I wouldn't risk paying his prices for things which might very well turn out not be as advertised.

WOW! That's pretty , though who are most of us to judge... Did you have luck fitting that 6263 bezel? I just bought a used MKIV and it doesn't sit very tight on my Phong case, I am really afraid it will fall off if I accidentally bump into something...

For anyone interested in the Daytona Book, if you own an iPhone or iPad you can have it for just $12. It is available in the AppStore. Although it's an iPhone App all the pictures (which are the most important part) are HD so you can also use it on your iPad without having to worry about the resolution.

Great job, congratulations, that's a real beauty!

Thanks . I didn't, crystal is a gen T21 service replacement as are crown and tube (703). I only used Phong's midcase. You can find a list of all the parts I used here.