freddy333

Exactly.

I cannot quite put my finger on what it is, but there is something (other than its pristine newness) not right about the crown. Other than that, the watch looks great.

It is a good match for any formal yg Rolex. It would work especially well with a Daydate to tone down the massive bling factor these watches have when worn with a gold bracelet, a la LBJ or ex-VP Cheney.

I have had exactly the same problem (twice) with Phong.

The Microstella system is better than most non-Microstella systems in that it allows a much finer adjustment, but I guess if you have no other choice.

When dealing with these high-profit aftermarket part sellers, you have to keep in mind that the factories that manufacture the parts do so with little or no QC (usually none). To complicate matters further, the beautifully accurate dial or case you salivated over on their website may have been a factory sample or best-of-run & may not reflect the design of the part you will actually receive. This is because these guys do not make their own parts. Instead, like all replica watch sellers, they buy them from factories or factory agents or, sometimes, from factory catalogs. What this means is that you may purchase a dial or case based on pics from a high-profit seller's website, but the part you receive is something of a crap-shoot. And, as has been said before, the only thing that separates a $1,000+ dial or $1,500 case purchased from a high-profit seller from the parts that make up a $200 replica watch is the price you pay.

Hard to tell from the pic, but does the red depth text have any 3-dimensionality to it? That is, if it looks like paint (as opposed to flat, 2-dimensional inkjet printing), if you have the index markers lumed properly, the end result should look like the dial in Minh's original pic. Certainly, the ideal would be for Minh to send you the same dial he has pictured on his website. But, as that does not appear to be happening, at least this would get you the same thing in the end.

Problem is not limited to Minh. Similar issues with NDT & Phong.

Remember to keep your eyes ahead of you & not on the watch.

Did Natalie send you the pic?

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The quality of the pic alone says fake. Other than that, as best as I can make out, it looks like a rep or franken, but impossible to tell with any certainty based on a defocused pic. The 2 things it does have going for it is what looks like a 5.3mm crown, which would be correct for a 6202, & a stretched bracelet.

Assuming you have the rep overhauled upon receipt by a competent watchmaker, perhaps. Quite honestly, I am surprised to see so many veteran members touting (non-overhauled) reps, which lack QC & are made in 'factories' that would not pass muster of any of the gen makers, so highly.

Nice to see you posting to the wristies today, Euno! Hard to see the watch, but I would rather see the car anyway.

A bit late today, but better than never

Screw pushers = Oyster case (& dial). Pump pushers = non-Oyster case (no 'Oyster' on dial).

I think you are wrong about that.

Phong uses a stone tumbler to add wear/patina to his cases. It's a mostly automatic process. His labor involves putting the case into the tumbler barrel along with some type of polishing medium (I would love to know exactly what he is using........so if anyone knows, please let us know) & turning the motor on. Then, he lets the tumbler do its work for several hours to a few days, depending on the amount of 'wear' he wants the case to have. Once the case has the right amount of wear, he takes it out, engraves it (if required, which takes no more than a few minutes) & ships it off. The cases themselves, as has been discussed many times on rwg before, cost no (or very little) more to make than the average replica case, because that is all they are - replica cases. The quality of the steel is the same, the manufacturing technique is the same, even the lack of QC is the same. The only area where they may differ is in how much effort was spent to match the dimensions of the gen they used as a model. And, considering the amount of variability (lack of dimensional consistency) of all of these premium cases, they are likely made in the same factories along side the average Canal Street replicas. Frankly, I doubt it costs more than $10 to make any of these cases. Engraving, which just about any jewelry store can do, a few dollars more. Phong, Natalie & others selling these outrageously priced rep cases are simply pocketing huge profits. Now, I will grant that those who operate in the US or EU are entitled to make a bit more profit due to the legal hazards involved in their business. But selling rep cases & dials for more than $300 is really outrageous. But, as they say, value is what a buyer is willing to pay &, when it comes to watches, especially vintage Rolex watches, neurotic WIS types (like me) are not always playing with a full deck.

I believe the hands for all 62xx Daytonas are the same (aside from color of chrono hands).