freddy333

You can tell alot about a man by the company he keeps. The same can be said of watches

He may not offer them anymore, but it is a domed T19 that I got it from Clarks a few years ago. I like it because it looks like a vintage gen T19, but, being of modern manufacture, it comes without the hazing/cracking/leaking issues of vintage domes Ditto that.

The coronet is the give-away, but still a stunner (& you can always replace the coronet with a gen ).

That sounds right.

Wow

The etching is an anti-piracy feature, not a function. Install the crystal so the cyclops is correctly aligned.

I think I would lower the height of the crystal a bit (so the bottom of the crystal bevel is closer to the top of the insert), but other than that

Can you trace the watches to a single seller, who may be getting his watches from the same factory? I think you have to assume that either someone got a defective run of jewels or someone is installing them incorrectly. Of course, with reps, either (or both) scenarios are likely.

The number of winds required depends on the type of movement & condition of its mainspring. Generally, you wind it, gently, until it stops (do not force it). In most cases, when the chrono hands do not reset at their correct null positions, it is because the joint that fixes the hand wand to its post is loose (a common problem with rep hands). You have 3 options - replace the hands (& keep your fingers crossed that the next set will be better - 50/50 chance), have a watchmaker tighten the joint or epoxy it (there are many threads detailing the process that you can search out) (Original pic courtesy of Avitt)

Nice, diversified collection. Something to wear with every occasion.

Beginning the work week with the old beater

Adding to Andy's comments, swap the dial for a gen & it would fool me. But even as it is

Datsun & Comex today

Obviously a rep (fonts are wrong), but a nice looking watch.

Same as Ubi

I would try to slightly soften (round) the sharp outer edges of the case, including the CGs.

Should be a nice timepiece once the crystal gets replaced & the case is polished (unlike ss, tt's appearance does not benefit from wear).

Alligoat - Have you considered filing/sanding the engravings off the bezel? Not perfect, but I think that would look passable.

The dial (with Roman markers, which rarely look right on a wrist watch) is a bit busy & the watch a few mms too large, but, otherwise, it is a very sophisticated-looking watch. A white gold, steel or platinum version would definitely work for me. Kudos to Rolex.

'nuff said.

Something tells me this is going to be good.

Most of the early (pre-release/testing) run of Comex Subs contained a very small number engraved at 6 o'clock, which, with wear & age, may be difficult to see without a loupe (unless you are very close). Most later versions had 2 different sized numbers engraved or stamped into the caseback There are also rumours that some of the 1st test watches lacked the valve, but I have never seen any (credible) proof of this assertion.

Ingod dial The 2 biggest flaws with his (& most other aftermarket) 62xx Daytona dials are the slightly too small subdials (which leaves a bit too much space between the outer rim of the subdial & the inside edge of the chapter ring area) & the crown (I replace them with a gen, as is the case in the pic above). That said, like most aftermarket parts, there is some variability with these dials. I have been trying to buy 1 of his black Newmans, but each 1 looks slightly different & the variations are not pretty. The printing quality varies, there are misaligned/loose/missing index markers, different colored index markers (on the same color dials), misaligned vertical lines in the subdials, etc. But, at its best, ingod's Newman dial comes pretty close & from my benchmark of being viewed from an arm's distance away, they can look quite convincing