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I have no idea yet what I will put on when I get up in the morning, but it is just past midnight, so it is officially Friday & I am still wearing my beater (I took the pic Thursday afternoon, which is why the date still says 23)

Because their subdial arrangement differs from the Valjoux 72-based series, the 6 register is usually frozen. However, they sound, feel & operate (manual-wind) more like the 72 than the 7750.

The genuine 6263 (and all 62xx series Daytonas) is a hand-wind watch. The 7750 is an automatic movement, but a watchmaker can disable the auto-wind function for you. I do not know what type of manual-wind movement is offered by the website you visited, so I cannot tell you if it is better than the 7750. However, many reps come with Seagull hand-wind movements, which are very good quality (if it is properly serviced by a professional watchmaker).

I have average (7") wrists & anything more than 40mm looks like a heart monitor or satellite tracking device on my wrist. In fact, I often find myself tugging, self-consciously, at my cuffs whenever I wear my modern Daytonas due to their sprawl.

The working class hero (ie, the other Sir Patek) returned to mechanicals back when the rest of the world was still getting into quartz/digital. Lennon was always the leader/ahead of the style pack, even in horology And (like his bandmate's watch) 100% gen

Yes, definitely gen pushers. The bezel on the low profile rep cases is also flatter than yours. Not quite as flat as the gen (about half way between the 2 in your pics), but close enough so that it is much less easily identified from an arm's length away. The casebacks on all of these reps is, for me, the biggest tell. Because the rep case is designed for a 7750, which is thicker than the Rolex caliber, the caseback is more beveled, which makes the watch sit higher on your wrist. That is how I usually gauge these reps from their gen counterparts.

I use them sometimes (they fit other Rolex calibers, too), but, generally, I like having my work locked in place with access to boths sides

Will it have a working He valve? What are the details on your 5514?

Thanks. I just pulled it apart to update some nagging issues with the case (reshaping the CGs, replacing the beveled Tropic 19 with a domed 1 & reseating the valve) & decided I might as well overhaul the movement while I had it out

Probably gens. Between the 2, I would be more confident about the Sub than the DJ. With a DJ, especially with diamonds, the 2 most important details for authentication are the placement/appearance of the date & appearance (sparkle/shimmer) of the jewels, neither of which can be seen properly in this pic.

You are half right. It is a rep, but the 'too long' pushers (& some of the hands) are gens. I like to install pushers (& crowns) a bit proud of the case (1mm or so higher than the factory installed them), which is the way Rolex service centers often place them.

Here is my gen (non-chronometer rated) A.260 for comparison

Left is gen. Is this 116520 gen or rep

Your girlfriend is obviously unaware of the Comex Louboutin

The OP asked if tropical dials were 'issued', so I do not think age, the sun or whatever it is that causes the paint to fade are relevant.

If the running seconds is located at 6 o'clock, it is quite common. Search out Ziggy's reviews of the secs @ 6 7750 (in this case, Swiss & Asian are plagued with the same problems) or the 'powdered graphite' treatment.

Once you remove the bezel (you should be able to pry it off with a butter knife), you should be able to pop the insert out from the rear with your thumbs. Unless it was cemented-in, which could be a problem. The interesting thing is the gen rotor you have there. In spite of the case & dial being obviously wrong (not gens), at 1st glance, seeing that rotor in there, it almost fooled me. Never saw 1 of those tacked onto a 21j movement before.

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I believe it was available as as option on all hand-wind 62xx Daytona models with the exception of gold 6269s & 6270s.

Paul McCartney has been relatively unique within the pop star community in that he has never, to the best of my knowledge, appeared in public wearing anything but modestly priced digital watches However, in the past year (no doubt due to encouragement/direction from his 3rd wife, Nancy, a successful businesswoman), he seems to have changed his style for the better (he is still a vegetarian though) No, it is not a rep.