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This question (hand removers) was just asked (& answered) last week (use the Search) & I use screwdrivers for hand-removal. But a hairspring collet is a press-fit ring which attaches the hairspring to the balance wheel pinion. The collet has a small gap where you wedge a hairspring collet tool (lever) to loosen & reorient the collet to change the beat

As far as Oyster 6263 gens go, I have only ever seen sigma dials without the Daytona signature (earlier 62xx versions were made both ways - with or without the Daytona). I am certain they are out there, but the only aftermarket 62xx Daytona dials I have seen without the Daytona is the 1 in the middle, which I got from Honpo, who only sells to Japanese (or nearby Asian) buyers

Correct.

Nice pic, Mickey. Sunday

If you want a car with Xenon headlights (to make it easier/safer to drive at night), you can either buy a new Jaguar XK or you can modify the headlights on your 50-year old E-type. Personally, I would feel silly (for the reasons I stated previously) driving the 2nd option. That is all I am saying.

If you want a car with Xenon headlights, you can either buy a new Jaguar XK or you can modify the headlights on your 50-year old E-type. Personally, I would feel silly (for the reasons I stated previously) driving the 2nd option. That is all I am saying.

The custom dial looks like 1 of the better aftermarket dials, but since you have the gen...........

DW, Natalie & Phong. There are huge numbers of threads discussing each that you can find via the Search (top right hand corner of every RWG page).

I disagree somewhat. Based on my conversations with DW, Natalie, Phong & other high-end rep sellers, I think the primary reason for the factories' hesitancy in producing more vintage pieces is because of the difficulty in pleasing vintage buyers, who tend to be much more knowledgeable & discriminating than the average rep buyer. 95% of rep watch buyers will happily buy/wear a Canal Street quality Planet Ocean, Richard Mille or Breitling that would make most of us here hurl. But there are far fewer buyers who are familiar with vintage pieces & most of those would not tolerate a vintage rep of the same quality. Point being that it is much easier (& profitable) to produce low-cost crap that you can sell to the masses than it is to spend the time/money to research & produce an accurate rep of a vintage piece that will be inspected for the slightest variation from perfection by 95% of buyers.

As long as you are planning never to sell or insure the watch & do not mind causing raised eyebrows among those in-the-know, you can paint the lume in a dayglo color like red to match your wife's fingernail polish. But reluming a valuable vintage Rolex, especially with modern lume, seriously deflates the watch's value & makes a nice gen look questionable. As I have said elsewhere, I am all for refurbing a seriously worn out vintage piece, but some things really should be left as-is (or, if refurbed, as they should be).

Your dial looks silvery (it is supposed to be white). Can you post a macro 1024x768 pic?

Good luck, mate. I only use folded link 7835s (which have non-removable (inaccurate, but workable) 357 end links) on my 62xx Daytonas But I have never seen any credible fake 571s & if I knew where I could buy some (affordable) gens, I would probably plunk them myself.

Thanks, but 'Robbie'?

Wow, I started 2 wristies in a row. Went out to dinner with 'Goldie' & still wearing her early Saturday morning

I mostly agree with By-Tor. The pics do not install much confidence, but what I see looks alright. Especially, with such a low sale history, make sure you use Paypal & pay with your credit card so you have some recourse just in case.

Easy answer - Ask them if they will work on a rep watch?

I believe the reason for Nanuq's regret is that a tritium-powered Rolex Sub has little or no glow after 40+ years. Reluming such a watch with modern lume is like permanently cementing a toupee on your head & then being self-conscious that someone (who knows what the real thing looks like) might mistake you for a poser.

Once the reppers figure out how to match the fit-&-finish of a gen for $300, then it becomes a bit of a joke to spend $5,000 for the gen. But, as long as there is something qualitatively better about the gen versus its rep, we are not quite there yet.

Mark those words. At least, when it comes to classically sized PP & Rolex. Think Apple stock about 10 years ago when the company was thought to be old news. Had you bought it then......... Like it or not, there is a reason why a vintage DJ figured so prominently in the new Sex and the City movie - fashion trends come & go, but classic Rolexes will always make a statement that never goes out of style.

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I cannot recall which, but I think I saw a Pan Am AK dial listed on 1 of our favorite aftermarket dial resellers.

Wearing my beater

So far, so good (though I do not see anything different yet).