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It looks very good, but I am not that familiar with Tudor chronos (never liked them), so I am probably not the best judge of this 1.

I believe he bought part ownership in a factory & is working on marketing his own watch (in addition to his well-known Daytona kits).

If the case is refinished properly, it can increase value. Otherwise, not.

Another Update - I just spoke to the dial refinisher & they expect to have the dial completed by the end of next week (if not before). Along with the dial, I provided them with a number of macro pics (coronet, text, index markers, etc) & they feel that the result should be very close to the original (gen). My previous experience with this refinisher was that they did exactly that

Datz de spirit.

I did not mention the screwdriver slot, because it is often removed when the center tube is shortened to fit a particular case. The pushers used in reps are generic & made long so they will fit a wide variety of cases. Usually, after installing the pusher, the inner tube is ground down to a length that allows for installation of the movement & to allow the pushers to operate.

Down boy! Nanuq needs to switch over to decaf.

It all depends on which Daytona & which of the 4 or 5 styles of pushers you have. In general, you remove the movement from the case & then the pusher's center post will either screw down towards the center of the case or is held in by a circlip. Once the center post is loose, you can remove/disassemble the pusher components. I posted a mini tutorial on rebuilding non-Oyster pushers a couple of years ago that you may be able to locate via the search.

Believe me, you are not the only 1 . It may look something like this

Brilliant pic, Doc.

1st, the movement is not a copy of the Valjoux. The A7750 is a copy of the ETA 7750, both of which are known to be reliable movements (when properly serviced, which means you will need to find a watchmaker to service it upon arrival since rep movements are rarely in good condition when they are installed in your rep watch). Regularly serviced (all mechanical movements should be serviced every 5-7 years), the movement should last a lifetime. However, you should expect that the case parts, especially the crown/tube, will not. Contact RWG member Ziggyzumba (there are hundreds of threads by & about him - he is very good & very reliable). Very slow to ship or respond to emails (my last 2 Silix watches took nearly 3 months to arrive), but generally reliable. By the way, this is NOT an accurate Daytona rep. Read this (you will need to research current websites because they may have changed since this was written).

Funnily enough, just yesterday, 1 of the Mods on VRF found someone selling a 308 Ferrari that has had its engine/trans replaced with the same from a Pontiac Fiero.

Ending the work week wearing this

In the wee hours of Friday morning I am wearing this while finishing today's work on this

Well done.

In good condition, I have seen anything between $1,200 & $1,800. Papers & fairly recent RSC service are worth an additional few hundred, at least. Remember, the movements in these things are worth about a grand or more by themselves.

Based solely on your description, I would estimate around $2,300.

Thanks, All. Here is a still

It has been quite a journey, but, finally, I have a working Rolex 1036 gmt motor for my Phase II 6542. For those of you who are new or have not been following the story thus far, I have been working on converting a standard 1036 Rolex movement over to a gmt to power the watch (which will be all gen except for the dial face). This is the same movement as was fitted to the original Rolex 6542 GMT-Master in the mid-50s. Because the GMT parts were unique to the 6542 & have not been made in over 20 years, to say they are rare is a vast understatement. In fact, although the movement is a relatively simple 4-hand affair, many Rolex watchmakers today know little or nothing about it & none of my usual contacts were able to provide much in the way of guidance. But, after alot of time, effort & money, not to mention a series of very fortunate happenstances, I was able to gather up all of the necessary parts (many NOS), piece them together & prod them into running. I am still awaiting the dial (because the dial holds the calendar disc in place, I cannot install it until I install the dial), which is being professionally repainted & should arrive within a week or so. In the meantime, I have the hands, case & bracelet, all gen & awaiting final assembly (The 6542 in this pic is my 2846-powered Phase 1 watch) Until then, here is the 1036-to-1036gmt motor in action (shown here with its gen GMT hand & a spare DJ hand I threw on to demonstrate the 24-hour function for this video)

OPD today

No. Borrowed pic.

A number of dial sellers have them. Here is 1 from Phong (made to fit a 72c)

A shame to waste the date functions. I would have used that 72c to build something like this

Another rep from the same time period (mid-80s), but from the opposite end of the (rep) quality spectrum. This was 1 of the 1st made with genuine gold plating & powered by an ETA 2846 (which were all Swiss-made at the time). It is also 1 of my 1st frankens (I replaced the end links & clasp with gen parts) (note the naturally aged greenish lume)