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Definitely. This should come as no real surprise to the old-timers here, but there is a new crop of 6542 inserts that are starting to hit the dealers' shelves that is damned close to the real thing. Check this 1 out p.s. the White 6542 dial on NDT is aftermarket. Not sure why Natalie does not have the dials listed on the website, but I suspect they are available for the asking & will soon appear there (& on many other sites).

I do not like the lume (too thick & yellow), but, otherwise, this could be good. I agree that you may run into stem alignment issues if you use an ETA with a case made for a gen movement. Something to keep in mind - there are only a handful of white dialed-6542 gens in the wild, so no one who sees it will appreciate what it is (& anyone who does, will know, instantly, it is fake ).

No. The tip came from an aftermarket GMT hand made to fit a gen movement. (Most of) the arm wand came from an old Daytona 62xx hand & the center ring came from a GMT rep I got from Josh. After a bit of silver solder & paint, you would never know it was a franken-arm.

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You can get 6542 handsets on ebay, but they vary (alot) in quality (gen to be used with my Phase 2 6542) That is what I had to do for my 1st 6542. The GMT hand is composed of parts from 3 hands that I had to solder (very gingerly) together. Difficult, but it can be done. I happen to be wearing my Phase 1 6542 today

Ending the work week wearing 1 of my GMTs

Ditto. This 1 appears to have the wrong coin edge bezel (more like the 6542-style bezel on the Silix, so it is likely the same case) & wrong Brevet crown (more like a Bubble Back Brevet with the word 'Brevet' below the coronet instead of a cross).

The 'Ceramic' bezels on rep watches are generally plastic (not ceramic), or, if it is ceramic, it is nowhere near the same quality as the material used on gen watches (a gen ceramic bezel is highly scratch-resistant, while there are numerous reports of scratches & abrasions resulting from normal wear on rep bezels). The standard Sub or GMT bezel is steel, with numbers painted onto it. The numbers on (gen) ceramic bezels are embedded into the ceramic material (& consist of a platinum material that is vapor-deposited into the number channel). Refer to Rolex's website for details.

No aftermarket alternatives that I know of for Twinlock-sized crowns. Yuki has a very nice 8mm Brevet for less than $200, which seems very reasonable, especially compared to the price for gens (let alone NOS gens). Just be glad you do not need a gen gold 6mm Brevet

Puttering around the house this morning wearing 1 of my 6239s But on my way out the door with a Rose

Wearing a Sub today

After completing her yesterday, I am wearing Goldie (around the house) today

I am amazed as well. Both bits were a bit costly, but, after seeing how near-perfect the case turned out, I felt I would be criminally negligent if I fit anything less than a gen bracelet & Brevet crown. After the initial thrill wears off in a day or 2, due to the model's rarity (a steel PN is a relatively rare sight, but I have only (in recent years) ever seen a gold PN once), it will spend most of its time in 1 of my cases. That makes 2 of us. The shorter (1024x682) pics were taken with my Canon EOS with Contax (Zeiss) Planar 1,7/50mm lens & the taller (1024x768) pics were taken with my 4MP Canon A80 point-&-shoot. And while I did crop/optimize the pics in software, the DOF is 100% natural. Good idea, Chief. However, once I installed the pushers into the case, the color difference is almost unnoticeable. So I may just live with it for awhile (& poll a few watch collector friends to see if they can detect the color difference) & then decide. On my wrist, if I had not originally seen the pushers out of the case, I would probably not notice the difference.

Looks good. 1 minor quibble - I would have reinstall the hands (they should be parallel to the dial).

Thanks All for your input.

Great find.

I think you will have more luck reducing the height of the datewheel (with overlay). Assuming you have not yet (permanently) installed the overlay onto the datewheel, I would, at the very least, sand off the exiting layer of paint on the face of the datewheel. If possible, do a test-fit to see if that provides sufficient clearance. If not, then sand a bit of the metal off the datewheel & test fit again. That, in my experience, usually does the trick. Also, make sure you reinstall the dial spacer the correct way. If you put it in backwards, it will change the distance between the dial & top of the movement, which might also be a problem.

Pull the crown out to the winding position (1st stop - NOT the 2nd (hand-setting) position) Remove the 2 movement/case tabs/screws Depress (not too hard) the stem locking button adjacent to where the stem enters the side of the movement while pulling the stem out. The only place you can really get into trouble is if you depress the button too hard, which can dislodge the locking components, after which the stem will not lock back in. Hold a clean, soft lint-free tissue/cloth over the backside of the movement & jiggle the case until the movement drops out. Reverse to reinstall (gently press the stem release button while sliding the stem back in).

This is an update to the Golden Girl thread. Earlier today, I received the proper pump pushers for my gold 6239 PN Daytona. Unfortunately, the gold color is not an exact match to the color of the case (the case, which looks like 14k, was a custom 1-off that DW made for me), so I will continue to keep my eyes peeled for a better match. But, as the watch is now fitted with the correct type/style of pushers for a non-Oyster case, I also fitted the final piece to this puzzle - the gen T21 xtal. So, with special kudos to DW for producing a literal work of art - a 6239 case with very decent gold plating - though no where near enough gold to suffice for daily wear - I think I will call this project complete (at least for the time being ) And the all-important wristie Final notes - At some point, I believe DW will be fixing the (missing long-tail) 3 on these PN dials & he will address the too-wide spacing of the 110 on the bezel. But, until then, this beauty will take a prime spot in my collection.

No idea what will end up on my wrist tomorrow (the start of the weekend here), but I am ending the work week with a Rose Switching over to this for dinner

Never been a big fan of non-Rose Tudors, but, in this case, I have to say

Gotta love vintage.

Plain, old beater again

Some good points & I often view Rolex & M-B as being very similar companies in quality, innovation & breadth of their models. However, at least for this particular discussion, I do not think this is a good comparison since M-B, unlike Rolex (I assume you were equating Rolex/M-B & Patek/Bentley), still makes parts for & services every car they have ever made & neither M-B nor Bentley are the clear leaders in their respective markets the way Rolex is in theirs.

Natalie's Passion is NDtrading, but I cannot tell you if a gen insert will fit their 5517 bezel (though, from my experience with some of their other parts, it likely would).