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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).

Rolex wants you to buy a new watch. Say what you will about their marketing strategy, but this is 1 of the reasons why Rolex has remained the top dog in premium watch sales for the past 50 years (& probably why a company like Patek, whose marketing strategy has always been to keep every watch the company has ever made running, is not).

Yes & the formatting of the 5 lines of text was somewhat unique. I think Antiquorum estimated it to sell for about $100k. Obviously, this & many other Rolex watches greatly exceeded their expectations. Can you say 'bubble'?

The Mk1 DRSD (my fav) was (until very recently) considered the most valuable DRSD due to its having a slightly lower profile case than later DRSDs (thicker than a Sub, but thinner than the average 1665). That auction (Antiquorum's infamous Revolution: The Evoluation of the Rolex Watch) marked the zenith of Rolex values. (I watched the auction, live, & posted a play-by-play chronicle of prices as the hammer dropped on most of the more prominent pieces.) If I remember correctly, there were 2 DRSDs that sold for more than $200k each, which caused the demand for DRSDs to increase to a fever pitch - at least for awhile. However, shortly after the completion of the 'Revolution' auction, the global economy began to slide & Rolex prices likewise deflated (a bit) to merely ridiculous levels (as opposed to their previously psychotic levels). At least, that is my take on it.

Not sure I get the point of this? As to the topic at hand - Yuki is not the 1st (nor will he be the last) to engage (or be outed) in this type of activity.

Wearing 1 of my GMTs today

Teejay - I hope your renewal was in fact the result of some kind-hearted Moderator (& I hope things improve for you soon), but I think the system defaults to auto-renewal, which means it may simply have automatically charged your paypal when your membership expired.

Old pic of my beater, which is all gen except for the MBW mid-case & dial (a 1-of-a-kind that I found on ebay & then had Kent relume). Mods - Can someone switch my profile back to Platinum? Thanks.

That seller is always overpriced, but they also sell top quality vintage Rolex. And with the MK1's rarity, I would not be surprised to see it go for 100k+ (though nowhere near his BIN price). But, then, I am biased

Good points, All.

Tribal - I do not even go on vacation anymore unless I have RWG access. Glad to see you back my friend.