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As real as a heart attack. But, considering its poor condition, I cannot imagine he is going to get anywhere near his Buyitnow price.

It must be a full-time job just keeping up with the servicing for so many watches.

Ditto. UK ADs, especially, tend to be pretty pliable when it comes to selling parts. You just have to find & make friends with a UK AD.

Ditto (DW fitted with gen T21)

The T21 is still being made by Rolex, so their dealer/service network pricing will be lower than the price we pay on ebay. Your watchmaker will have to tell you how much lower since I do not have a parts account. The stock (aftermarket) crystal that comes with Daytona reps (including DWs) are junk. They are also made of lighter gage (thinner) plastic than the gens. I have never used Clark's T21, but all of the other crystals I have bought from them were constructed similar to the gen Tropics.

Noticeable is the key-word. Whether the sparkle, beveling & higher degree of transparency of a gen T21 is noticeable to you is the question. But, in general, the gen Tropics tend to give a watch a jewel-like quality that most aftermarket crystals (including Ofrei's) cannot match. There have been a number of picture comparison threads over the years (1 or 2 by me, but I think Nanuq's are the most revealing) that you might be able to locate via the Search. The best aftermarkets I have found are from Clarks.

Great close-up pics of the movement.

I am not sure what post you are referring to where I recommended the 3153, but, unless someone cannot afford it, I always recommend the 6111.

I think it is safe to say that Trusty will be changing his website address again soon.

Functionally, they should be the same, but I believe the screw portions are different. That means you can install either pusher into either Daytona, but the screw may look different. However, to be sure, you might PM Ubi (unless he reads this thread & chimes in 1st) since he knows more about 16520 components than I do.

GMT Saturday But I may switch to this for dinner or this Decisions, decisions.................

Nice score, Cyber. Wear it well.

I decided to wear something a bit more formal today

Either a 6mm Twinlock (early versions) or 7mm Triplock (later versions) are correct for 6263. Most have Triplocks.

Very cool.

Giving the beater a rest today

Ditto.

Looks right to me

Thanks, TMG. Is the case NDtrading, Phong or what?

No wheels yet. I am still shopping, but I will post some wristies once I find the car. In the meantime, this is the best I can do

Looks like a great project. Can you share details of the components?