freddy333

Actually, you can still use a gen dial, but you would need to cement it to the plate. Still, nice build.

Considering all the gen parts in this build, I would have held out for a gen movement (which you can still do as long as you did not clip the dial feet) & 62510H/555 bracelet. Still, a beauty. Well done.

It has been awhile (so you might search out my original construction threads to be sure), but I seem to recall having had a similar problem with 1st dial (DW) & Enicar I used for my 6241. I ended up dial dots to affix the dial to the pillar plate. Fortunately, the feet on the current dial (MQ) were long enough to fit without adhesives.

5513 was originally produced with the 19, which is what looks best. Alternatives should only be considered when the 19 is not available.

Felt like giving Goldie some wrist time today

Nice looking dial.

Ditto. Of the 2 'platinum' paint jobs I have seen so far, in both cases, I thought the underlying color from the factory looked better. I think if you want something more accurate than what the factory applies, buy a gen.

There are a number of threads detailing this watch, but, basically, except for JoeyB's insert, all genuine Rolex (professionally repainted gen 6542 dial plate).

Here is another (not so perfect) 1

Wearing 1 of my Subs today

As someone who has a couple of these, my take is that they are wonderful for personal collections. I always describe mine (with dials repainted by a professional dial restorer, as opposed to an Asian rep/aftermarket part maker) as being genuine Rolex watches. Because they are. However, while they may be functionally similar to an original gen Rolex, they are not the same. The value of a gen Rolex with a properly repainted gen dial to 'civilian' Rolex collectors (ie, those who collect only gens) is very limited. Once a genuine Rolex dial is repainted by anyone other than Rolex (who I do not believe have offered repainting for decades), it is no longer considered (by Rolex) to be a genuine Rolex dial. The paint is different; the details, no matter how well done, will be different; & the result will look different to a trained eye.

In that context, well done. Period.

dbane, all true. But for watches of this caliber, you are encouraging suspicion with a minty 60+ year old watch. And eyebrows just rise further when the case looks appropriate for a worn watch, but the dial/hands look brand, spanking new.

Love it.....except for 1 thing, which has marred all of these recent big crowns -- the new-looking dials/handset. On watches of this caliber, you guys should 'age' these parts to match the rest. Get yourself an old 1960s or 70s sun lamp or watchmakers' UV lamp (used to cure UV adhesives) and run the dials/hands under the light until they achieve an appropriate patina. That will bring these builds up a notch & make them look more the part, if you know what I mean. This 1 was UV'd & then baked This 1 was just UV'd Or, you can go all-out with some nice, old gen hands

Who could have seen that coming.

The 'polished' bits of the bracelet look pretty poor to me. Otherwise, the watch looks like a nice, typical modern Daytona rep.

Beko, unless you know something that most here do not, Rolex -- the 1 in Switzerland -- never retailed a Colamariner. These are all aftermarket/fakes. They did produce alot of double-branded watches, made to order for a number of companies like Coca-Cola, but these generally had standard dials with the company name added to them.

Still wearing the same GMT

I agree. The Colamariner is 1 rep that should have been a gen. If you buy 1, assuming it is 1 of the better 1s (as always, research gens for comparison before clicking any buy buttons), I would leave it as is.

Like all reps, it depends on the size of your specific case & dial. Dimensional consistency, like overall QC, is not a common trait of reps (that is 1 of the things that differentiate a $300 rep from a $10,000 gen).

Not familiar with this. Pics or a link?

Still

I believe it was called an RAF strap, which is a straight piece of nylon strapping that slides through 1 of the springbars, runs behind the watch & comes up through the space between the case & other springbar.

Goldfinger.

I really like that Seiko.