The Red Baron

Thats a beautiful stock certificate. I have one as well from one of their later years. Read the text of that letter, its complete nonsense that sounds like it was written by the guy who made the watch in his workshops somewhere in Asia. I'm sure the General Manager of Pan Am Airways named J. Ogilvie would have really written like that...hahaha. That "Codly" guy on VRF is really digging himself into a hole over there. Not sure what his motives are. Bizarre. I don't think there is a Pan Am Airways museum either. And the use of the Pan American Games brochure is deceptive as well - NO relation to the airline whatsoever haha.

Me too! Here's two quick wrist shots. I'll take some better ones with the DSLR this weekend when the sun is out!

I just got a gen 5513 from 1973 - easily one of my favorite Rolexes. You've done a fantastic job there!

Disgusting, utterly disgusting! ;-)

Looks great - congrats on the build. Love the movement you put in there!

I take back what I said above - my favorite pic is the b&w one w/ Daytona in red. Striking!

Yea natural light is the absolute best. I found that my Nikon D80 takes incredible pics of my watches in a glass-enclosed porch, for example. But yea Valty, you've done an amazing job w/ those pics with artificial light! seafoam, can't wait to see yours as well!

WOW - Valty, those are some stunning pictures! Hard to believe it, but the watch does look even better in person. But I gota say, those are some beautiful pics! The black and whites are really crisp but you need the color shots to bring out that dial, where it is laying flat are nice! Glad you like it!

Wow - thats really impressive! Nice work!

seafoam, you'll love it - its a beauty! Maybe for the anniversary of the Daytona they'll release a model that looks like this or maybe provide a black bezel insert for the modern Daytonas. mmmm

Thats a good point - if you love the 116520, get it and immediately send it out

Second that. Go vintage - they look a helluva look nicer and will last you much longer. Spinmaster's builds are phenominal, but not cheap.