sebrj Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hello guys .... I am a new member from Paris France , that's really nice to be here .... I'm actually looking for a Daytona !! any idea from who I could get a nice one !? any specialised dealer for this model ? many thank's for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 first off, welcome to RWG to help folks answer your question, is there a particular version of the daytona you're interested in? modern? vintage? unfortunately the movement required to get the working seconds at six subdial on the modern daytonas (e.g. 116520) is very problematic (ie. unreliable), so you risk buying an expensive paperweight going that route. that is why you will see lots of people focused on the vintage daytonas (6263, etc), and while these can be modded to a high degree of accuracy, they can be quite expensive to put together. they are well worth the effort though (imho); click here for a thread on my dw daytona 6263 deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 All of the trusted dealers will be able to source the same quailty watch for you. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflyingdutchman Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Which model? TT, gold, steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebrj Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) Hi guys, many thak's for your welcome I am looking for a Steel model (black) 116520 so it seems than the A7750 mouvment is not absolutly reliable ! (even If I do not use the chrono .... use just for time !?) ... so I was thinking about a quartz mouvment or alternative mouvment !(I know ....) but waiting for something better ! what do you think ! is it possible to find a watch like that with the autorized RWG dealers ? Edited April 22, 2010 by sebrj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I still can't believe that after all this time, there is still no reliable sec@6 Daytona avail yet. Mine lasted two weeks and it died. I would love to have a nice 16520 but I won't buy one with the current movement setup. Dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 The seconds @6 can be reliable if you service it like any gen, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 The seconds @6 can be reliable if you service it like any gen, You can certainly improve their reliability with a proper service & graphite treatment, but I would not go as far as to say they can 'be reliable'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebrj Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 first off, welcome to RWG to help folks answer your question, is there a particular version of the daytona you're interested in? modern? vintage? unfortunately the movement required to get the working seconds at six subdial on the modern daytonas (e.g. 116520) is very problematic (ie. unreliable), so you risk buying an expensive paperweight going that route. that is why you will see lots of people focused on the vintage daytonas (6263, etc), and while these can be modded to a high degree of accuracy, they can be quite expensive to put together. they are well worth the effort though (imho); click here for a thread on my dw daytona 6263 deltatahoe Hi Deltatahoe, many thank's for your welcome I am looking for a Steel model (black) 116520 so it seems than the A7750 mouvment is not absolutly reliable ! (even If I do not use the chrono .... use just for time !?) ... so I was thinking about a quartz mouvment or alternative mouvment !(I know ....) but waiting for something better ! what do you think ! is it possible to find a watch like that with the autorized RWG dealers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltatahoe Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 i think if your heart is set on the 116520, then i would get one with the asian 7750 movement from one of our trusted dealers and send it to have the graphite treatment and hope for the best. there aren't any "alternative" movements for this watch, and any quartz version you find is going to be too crappy for words. i hope this helps deltatahoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Im still waiting for someone to toss a Zenith movement into a noob daytona case... i wonder how much work that would be? You would have a pretty darn nice franken except for the thickness... Unless you can find one of the older thinner cases.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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