tortured Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I am looking for some guidance on an idea I have. This will probably make some purists cringe though. Can anyone tell me if the Newman dials DW sell will fit in the modern 16520 Daytona case? I do understand the differences between the case sizes, asymetrical pushers, bracelet, crownguards and probably a few other items I am missing. My initial idea was to do almost a hybrid if you will between vintage and modern. I currently have an eta 7750 daytona seconds at 9 with the completely wrong subdial spacing(yes it came from a scam dealer with a ridiculous price) I was thinking just doing a dial swap. Then I thought about kicking it up a notch and having Pbdad do the swap and shave the crownguards off. It still wont be accurate to Gen but might make a nice one of a kind piece. Spinmaster brought up a valid concern that dial may not fit modern case though. Does this project seem feasible or just a waste of time/energy/money? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Your Newman dial would have to be for a 7750 movt and even then it might not fit in a 40mm 16520 case. Pull the dial out of your 16520 rep and measure it. But my guess is the vintage dials are probably still going to be smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 There're transitional subs, so why not a transitional/hybrid Daytona I like the sound of it I'm not sure how it would work, but I do like the sound of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortured Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Thanks. That is what I was afraid of. I am glad Spin thought of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortured Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Anyone else have any insight or suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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