dieselpower Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 I have now gathered together most of the parts required for a 6263 build. I have a few decisions to make and I will post photos and ponderous questions when I am a little further down the line. However, there is one piece of the jigsaw missing, and its a big one - the dial! I have been pestering various friends here but am still empty handed. It seems that it is just not possible to buy a decently printed silver non PN dial for an asian 7750 movement. Can this be true? I am now thinking of buying a nasty ($100) 6263 rep and just using the dial for my build - but where to get one? If anybody has a recommendation, and don't forget I'm only concerned about the dial, the rest of the watch will end up in the bin (probably). So, there's your challenge folks - what would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 It seems that it is just not possible to buy a decently printed silver non PN dial for an asian 7750 movement. If you're willing to wait a bit longer, I suggest you give DW a few weeks to source a better dial for you. His default 'Big Red' 7750 dial is a nasty one (I assume the photo you received was similar to the one that arrived with my 6263), but he does get the good stuff eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 +1 go to DW and wait. I just received 2 Silver dials from him. (I fear I cleaned him out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Ditto on the DW wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Aaaaargh chaps, this waiting is killing me......... Looks like I've got no choice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Here's a photo of the offending article: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Here is a pic to tease you (gen dial and gen bezel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Thanks for that flex. Now I feel a whole lot better. Aaaaaaaarrrrgggghhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Here's a photo of the offending article: Yep, that's the one. I have two spare dials like that, each with chipped paint in a subdial, and both with text that was applied with a carved potato. Also, I don't think there are no crappy $100 vintage Daytona reps that will suit your needs. Their dials won't fit on a 7750, and they often look even worse than the one in that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted September 18, 2011 Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 How did this build turn out? E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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