chiman12 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I really like my Rolex Japanese reference books. Some of my builds are inspired by the watches that are presented in these books. The looks of this Daytona inspired me... All aspects of the watch seem to blend perfectly! One aspect I like is the thin "DAYTONA" print that sits higher above the hour sub-dial. You don't see this very often on Daytonas. The "DAYTONA" that are commonly seen tend to be printed in a thicker font and sits pretty tight to the hour sub-dial. The bezel is also a little different, in that the tachy markings on this 3rd generation bezel sit further away from the inner edge of the bezel. The silver with black dial...simple elegance...plus I couldn't find a PN Ferrari dial good enough to for my build!! I spent months trying to source the parts to emulate the above Daytona and this is the end result.... The parts came from various sources. A V72 was used for the heart of this 6265, Yuki dial, DW hands, Sterny T21, DW case, gen crown, and a gen 78350 bracelet finished this baby off! Now the bezel...I was in total awe when I found this bezel. I was surprised how accurate it is considering the source. It actually came off of a cartel Daytona 6262!!!! The bezel was a tiny bit too small, so I had to and down the inside the bezel so that it would fit onto the DW case. Notice the beautiful hooks on the "7"'s!!! Thanks for look everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolexSigEp Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Looks great. I keep going back and forth on getting one or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donerix Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Beautiful and those "7"s are really special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praetor Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 lovely watch! I want one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lhooq Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 OK, so I'm at work, and all photos are firewalled... But this is ChiMan we're talking about, so I know it's all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 WOW!! Awesome!! How do you like that t-21? Mine is a clarkes I believe, and there is a lot of distortion around the edges. Mine is the rounded edge and not the beveled one. I think I might have to search for a gen or at least something better than what I have now. dizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lhooq Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Now I can see... WOW! I never rated the Yuki Daytona dials very highly before, but that's a terrific looking Big Red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Et tu, Chi? Y'all are gonna bankrupt me... Looks fantastic, BUT I would expect/accept nothing less from you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Now that, is a job well done, kudos indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Awesome. Totally agree about the "blend" of that Daytona, very sharp. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Beautiful job Chi! I love that silver dial w/ black subdials and the silver bezel, case and bracelet. It makes a beautiful statement, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Thanks for the kind comments everyone! How do you like that t-21? D...the Sterny crystals are fantastic, no distortion at the edges. But I do like the looks of the bevelled T21 on LHOOQ's Daytona...I might consider going that route... Et tu, Chi? Y'all are gonna bankrupt me... Sorry Julius... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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praetor Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Now I can see... WOW! I never rated the Yuki Daytona dials very highly before, but that's a terrific looking Big Red! well, Yuki dials are good except for the lack of the pie pan on the sub dials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 well, Yuki dials are good except for the lack of the pie pan on the sub dials Actually...contrary to popular belief, not all Daytona dials have pie pan sub-dials... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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