thogaa Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 I badly want a secs@6 panda dial Daytona - latest version. No jerky second hand and no need for working chronos. Who’s gonna build it? What's the remedy?
Samurai Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 The sec@6 has always been a troublesome movement.
freddy333 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 I badly want a secs@6 panda dial Daytona - latest version. No jerky second hand and no need for working chronos. Who’s gonna build it? You need a standard, 3-hand movement with subsidiary seconds that will fit the Daytona dial/case (you will probably need a spacer ring since non-chrono movements tend to be much thinner than chronos). Once you have the dial dimensions, you just have to locate a movement that matches it (specifically, the spacing between the center cannon pinion & subsidiary seconds pinion). Cement the 2 subdial hands to the dial & you are off to the races.
thogaa Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 You need a standard, 3-hand movement with subsidiary seconds that will fit the Daytona dial/case (you will probably need a spacer ring since non-chrono movements tend to be much thinner than chronos). Once you have the dial dimensions, you just have to locate a movement that matches it (specifically, the spacing between the center cannon pinion & subsidiary seconds pinion). Cement the 2 subdial hands to the dial & you are off to the races. Maybe I should contact Domi and make him do it? My smallest tool is an axe
thogaa Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 Here's a little vid of my grail 116509. Imagine what went through my mind when I first looked at that second hand
freddy333 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Obviously, not a gen, but no one will notice the hand's slight stutter (due to imprecise machining of components, which illustrates 1 of the differences between a $300 rep & a $10k gen ) from normal viewing distances.
sneed12 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Now Why Doesn't Anybody make a decent secs@6 Tona? a) It's challenging people buy the ones they make, why build something different?
thogaa Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 Obviously, not a gen, but no one will notice the hand's slight stutter (due to imprecise machining of components, which illustrates 1 of the differences between a $300 rep & a $10k gen ) from normal viewing distances. How are the ones you've treated running compared to the one I had?
freddy333 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 How are the ones you've treated running compared to the one I had? All running fine.
By-Tor Posted June 7, 2011 Report Posted June 7, 2011 There WAS such a rep. We had a discussion about it a few years ago. LINK.
thogaa Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Posted June 7, 2011 There WAS such a rep. We had a discussion about it a few years ago. LINK. Thanks By-Tor - Seems everything really was better in the old days I can't find any later type (16520?) seconds@9 tonas at our dealers. Anyone know if those are still made? Like this one (gen) or just ss T
thogaa Posted June 12, 2011 Author Report Posted June 12, 2011 Does this mean that nobody makes a decent secs@9 later type Daytona?
StormTooper4 Posted June 13, 2011 Report Posted June 13, 2011 Not Exactly what you were after but the closest I could find. Im pretty smitten with these as well
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