dieselpower Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 I have finally finished a project for a friend and thought you might be interested to see the results. The watch started out as an EE6263 with a black dial bought many moons ago from a fellow member. I immediately swapped the black for a silver dial and upgraded to a gen T21 crystal. The watch remained on my wrist for many a happy year until a good friend could contain himself no longer and insisted that I sell it to him. I refused. He persisted. I refused. He made me an offer I could not resist. I gave in but with one condition: that he complete the transformation and get a V72 to power the watch. He agreed. By now the watch was sporting a gen folded link bracelet. Lovely. My friend (who knew nothing about watches) scoured ebay and bagged himself a disgusting looking Milus divers watch from the '60's (I think) which had a decent looking V72 in it. I had a spare dial so all that was left to source was a handset. DW duly obliged and the whole lot went off to Domi for assembly. The movement has been serviced, the pushers are Ofrei, glass is gen as is the crown and tube. Sorry about the pictures but the watch is now on my very happy friends wrist. It really is a beauty.
lhooq Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Superb, diesel! You're a real friend to let that EE go. I think I would tell any of my friends to go jump in a lake (or whatever body of water may be convenient for them).
dieselpower Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Posted June 25, 2011 @ LHOOQ I have known him from childhhod. We have been friends for over 35 years. He was best man at my wedding. I didn't let it go to just anybody Thanks for your kind comments. Now.... on to building the next one aaaaaaarghh
polexpete Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 It was always obvious that you were a good bloke, amazing what you can decipher from a forum but we are pretty close here.... Now you proved it....Great piece and even better story Nice one P.
danielv2000 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 Fantastic looking piece... I wish I had a silver dial!
dieselpower Posted June 26, 2011 Author Report Posted June 26, 2011 It was always obvious that you were a good bloke, amazing what you can decipher from a forum but we are pretty close here.... Now you proved it....Great piece and even better story Nice one P. Aw... shucks
Watchmeister Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Very nicely done and always great to see a member take care of a good friend.
Rolexaddict Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Fantastic job, At this level of building and mod, using a V72 movement, personally I consider this watch like a gen. Chapeau bas
Guest Sql_pl Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Great to see this watch after the transformation! Makes me think twice about selling my current v72 6263....
redwatch Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Now that is a beautiful Daytona and even better story behind it. You are lucky to have such an amazing friendship and your friend is super lucky you were willing to sell him the watch. Well done!
casca Posted June 26, 2011 Report Posted June 26, 2011 Nice story, and a great watch Wish i had such best friends
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