msp Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Not tue usual one's regarding the reliability... I'm about to pull the trigger by buying a gen 116520 dial which is priced hillariously low.. Thererfore I want to get a 21j watch with running seconds@6 and freeze the central seconds hand and get the hands relumed. Would a gen dial even fit the rep case? What about the subdial spacing? Hope to get some answers by the pros Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watch.aholic Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Not a pro so can't answer but you could always flip the dial if it don't fit and recoup your cost and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona01 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) I asked Mary if she can freeze center hand for 21j and she replied It is easy to remove center second hand, but hard to freeze it. Edited November 14, 2011 by daytona01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoxxx1984 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Pwc did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona01 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Pwc did it WHo is pwc and how u do that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 "It is easy to remove center second hand, but hard to freeze it." It is not hard to freeze the center second hand on '21 jewel' Miyota clones used in some of the Daytonas with running seconds at 6, but you need to be able to work on movements a little bit. This simple 'modification' does not involve complete disassembly of the movement but you will have to take it about half way apart. You will also need to freeze the hands at 3 and 9. Catch 1...since the movement is already half way apart, this is a good time to take it all the way apart and clean and oil it because most of the time they need it. Catch 2...these things are not really worth the cost to pay a 'pro' to work on them. "Would a gen dial even fit the rep case? What about the subdial spacing?" I would not waste a good genuine dial on a replica unless to maybe use it on a Zenith movement in a higher grade replica. If the dial is for the later rolex made movement...you could buy it cheap and sell it keeping in mind that 'genuine rolexfreaks' will usually not buy a dial with any defects at all. Catch 1...I doubt it will fit many replicas. Catch 2...when you cut the dial feet off...you kill the value of the dial. 116520 = rolex made movement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.