Erict719 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Anyone who have a fraken daytona 16520. Who have the best daytona. Is 116520 or 16520 closer to gen? And which factory made Can input gen parts.?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSentier Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Frankens are hardly to purchase - they are between 3.000 and 5.000... Forget the daytona reps you can purchase from the dealers, they are not reliable regarding the movement. sec@6 movements are a ticking timebomb - do a research here and you will find all answers. You could purchase gen parts (dial, hands, xstal, bracelet) - this will cost you about 2.500 (Euros !), and then add a case from Phong (www.jewelryandwatch.com) for another 1.200 Euros, and if you have all the parts, you just need a watchmaker to assamble them (another x00 Euros...) I would say: If you are able to spend more then 3.000 euros and have plenty of time for searching the parts, go on and build your own. if not: RIP daytona Best, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Search for posts from ubiquitous. He has built a pair of great franken Daytonas. They are expensive builds to do right, but beautiful watches. You can build the older 62xx Daytonas for a bit less as there are more aftermarket parts available and the Valjoux 72 is a little cheaper to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 (edited) Two of mine (prior to bezel install on the 6265) . Pardon the bezel fingerprints on the 16520. Edited March 9, 2012 by chieftang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchaddict Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 One of mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erict719 Posted March 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 How much did u guys invest in these 16520 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 I can tell you a build 3 years ago would be $3-4k. Current estimate would be closer to $5k plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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