Daytona question

[archierocks]

do you guys think it would be poss to take one of perfect or trusties daytona reps in to a better looking rep by swapping the movement to a 7750 or a 7750 what other work would need done i know its one of the hardest reps to get looking good

[kindred666]

i thought the Daytonas were already running on A7750?

[archierocks]

does it i thought it was another movement i wat the chrono to work so will need to keep hunting but does anyone know how there cases etc stand up to inspection

[kindred666]

Yup, mine chronograph works like those of the AP ROO Chrono Sec@12, the Daytona has the workable Chrono on Sec@6...

And all the TDs can get them.

Edited May 16, 2012 by kindred666

[alligoat]

Whoa guys, the modern Daytona is no simple cakewalk.

First, the a7750 is modified by moving the running seconds from 9 to 6 and the 30 minute counter from 12 to 3. But in a nutshell this bogs down the movment and makes it prone to failure. Freddy has had some luck with a graphite treatment to make it more dependable, but this isn't an easy mod unless you're a decent watchmaker.

Second, Freddy swapped cases to get a better case when he did his Daytona build. So that adds extra money to the deal also.

All of this has been going on for the last 3-5 years so good luck in searching the archives. Maybe freddy333 or someone else can help out here, but like I said- it ain't no friggin cakewalk so take off the rose colored glasses. Building a dependable Daytona takes patience and a fair chunk of change.

[archierocks]

Whoa guys, the modern Daytona is no simple cakewalk.

First, the a7750 is modified by moving the running seconds from 9 to 6 and the 30 minute counter from 12 to 3. But in a nutshell this bogs down the movment and makes it prone to failure. Freddy has had some luck with a graphite treatment to make it more dependable, but this isn't an easy mod unless you're a decent watchmaker.

Second, Freddy swapped cases to get a better case when he did his Daytona build. So that adds extra money to the deal also.

All of this has been going on for the last 3-5 years so good luck in searching the archives. Maybe freddy333 or someone else can help out here, but like I said- it ain't no friggin cakewalk so take off the rose colored glasses. Building a dependable Daytona takes patience and a fair chunk of change.

i have both so i am sure it will come together eventually lol maybe before im 60 there has to be a movement out there that can work somewhere the hunt begins