vlydog Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Hello RWG What would be the most accurate crown for a 77/78 vintage 6263? 702? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janeto72 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 i keep hearing different things...twinlock 702....than triplock 703.....i belive around late 1975 daytonas started switching over to the 703....but hey....who am i one to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 It would have left the factory with a 24-700, but, today, RSCs would replace it with a 703/704. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiesn089 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I think 77/78 will already have triplock crowns, only very early 70s models were issued with twinlocks. Generally speaking I would expect all versions with red Daytona printing to have triplock crowns installed (74/75). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I think the 77/78 era was a 702 crown and tube. Page 157 in "Rolex Daytona-a legend is born" refers to a 701 triplock crown in 1972 and by 1977 it refers to a 702 crown. Around 1982 a 703 is used. Prior to 1972 would have been the 700 twinlock. This is all on pages 156-159 of the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaza Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I think the 77/78 era was a 702 crown and tube. Page 157 in "Rolex Daytona-a legend is born" refers to a 701 triplock crown in 1972 and by 1977 it refers to a 702 crown. Around 1982 a 703 is used. Prior to 1972 would have been the 700 twinlock. This is all on pages 156-159 of the book. CONCISE yet VERY INFORMATIVE. Thanks for sharing the knowledge Al. I think this two liner of yours will remove all ambiguity about this confusing subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 So I imagine its quite possible that a 6239/6241 would be sporting a 703 crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Unless installed by an indy watchmaker, a 6239/6241 (non-Oyster) Daytona would always be fitted with a 6mm Twinlock crown. I believe Triplocks only began to appear on later, Oyster models like the 6263/6265. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Unless installed by an indy watchmaker, a 6239/6241 (non-Oyster) Daytona would always be fitted with a 6mm Twinlock crown. I believe Triplocks only began to appear on later, Oyster models like the 6263/6265. But it's not unreasonable that a service would have placed a 703 on a 6239/6241. I'm trying to gather the final parts to my PN... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Because Triplocks were never spec'd for non-Oyster Daytonas, Rolex would never install 1 (until/unless, at some point in the future, Twinlocks become unavailable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 So my best bet is a 702... Going to get pricey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 So my best bet is a 702... Going to get pricey. Are you saying that you plan to install a 702 on a 6239/6241? If so, then that's wrong. You won't see a 7mm crown between pump pushers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flex Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 yeah i agree. always a 6mm crown (twinlock 600) for 6239/6241 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 I understand. I just can't seem to find a 6mm Twinlock. I recall a year or two ago, I had a Spinmaster 6239. I can't recall what he put on there as a gen crown. I have to imagine it was triplock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) I understand. I just can't seem to find a 6mm Twinlock. Something like this? Edited January 3, 2013 by Akira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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