dropbear2008 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well it turned out the gen hand set for my 6263 is for a 6239. Lucky break of sorts, but now I am on the hunt for a 6263 service hand set. Got an offer for Eur 500 which sounds a little rich for my taste. Other option would be a Phong hand set I still have in my parts box, but with most other visible parts gen I am not sure I want to go rep here. Any advice is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I believe the hands for all 62xx Daytonas are the same (aside from color of chrono hands). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropbear2008 Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I believe the hands for all 62xx Daytonas are the same (aside from color of chrono hands). I believe the 6239/41 and first (i.e. '70/'71) 626x had a wider/shorter chrono second triangle. So for a '80 6263 the 6239 chrono second would look out of place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 I think you are wrong about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Dropbear is right, but there is more than 1 change between the early and later Daytona's. Don't forget about the thin seconds hand, for example. I don't talk about the 6238, who have more specific hands (2 thin hands instead of 1) 6239/40 hand set (original, not service) : 6263/5 hand set (original, not service) : BTW, depending of the period, I think there is some different kind of 6263/5 hands. How many ? I don't know. Here is an example, full metal chrono seconds hand. 100% original, no doubts about it. Probably for early 6263/5 : I think I have bought too many handsets... :) About the price of a service handset, 500€ looks a fair value. These are hard to find ! Cheers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropbear2008 Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Thanks Valty. I was able to press the price a bit more and they are on the way now. I thought having such a nice 6239 chrono hand and not using it would be a waste - so I contacted Minh for a 2 color PN dial. Will see how this works out... Just realized all these sets are yours Edited February 16, 2013 by dropbear2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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