CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hey gang. Looking for some advice from those that have been here before.Assuming I can get my hands on a decent V72...Case: Ingod or Phong? (Not much of a diff in price)Dial: MQ, ND, or Ingod? (Pricing is all over the place, but is the extra $ for MQ worth it?)Hands? No clue here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dropbear2008 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Go with the Phong case, you can always upgrade the dial later. For a standard dial I would try to get my hands on one of the latest from DW (no guarantee you'll ever get it...), Newman dial go for MQ. V72 hands DW if you are on a budget. V726 you might need to go gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Mike: Regardless of what I buy...you're servicing the movement. :-)Someone suggested that MQ has cases I may give that a whirl, and get the dial at the same time. (I do have an email out to Phong though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valty Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 (edited) Case => Phong or nothing. MQ or InGod are far away from the Phong work Dial => If you want a newman dial, MQ. If you want a "classic" dial, DW if you are on budget, but if you go for Phong case + V72/6, I'll strongly suggest you to find at least a gen luminova service dial. It's worth the cost. Hands => NEVER go for DW hands, these are bad quality. If you go with a V72, Phong hands might do the trick (be sure to ask photos before he ships, before his hands are not all good). If you go with V726, gen chrono hand is mandatory because the pinion of the movement is very large, and aftermarket hand will not like a strong enlargement If you go with gen dial, my best advise is to go with gen matching hands... because they simply worth the cost of never have "problems" like bent hands, or worse, broken hands. What is pretty simple to understand is the two majors lacks of the majority of Daytona builds are dial & hands. Many people don't think it worth the cost to go with gen hands, but trust me, none of the aftermarket options are good. If you want a solid and durable build without any "trick" like gluing the chrono seconds hand, gen is the only way. And I don't mention fake hands are spotted in seconds... simply because they don't look good at all. If your budget is restricted, I think it's better to going with aftermarket bezel, pushers, etc, because they are far more simple to change after. Once your $$$ dial is fitted on the movement, you don't want to swap hands too much time because of the risks... Hope this helps ! Edited May 29, 2013 by Valty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I would go with a Phong case, MQ dial and hands. Issue is finding a v72! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 That's a big help actually. Movement: No issue. I have 2 on their way right now, and may have a 726 by the end of the day. I'm set on the MQ dial and hands. The Phong case may be tricky. I've bought a few from him recently, and had to send the last one back twice. It's still not right, but I'm done messing with him over it. If I'm looking at doing 2 watches, it may be interesting to get one of Phongs and one of MQs to side-by-side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concepta Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 That's a big help actually. Movement: No issue. I have 2 on their way right now, and may have a 726 by the end of the day. I'm set on the MQ dial and hands. The Phong case may be tricky. I've bought a few from him recently, and had to send the last one back twice. It's still not right, but I'm done messing with him over it. If I'm looking at doing 2 watches, it may be interesting to get one of Phongs and one of MQs to side-by-side. Dude you must have robbed the national bank G L with all of the projects! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Dude you must have robbed the national bank Not really. I'm not exactly "wealthy" but I'm used to spending $5-8K on watches that are worth...well...$5-8K. To spend that same $ on a nearly perfect replica of a $40-90K watch is a LOT of fun. In my circles, it's commonplace to have high-dollar pieces, and they often know what to look for. That makes the 'hunt' all the more fun. I've also learned more in the 3-months I've been playing in "reps" than I did in 5 years of hanging around the Gen forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Honestly, if you are going all out why not pick up a gen dial on vrm? They can be found for around 2k which is a lot of money but you can always sell it for the same if not more than what you paid down the road.. And it looks way better. One watch with gen dial and hands would be better than two with mq dials imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'm sorry, I take it from the 40-90k you quoted that you're making the Newman version, in which case Minh is your only option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Yep. I'm building a "Newman" this time. I'm back/forth between 3 different dials. All depends on which case I get. (6263 or 6241) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Here's the movement that is on it's way. Should work perfectly for what I'm building. I ended up making a deal with Phong for a case set, dial, and hands. He's going to ship it tomorrow so I'll have it on Saturday. I'll have the movement tomorrow and should have a gen bracelet by Friday as well. If (I ever) hear from Minh, I'll look at another dial at that point. I'm sure I'll always be able to off-load one of Phong's dials. Here's the watch I'm shooting for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 that's a beautiful watch, and if you can get everything together, it's going to be one great build. Keep us posted on your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'll be sure to post pics...you can count on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I ended up making a deal with Phong for a case set, dial, and hands. He's going to ship it tomorrow so I'll have it on Saturday. I'll have the movement tomorrow and should have a gen bracelet by Friday as well. Do post detailed photos of the case. In the past, guys like Gimme and janeto72 have identified 3-4 distinct types of Phong cases. (One theory was that Phong used a different case depending on the serial number you specified, but I'm not so sure about that.) Some of these cases are objectively superior replications than the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I asked for a 3,684,XXX serial number, so use that as your frame of reference. I'll post lots of pics. Easy to do. With any luck, I'll have it all together this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I called an audible, and I'm changing direction on this build. I noticed that there was a 6264 dial that I could pick up...so I grabbed it and switched out for rounded pushers. Here's the new aim for this build. (Now, a 6264) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice projects! Where are you sourcing all these v72s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptTripps Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 eBay...and asking questions of people that had things that didn't sell long ago. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 WOW!! I like the pump pusher model even better! I'm a sucker for the old Daytonas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 You can say that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_189 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Id love to build a 6263... Im starting to feel the want to build another franken arghhhh daytona parts are expensive though... GLW the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardor Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Great project man, and a beautiful watch for sure. I just reciebed this one today from DW. I know some people are having trouble with him, but mine was a smooth transaction and communication was really good. sorry for the crappy phone pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopy12 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 eduardor, what movement? v72? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduardor Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Its A7750 from DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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