drecupido Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) I've been lurking in the forum for about 6 months now and it seems that I have picked up the bug. I've purchased an Enicar v726 movement, 6239 case and more recently a 6263 PN Daytona dial. The dial is black with light gold subs. I bought it, even though it didn't match my case, because of the excellent quality of the dial and fonts. I dislike gold watches, but I am kind of digging the ss case and black/gold dial combo. Couple of questions: - Was this ever a factory color combo? - If I decide to go with it, what color hands would I use with this dial and a ss case? Any info/thoughts would be appreciated. I've attached a photo in the 6239 case. Edited July 1, 2014 by drecupido Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cc33 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 If you go for it, it'll be a fantasy model. There was never a gold pn daytona dial in an ss case but I have seen a custom made to order 6265 with a black (gold subdial) dial. They used gold hands for that one. I tried to replicate the look myself, I came close. If you love it who cares if it was a real model! Pic 1: gen custom made to order Pic 2: my version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I hate to say it, but your dial has a number of issues. The most salient of these are that you have an Oyster dial in a non-Oyster case (non-Oyster cases have pump pushers & have non-Oyster dials), gold dials have gilt printing & the front face of the hour markers on black Newman dials are painted black. Were it me, considering what you paid for the 726 I would consider another dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Yeah, with that much invested in the vj726, u owe it to the vj726 to seat a gen dial upon it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Yeah, with that much invested in the vj726, u owe it to the vj726 to seat a gen dial upon it Good luck on a gen dial. Prices on those are insane when you can find them. As others have mentioned using the black dial with gold subdials would be a fantasy build, and I would also use the gold hands. Otherwise pick up a correct dial for the 6239 case. Don't use the PN dial in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drecupido Posted July 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I don't have the correct case for it. I was just trying out the color combo with the 6239 case. Freddy mentioned that the black/ gold PN never came with the red hour markers. I saw this face on a watch on Hodinkee and a gen dial for sale at a reputable dealer with it as well. Anyone else know if this is correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww12345 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 I may be wrong (as I've been known to be with vintage stuff) but from what I remember Hodinkee is iffy at best for "gen" stuff - they frequently have stuff that people "call out" over at VRF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 Freddy mentioned that the black/ gold PN never came with the red hour markers. The dials in every gold-cased Daytona I have seen were combinations of champagne, black & gilt. To the best of my knowledge, there is never any red or white printing on them. I saw this face on a watch on Hodinkee and a gen dial for sale at a reputable dealer with it as well. Anyone else know if this is correct? In the unlikely event that you are able to find a gen Newman dial for sale, unless damaged beyond recognition, it is likely to cost you $20k, at a minimum. Over the years, I have had some luck in sourcing rare parts, but I would not even attempt a Newman dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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