Rolex Daytona 6263 "Big Red" using the old cartel dial

[rolojack]

Do you remember these dials? Those were fitted to the first cartel Daytona reps, sold in the years 2007/2008. They featured large cases with 20mm end links bracelets. Well, those dials were pretty nice: nicer than any other version they did after as a matter of fact !!!! The dial was shaved smaller, stripped and revarnished. New index were installed, a genuine coronet, a correct relume. Swiss made subdial hands, a new generation cartel case with assymetrical pushers totally reshaped, an athaya crown, gen T21 crystal, Vietnam Bezel, long tips spring bars and genuine bracelet. It's now looking more than half decent !!! 

[slay]

very cool work. I'm surprised they changed the old dials - they indeed look much much better.

[sgtguk]

Stunning looking piece mate, good on ya wear it well


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[automatico]

Fine looking watch!

"Do you remember these dials?  Those were fitted to the first cartel Daytona reps, sold in the years 2007/2008."

I bought three (four?) from Paul at Abay with the ST19 when they first came out and still have them.  Froze the hand at 6 on one and the others are same as new.  I looked at it while ago (black dial) and the coronet is now shiny black (??).  You are right about the dials, they are pretty good.  Had one regular size 'Daytona' with Russian Poljot 3133 but the movement needed a balance so I sold it.  It came out a few years before the ST19 models and there were not very many around.

I am a 'collector' of rare nos replicas.       That in itself being a rarity.

"long tips spring bars..."

For anyone looking for them...on 20mm lug cases you can use 1600/16000 DJ spring bars and on the 19mm cases use spring bars for 6694 OD and 1500/15000 OPD.  The center tubes are 1.8mm, not 2.0mm like submariners/GMT etc.

[paristoto]

Looks very good Rolojack. Dial is impressive.

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[rolojack]

5 hours ago, automatico said:

Fine looking watch!

"Do you remember these dials?  Those were fitted to the first cartel Daytona reps, sold in the years 2007/2008."

I bought three (four?) from Paul at Abay with the ST19 when they first came out and still have them.  Froze the hand at 6 on one and the others are same as new.  I looked at it while ago (black dial) and the coronet is now shiny black (??).  You are right about the dials, they are pretty good.  Had one regular size 'Daytona' with Russian Poljot 3133 but the movement needed a balance so I sold it.  It came out a few years before the ST19 models and there were not very many around.

I am a 'collector' of rare nos replicas.       That in itself being a rarity.

"long tips spring bars..."

For anyone looking for them...on 20mm lug cases you can use 1600/16000 DJ spring bars and on the 19mm cases use spring bars for 6694 OD and 1500/15000 OPD.  The center tubes are 1.8mm, not 2.0mm like submariners/GMT etc.

Do you undertsand it is now fitted in a correct size case with 19mm bracelet ends? The dial was shaved to fit in. The original case is of no use with it's odd size and symmetrical pushers... Can you post pictures of your dials please? There was 2 nice versions only if I recall. Silver and black. The PN looked stupid. 

[automatico]

"Do you understand it is now fitted in a correct size case with 19mm bracelet ends?"

Yes, as stated:  "a new generation cartel case with asymmetrical pushers totally reshaped"

"The original case is of no use with it's odd size and symmetrical pushers"

Yes, just movements and cases with nice dials.

"There was 2 nice versions only if I recall. Silver and black. The PN looked stupid."

I'll see what I have. 

[ebzen02]

Sweet!


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