jackflash Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Well, I bought a black dial pre-Daytona 6238 a couple of weeks ago from Josh on a whim. http://www.pf-818.com/watches/rolex/daytona/vintages/stainless-steel-collection/0-0-0-0-0-0rldv00115-6238-ss-ss-black-asian-venus-75-h-w.html?___SID=U I put it up for C&R sale, but there was no love for it. So, decided to mod it instead The Cartel sub-dial hands are just too thick. I bought a thinner set of 0.26mm diameter hands in white, carefully removing the the paint from the hub with acetone to get a look closer to the gen. I stained the lume of the hour and minute hands ever so slightly with coffee and painted the tip of the large chrono second hand too. Cartel sub-dial hands ...new thinner gen-like sub-dial hands During the movement removal, the L-shaped lever that allows the positioning of asymmetric pushers fell off, it was just loosely glued in place. After cleaning I used JB Marine Weld epoxy to hold it firmly in place. Needless to say, the lower reset pusher will only be used sparingly in future. I guess this is a problem applicable to all Cartel Daytonas with the Venus 75 movement. Rather than the squarish Cartel crystal I went for a Clark T21 crystal that is slightly more rounded, lower in profile and generally more vintage in feel. Next step was to shape, soften and age the case to give the watch an appropriate patina. ...and finally on the wrist with a period Perlon strap. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhabar Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Jack....you are a very teacher on mods for this bauty. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted January 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Buddhabar said: Jack....you are a very teacher on mods for this bauty. Congrats. Thank you buddy! It's all been done before by much more talented RWG members than myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted January 22, 2017 Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nice job Jack- I like what you did with those new subdial hands! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 thats a nice wrist shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Very nice!!! I may have to order one of these myself I like the idea of sterilizing the dial and just wear as is after waterproofing and working the case. Thanks for sharing. ESent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSebWC Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Great results. The swap for the thinner hands makes a difference. Subtle. But quite obvious when you compare them. Well done Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketHurricane Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 That's pretty nice! It's a nice subtle alternative to a Daytona. I might have to get one also! The sub-dial at 6 is not functional, right? How does the thickness of the case compare to the gen?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 22 hours ago, RocketHurricane said: The sub-dial at 6 is not functional, right? How does the thickness of the case compare to the gen? Correct, the sub-dial at 6 is non-functional. The case itself is marked 6263, so the same as the Daytona reps. It's slightly thicker than the gen I'd say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Looks great and the mods you've done so well really lift this rep to another level mate, did it take you long to do? The hands make a massive difference Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted January 24, 2017 Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Absolutely agree on the hands, it's the kind of thing I would never have looked at before I started hanging out here. Where did you source them please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted January 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2017 Thanks guys. The hands are fiddly being so small but not too difficult to do. Just need to protect the dial when removing the original ones. I may try tackling the crown logo on the dial at some point, replacing it with a gen from a donor dial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 ...and on a Fluco handmade "Hunter" 19mm rally strap Absolutely agree on the hands, it's the kind of thing I would never have looked at before I started hanging out here. Where did you source them please?0.26mm white hands from CousinsUK. Hub of the hands dipped in acetone to remove paint for a gen-like look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted February 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Decided to take a little off the bezel height too. Makes it look slightly thinner and closer to the gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketHurricane Posted February 6, 2017 Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Did you modify the bezel or the crystal? Looking at the older photos it looks like the crystal isn't as high as before but the bezel doesn't seem different. I'd really like one of these but the large recess around the pushers would probably bother me. How do you find it in person? Decided to take a little off the bezel height too. Makes it look slightly thinner and closer to the gen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted February 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2017 Did you modify the bezel or the crystal? Looking at the older photos it looks like the crystal isn't as high as before but the bezel doesn't seem different. I'd really like one of these but the large recess around the pushers would probably bother me. How do you find it in person? No the crystal hasn't been modded. As previously mentioned it's a Clark T21. The top lip of the bezel has been sanded slightly so there's a small ridge around the top now. The watch is comparable in size to a 1016 and wears well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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