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What can I do to make this watch looks better?


lorenzo1910

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Hello all,

today I realized that Mary has some "vintage" Oyster Perpetual for sale... I love the old version (36mm,plain bezel, Oyster bracelet,date...) but this watch reminds me the early clones with his veeeery small date window...

Here's the link... http://marywatch.net/goods.php?id=1259

How can I fix this flaw? (A flaw for my taste, of course)

The glass is plexi... maybe a gen glass would do the trick? Will it fit?

What about a date wheel overlay?

 

Any suggestion?

 

Thank you!

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My guess is that the date window is too far to the right in what is referred to as the eta position. To correct it, you would have to buy a 1500 Date dial and get a good datewheel overlay and that might fix the problem. You might have to get another plastic crystal also- can't remember which Tropic goes on a 1500 Date. 

 

LOL, I just realized the bracelet has the 571 end pieces which are correct for the Daytonas, only they're upside down- too bad. This watch is probably 34mm which is what the Rolex Date is.

But it's not a bad price for the watch and might be a good start if you are up for the mods required, or you could just wear it as is. You could also buy a dial from Yuki and hands and make it an Explorer fairly easily- maybe a T-12 would fit which is the crystal w/o a cyclops. I had a similar watch from Silix 12 years ago and made it into an Explorer- that was back in the days when the watches came with Swiss etas and cost around $139.

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6 hours ago, alligoat said:

I just realized the bracelet has the 571 end pieces which are correct for the Daytonas

Wow... I was sure that members here have knowledge but...to recognize even the endpieces... hat off mate!

The watch should be 36mm (at least is stated as 36)... but I think to give up since I just bought an Explorer I (at this point to turn it into an Explorer is useless...)

Many thanks for your help!

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You never know with these reps, but the bracelet says 19mm on it which would make the case lugs 19mm - which is typical of the 34 mm cases.

This is the 34-35mm Oysterdate watch I got from Silix 12 years ago- it was a nice case- a good copy of the 6694 Oysterdate

http://www.silix-prime.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=115_158_228&products_id=1855&zenid=2ck264tabmshfrqq3hg7jnd676

For the price, the marywatch doesn't look like a bad gamble. Silix also has some nice simple DJs in the same price range.

 

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