berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hello, I bought this 6265 Rep with Valjoux 72 while my last holidays in asia. I have read a lot in this forum about vintage daytona replicas, but I never have seen one like this. Can somebody identify my 6265? Is it a DW, EE or something else? I think, it looks just a little thinner than a DW. Any comments welcome. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Hello, I bought this 6265 Rep with Valjoux 72 while my last holidays in asia. I have read a lot in this forum about vintage daytona replicas, but I never have seen one like this. Can somebody identify my 6265? Is it a DW, EE or something else? I think, it looks just a little thinner than a DW. Any comments welcome. Many thanks! It's not bad, where did you buy it and how much did you pay for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Indeed- The caseband (mid case) looks quite a bit thinner than the DW and EE- Particularly noticable at the lugs. Dial does not look familiar- The printing and coronet are not typical to the DW or EE, and the case engraving is not the same either. Quite a few gen parts are installed... Very interesting. And a very nice watch! If you don't mind my asking, how much did you pay for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I payed 2000$ for it. I think this is o.k for a nice marked Valjoux 72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 $2k- Not bad at all for a V72 powered watch! If I may make a suggestion... Swap the dial for a better one. That's the only area of improvement I can see that really needs work. Otheriwse... It's a great looking watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 $2k- Not bad at all for a V72 powered watch! If I may make a suggestion... Swap the dial for a better one. That's the only area of improvement I can see that really needs work. Otheriwse... It's a great looking watch! Do you now a source for good dials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Do you now a source for good dials? Can I ask you where did you buy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Can I ask you where did you buy it? On the street in vietnam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Judging by the photos it is definitely not an EE. Too thin. Damn good watch though. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 This case looks very similar to a couple that I bought from a seller in Singapore. The body is thinner, and the lug-to-lug length is a bit shorter than DW's. The dial looks like those commonly available from several sources, including Timeman. I particularly like the pushers...they are very genuine looking, and obviously better than those that come on the DW cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uomo1001 Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 I possess dial for daytona 6263 6265 genuine new, if it interests me I sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 On the street in vietnam! Can you find others of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 If I saw this on another forum I would say genuine. It looks suspiciously good to me............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 If I saw this on another forum I would say genuine. It looks suspiciously good to me............... Please... Gen what??????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Can you find others of this? While I was in Saigon, I have seen two others. One with exotic dial and one with yellow gold case, all with Val. 72 movements. There are a few shops who sell vintage watches. I also have seen a few seamaster 300 with omega movements for around 300$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Interesting specimen. Looks nice to me. You did well pricewise if the movement is serviced and 'healthy'. I have seen those watch shops in Vietnam. Very interesting items. Now lads, here's a story for you. I did make a post of this years ago, you saggy old veterans might recall my anecdote: Many years ago, there was a shady cobbler selling a plethora of military fakes (IWC Mark X, Rolex M.O.D. 5517, Blanpain 50 Fathoms, Omega SM300, Longines Greenlander, Omega WWW, JLC WWW, Breguet Type XX, Dodane Type XX or XXI, Tutima BUND/NATO, Sinn BUND/NATO, etc). This seller was the only source for the very faked M.O.D. issued SM300. And let me tell ya... This dude caused a sensation in the watch world. He was ripping people off left and right! I know that there were some people who went to Vietnam so that they could personally kick his [censored] for all the trouble this guy caused. Of course, soon after the success of this cobbler, a few other dudes started appearing on the vintage military watch market. Soon, all sorts of unique fakes/frankens were being made. I myself was a proud owner of a faked British military issue M.O.D. IWC Type 48 made by mystery man. This was in the mid-late 1990's by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Sorry, I've seen DW before but EE? /Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 EE were 7750-based 62XX watches that preceeded DW 62XX. They were very rare and very few made it to a wrist near you. The EE Daytona is certainly a part of rep history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingsor Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 On the street in vietnam! so we need to move our attention also to vietnam.... very good ....but find a better dial... can we see also the other side of the movement? and the internal details of the case next the pushers? i'm just curious.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Oh yeah... Only other thing I would suggest changing are the subdial hands. Swap those and the dial, and i'd say you're set... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 so we need to move our attention also to vietnam.... very good ....but find a better dial... can we see also the other side of the movement? and the internal details of the case next the pushers? i'm just curious.... If you can give me a source for a good rep dial, I will take a picture of the inside and the other side of the movement when I change the dial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingsor Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 If you can give me a source for a good rep dial, I will take a picture of the inside and the other side of the movement when I change the dial. my latest best dial comes from ebay... but here we have some expo where you can find these dial and more..... i have an address in italy... but i suggest you to see the dial before buy it... if you are interested in knowing this address just PM me... i will surely share my info ...you can pay me back only telling where exactly have you bought this watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berti bissig Posted April 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Good morning, today I removed the dial for the topside picture of my movement. I hope you like it. I am still interested in a good dial source, are the DWs good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klingsor Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 impressive.... you have the answer to your PM let me know if you need more info M Good morning, today I removed the dial for the topside picture of my movement. I hope you like it. I am still interested in a good dial source, are the DWs good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkitesurf Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 I think someone is messing around with us.. the movement looks generic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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