polexpete Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hi Guys, all i need to complete my silver dial 6263 project is a handset for a v72. DW is out of them and doesn't know when he will get more in and i cannot find anywhere else. Does anybody have a spare set or know of a source other than DW or Phong. Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I think Phong is the only other reliable game in town (though you will pay a premium when buying from him). He usually stocks them & ships very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexpete Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hi Freddy, Since starting this project i've been reading at lot (mostly yours) posts on building a 6263 and seem to remember you saying that Phong's hands were not so good quality and still needed broaching. Is this still true or have they improved? Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 I have only used 2 sets of Phong's Daytona hands. 1 set needed broaching (as have some of DW's), but all 3 of the small chrono hands separated from their tubes & had to be epoxied back together (easy job, but an additional step that I could have done without). The 2nd set was fine. I think alot of it is luck of the draw. My biggest problem with Phong (aside from his generally outrageous prices) is his lack of after sales service. When I complained to him about the defective chrono hands (as well as an incorrectly painted chrono seconds hand), his response was 'You can fix it yourself. It is easy'. Again, not a big deal, but DW would never drop the ball like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexpete Posted October 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hey Freddy, yeah that's what put me off going to him for the hands although i dealt with him once before and it was fine, very speedy in fact. Actually looks like dluddy has come to my rescue so you may see this competed sooner than i thought. As always thanks for your help we all can rely on you for Daytona issues... Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Kudos to Dluddy for coming through with spares. I look forward to seeing a newborn Daytona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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