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16520 zenith Daytona franken

legend

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Hello all, I've been mostly an AP guy but after trying on a friend's Daytona I decided that it is THE watch to own, no matter what other watches one owns. So when a franken 16520 came up for sale, I pounced on it, mostly to try out the watch and wear it around and see if my affection for the brand deepens. And God help me, it looks like the addiction has begun. I know that this is an older generation build but I like the black subdial rings of the white zenith dial.

This build has:
- gen mkIV dial
- gen hands
- gen case and caseback
- gen 16520 bezel
- gen 25-295 crystal without etched crown
- gen P402 pushers
- gen 703 crown and gen crown tube
- gen 503B end links
- gen 78390 bracelet
- zenith el primero 3019 movement with gen Rolex 4030 rotor, plus all the necessary conversion parts and labour.
On to the pics, I will take more as I take it apart for servicing if anyone is interested. ;)
Thank you for looking!

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Glad you're liking it brother! Wear it in good health! :)
 

JohnnyBe

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Oh my god!!!!Grail watch right there...enjoy this beauty and if and when the time comes dint hesitate to contact me i ll take it


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Holy shit


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tango258

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Thank you Legend you can send it to the same address [emoji23][emoji51][emoji23][emoji51]


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Sogeha

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Glad you are getting into Rolex now Legend. When I started getting into AP I learnt a lot from your posts.
Almost totally gen, I bet that didn't come too cheap.
 

legend

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Thank you guys I'm a Rolex noob so please pardon me if I ever get the nomenclature or details wrong. I'm yet learning about this stellar and fantastic brand. [MENTION=108529]Sogeha[/MENTION] thank you kindly but even for AP I'm no guru but yet a learner. I am happy if you found my posts useful just as I found many posts here to be of equal helpfulness. I'm sure that we could learn from one another as our bailiwicks are all different and diverse.


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Wow thats a great great custom Gen built by the legend!!! Great work mate....kudos to your work n modesty:)
 

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Stunning watch man!


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So with all the parts summed up, its actually gen :p. What a great watch mate... i would die for such Daytona zenith. Too bad my wallet cant reach it yet...

Thank you guys I'm a Rolex noob so please pardon me if I ever get the nomenclature or details wrong. I'm yet learning about this stellar and fantastic brand. @Sogeha thank you kindly but even for AP I'm no guru but yet a learner. I am happy if you found my posts useful just as I found many posts here to be of equal helpfulness. I'm sure that we could learn from one another as our bailiwicks are all different and diverse.


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tinitonsi

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Nice built, bro
It's strange for me to make such a comment for you in a non-AP section :(
 

Adinuff73

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Nice one bro [emoji106][emoji4][emoji106]


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Marius13

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Amazing watch, from what I remember this was built by Domi ? Or am I wrong ?

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tamomota

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:thumbup: waw . wrong thread most be posted in gen thread. lol