Perfect 6263 Dial Project

[Yellobird]

Well, yes, catchy title, I know, but this is actually planned to be a little rant.

I just asked one vintage watch dealer about their pricing on a gen big red black daytona dial and got a reply they want to sell it at just 15k eur.

And here is my question. Is it really THAT difficult, borderline impossible to achieve a replication of a fairly simple 6263/5 type dials?

I mean what the heck. In time where we get to see totally repped Rolex movements like the recent 4130 made by noob, or many more complicated dials being really well made, how come there is no source for a good 6263 dial. If Singer/Rolex were able to produce these like that 40-50 years ago, why cannot nobody replicate it now. I am pretty sure many of these would sell at good prices for someone who would try that and get good results. I would easily pay 1000 or 1200 for such a dial. And I believe there would easily be like 20-40 guys like me all over the boards.

Nobody up for that? Give me some hope! I have a little DW 6263 that would sparkle with such dial!

 

[lelloarena]

Best dials for vintage Daytona are made in Vietnam.
MQ has some beautiful dials priced around 1000$




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[Yellobird]

Not that good really, usually with offcentered openings for pinions and some other flaws.

 

[tripdog]

You're forgetting something - counterfeiting is illegal - many people who are quite capable of producing a 'perfect' copy of a dial are put off by this side of the equation.

 

[r6538]

^Too true. The highest quality dial sources are difficult to access for exactly this reason.

 

[alligoat]

http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy...ategory_id=146&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
If you aren't happy with MQ, Phong or Jensen, I'd say you're pretty much SOL. And DW dials aren't that bad IMO. You have to remember that 99.99% of the population has no idea what a Rolex Daytona Cosmograph is anyway.

 

[agonzaca]

I was in the same place you are and this is what I got.

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[Yellobird]

agonzaca Beautiful dials! True eyecandy! Are these already installed into watches?

Prices were probably unbearable.

 

[Yellobird]

alligoat The one in your link does look fine but still something seems off. Does not seem to be THAT much better then the DW I already have in my watch (apart from coronet which is nicer in MQ you linked to):

 

[agonzaca]

agonzaca Beautiful dials! True eyecandy! Are these already installed into watches?

Prices were probably unbearable.

Thanks.
Watches are still on the works. Will post pics when done.

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[sputim]

I was in the same place you are and this is what I got.

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The printing and serifs looks perfect. Are you sure these ain‘t gen?


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[agonzaca]

I wish!
But is the closest I could get.

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[mrnoahj]

hold on, those aren’t gen pics?! Cmon

 

[agonzaca]

hold on, those aren’t gen pics?! Cmon

They are not bud!

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[Yellobird]

agonzaca - PM sent!

 

[agonzaca]

????

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[sputim]

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[Yellobird]

sputim

What dial and hands are those?

 

[sputim]

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Will provide a build thread soon bc I am just gathering the last parts for another Val. 726 build.

This one has many gen parts and a NOS serviced v726. Hands are phong and dial is custom ordered in VN and gen coronet added.


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[agonzaca]

I think this watch looks great. I'm also building the exact same watch.
Is your case phong too?

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