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Just like what a gen dial, hand, bezel, case, bracelet, movt would improve compared to any rep
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Clean 4130 Daytonas.
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Just like what a gen dial, hand, bezel, case, bracelet, movt would improve compared to any rep
ettorefranco
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Hi guys, on the TD Intime website I found this GMF Daytona 116520 which appears to have the 4130 movement for just $ 438. There are also other models, what do you think?
Tobel
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That if you scroll down on that very page you'll see that it's saying movement 7750
ettorefranco
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Transformed to gen 116520 black dial chrom from 2014 And CF bezel
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Tobel
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That's not helpful. Each gen part has specific benefits over reps. Since the Daytona has no date window, something that is clearly better in a gen xtal for other models, I'm trying to understand how a gen xtal on a Daytona is noticeably better. Clarity? Fit? Height? It's not obvious what would be improved. That's why I asked.
ettorefranco
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I read somewhere here, but I don't remember where, that the gen crystal, in addition to having a better general quality (transparency), has a lower thickness than a rep and this, with a gen gasket, allows to obtain even a lower thickness of the watch.(I hope I didn't say nonsense)
From what I read in other Daytona threads is that the rep crystal is good and an upgrade to gen is not generally considered a worthwhile endeavor. There are and will be those who still consider it worth their while. As i have never handled a gen before I can't tell myself. FWIW I run my Noob V4 OOTB.
My CF Daytona (less than 2 weeks since delivery) has started to run intermittently. I’m currently on vacation (warm humid climate) and I don’t have my tools to open the caseback to check if there’s something as obvious as an extra screw jammed in the balance spring. However, I suspect it might be something more subtle.
When I first noticed it had stopped I thought it might have simply wound down (I had taken it off for several hours to go swimming and had been wearing a different rep earlier that day). So I undid the crown and gave it a dozen winds. The second hand in the sundial started moving and I gave it a few more winds for good measure then re-screwed the crown and put it back on my wrist.
I checked the time a few minutes later and noticed the second had had stopped exactly where it had been stopped before. The minute hand had not advanced more than a minute. So it looks like me winding the watch made it run for exactly 60 seconds.
i undid the crown again, thinking that maybe the dozen or so winds I gave it weren’t enough, and gave it about 30 winds. The seconds hand started moving again.
i checked the time a few minutes later and I saw that the minute hand had advanced but the second had was again stopped, this time in a different spot.
i figured that at this point adding more energy to the mainspring wasn’t a good idea. So I took the watch off and put on another rep. I’ve had the Daytona sitting on the bedside table for the last few minutes as I type this and it appears to still be running.
question: has anybody who’s also received a clean Daytona experienced this or anything like it? Has anybody ever experienced a rep not working in a different climate?
When I first noticed it had stopped I thought it might have simply wound down (I had taken it off for several hours to go swimming and had been wearing a different rep earlier that day). So I undid the crown and gave it a dozen winds. The second hand in the sundial started moving and I gave it a few more winds for good measure then re-screwed the crown and put it back on my wrist.
I checked the time a few minutes later and noticed the second had had stopped exactly where it had been stopped before. The minute hand had not advanced more than a minute. So it looks like me winding the watch made it run for exactly 60 seconds.
i undid the crown again, thinking that maybe the dozen or so winds I gave it weren’t enough, and gave it about 30 winds. The seconds hand started moving again.
i checked the time a few minutes later and I saw that the minute hand had advanced but the second had was again stopped, this time in a different spot.
i figured that at this point adding more energy to the mainspring wasn’t a good idea. So I took the watch off and put on another rep. I’ve had the Daytona sitting on the bedside table for the last few minutes as I type this and it appears to still be running.
question: has anybody who’s also received a clean Daytona experienced this or anything like it? Has anybody ever experienced a rep not working in a different climate?
I have an ARF v2 116500. Just want to ask members with the new CF Daytona who also happen to have the ARF v2, do you actually see and feel the (~1mm) thickness difference in real life?
I never looked at 4130 movement but this sounds like the chronograph finger or some kind of spring is not well adjusted. Probably needs a service. Is the time keeping still correct?
I think you'll find the ones with warmer tones was actually tarnish over time as a fault from factory. They discoloured as the plating was incorrect
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Hi guys, I got this qc photo for my clean. But the adhesive is different. In all the CF I have seen another sticker behind it.
Can you tell me something about it? Thks
Lexington_120
Somebody's watching you
No its normal
And if you search upside in the thread you can see this sticker on other rep