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[m1994]

i'm planning to do the 6 oclock mod on the st19. does anyone know what size drill bit i'll need to expand the cover plate hole? would be nice to know which size bit is good instead of purchasing a few different sizes and hope for the best.

This is a good thread about it:

Modding the cartel vintage Daytona's for proper sub-dial spacing.

I took some time off on a couple of projects (sorry Flex!) and focused on the cartel 6263 that has been recently released with the the asymmetrical pusher configuration, but has crappy sub-dials. I bought the white PN dial. Besides the big crappy sub-dials, the rest of the dial isn't actually too...

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[pezzy]

^that's the thread where i got the idea from hehe. i guess i could just measure it on photoshop. the dial plate/movement is 32mm iirc. from that, i should be able to figure out the hole size needed for the new sub dial pin position.

 

[m1994]

The hole is done by trial and error, I have done it several times and it is done until it fits.

 

[pezzy]

the reason why i want to measure it is because i need to buy a drill/reamer bit. would like to get an idea of the size i need before i buy.