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deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 07:56 AM

Forgot to mention I took this to a jewelers to a) get it resized for my wrist and b) see how much it would be to get it restored. They said they don't know about the dents but a polish of the stainless steel and the cover and a cleanup of the insides would be about $500 not including any needed parts. Does that sound about right?

thewatchguy93 · 18 January 2012, 07:59 AM

This watch is a GEM!!!! I'm sure shes worth a fortune... Some of the vintage folk will be along shortly I should imagen!

Vomtaylor · 18 January 2012, 07:59 AM

You should go to a Dealer, and have them send it back to Rolex to "tune it up"... It will cost you some $, but at least it will be done right.

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 08:04 AM

Rolex takes back vintage watches? I definitely have much to learn.

I really want to fully restore it, but that dent near the 110-120 mark on the edge looks like it's fatal.

buckrogers0025 · 18 January 2012, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dingoo93

This watch is a GEM!!!!

Holy cow! I know NOTHING about Daytonas... but, this looks special!

I can't wait to see/hear what the vintage experts have to say!

rad87gn · 18 January 2012, 08:08 AM

Don't do a thing to it until you hear from the vintage experts! You can loose a ton of value if you change something that should have been left alone! Great watch you have there BTW! It's extremely collectable and worth a lot of money.

MoBe · 18 January 2012, 08:08 AM

Looks like it`s worth a full restoration.

mfer · 18 January 2012, 08:09 AM

Five words...."Do NOT send to Rolex!"

Four words...."Send to Bob Ridley"

and to answer your other question, "yeah, it is worth it".

drockadam · 18 January 2012, 08:10 AM

Wow! What a beautiful Daytona! Very valueable.

Bruin Watch · 18 January 2012, 08:12 AM

What, that is great! Congrats!

Assuming you are in So Cal, you might want to consider heading to Rolex in Beverly Hills (recently reopened for service I believe).

masterserg · 18 January 2012, 08:14 AM

From what little I understand ... DO NOT SEND IT TO ROLEX, nor give it to any dealer. As people said above, wait until the experts chime in to see what is the best course of action.

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 08:16 AM

Thanks! And yes I'm in SoCal. I'll definitely be calling them up sometime soon (as long as the vintage experts approve).

btw, I just signed up for RolexForums, how can I get a moderator to move this to the vintage forums?

MonBK · 18 January 2012, 08:17 AM

Just wait, it will be moved.

dddrees · 18 January 2012, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfer

Five words...."Do NOT send to Rolex!"

Four words...."Send to Bob Ridley"

and to answer your other question, "yeah, it is worth it".

This is Bob Ridley's web site:

http://www.watchmakers.com/

If you call him he or his assistant can walk you thru what needs to be done to send the watch to him. When he gets the watch he'll take a look at it and make some recomendations in regards to what you may or may not want to do in regards to this watch.

There are definitely some things your are not going to want to do so that you don't destroy any of the value associated to this watch. Certain things are a no no with regards to vintage Rolex watches.

Bob Ridley isn't cheap, but by all appearances this watch will be worth his services.

psv · 18 January 2012, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfer

Five words...."Do NOT send to Rolex!"

Four words...."Send to Bob Ridley"

and to answer your other question, "yeah, it is worth it".

Second that, only let Bob touch that watch!

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 08:19 AM

Here's the original thread with the pictures: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=213057

I'm new to Rolex Forums and just realized I should have posted it in the vintage discussion, but anyways can I get some advice on what to do with it? I want to restore it but where would I do that? How much would it cost? How much is it worth? (I don't plan on selling it as it has sentimental value).

perpetualman88 · 18 January 2012, 08:21 AM

Again DO NOT SEND TO ROLEX

Bob is most certainly your man

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the heads up, I'll take a few more pictures and email him now.

Rsvrider · 18 January 2012, 08:32 AM

It must be def must be special bc it looks exactly (opposite colors on face aside) to the one on the cover for collecting vintage Rolex.

"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

Rsvrider · 18 January 2012, 08:41 AM

Look for CashGap latest thread, it features your your watch in action! Red Line 7000 is the name of thread (movie).
"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

Jollyclub · 18 January 2012, 08:46 AM

Please don't restore it or send it back to a Rolex Service Centre.

All it probably needs is a movement service and a pressure test to make sure it's waterproof.

Bob Ridley seems to top the league over there, for sympathetical treatment of watches.

Sending it to a RSC would be like sending your daughter to a Hells Angels Summercamp..

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 08:51 AM

Here are a few more pictures, I made them smaller.
And this is the album link to the original sized pics: http://imgur.com/a/CY0dY

Adam K. · 18 January 2012, 08:54 AM

Beautiful! And yes, make arrangements to send it to Ridley.

dddrees · 18 January 2012, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jollyclub

Please don't restore it or send it back to a Rolex Service Centre.

All it probably needs is a movement service and a pressure test to make sure it's waterproof.

Bob Ridley seems to top the league over there, for sympathetical treatment of watches.

Sending it to a RSC would be like sending your daughter to a Hells Angels Summercamp..

Actually it is my understanding is that RSC provides great service, in fact excellent service in most cases.

The problem is that RSC's philosophy is to bring a watch back to new condition whenever in doubt. This means for example that they would want to replace a dial if the lume no longer works. However with a vintage watch such as this most of the value of the watch is with the dials originality. Rolex does not distinguish between new or vintage here in the States. This is why Bob Ridley is required here, he recognizes the importance and value of a vintage watch.

Welshwatchman · 18 January 2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rsvrider

It must be def must be special bc it looks exactly (opposite colors on face aside) to the one on the cover for collecting vintage Rolex.

"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

Similar but not the same.

The cover pic is of a 6241 with a "Newman" exotic dial and plain pushers.

It's 3+ times the price of a 6239 standard dial.

The 6239 is still a fantastic watch with the added emotional value, priceless.

deebSTR · 18 January 2012, 09:08 AM

So what I have is a 6239 and not a 6263?

GTS Dean · 18 January 2012, 09:40 AM

You have a more refined dial, and screw-down pushers, which are of a later vintage. They do provide superior water resistance over the early models, but aren't (monetarily) valued as high.

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The Joker · 18 January 2012, 09:51 AM

Stunning watch.

RX0-Unicorn · 18 January 2012, 10:09 AM

it must worth a lot of money, i wonder if this is the 6265?

gslaskin · 18 January 2012, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mfer

Five words...."Do NOT send to Rolex!"

Four words...."Send to Bob Ridley"

and to answer your other question, "yeah, it is worth it".

I second this advice. Mr. Ridley is the man. He will laser weld stainless steel into the dents and it will look like new.

18 January 2012, 07:56 AM	#1
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Father passed down his old Daytona, can someone tell me more about it? Forgot to mention I took this to a jewelers to a) get it resized for my wrist and b) see how much it would be to get it restored. They said they don't know about the dents but a polish of the stainless steel and the cover and a cleanup of the insides would be about $500 not including any needed parts. Does that sound about right?

18 January 2012, 07:59 AM	#2
thewatchguy93 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: thewatchguy Location: UK Watch: me buy gold.. Posts: 7,441	This watch is a GEM!!!! I'm sure shes worth a fortune... Some of the vintage folk will be along shortly I should imagen! __________________ Instagram.. @thewatchguy www.thewatchguyofficial.co.uk Got a GREEN Submariner 116610LV.. Visit the official thread here! http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=179580 Don't forget to visit the Rolex & Attire thread too! http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=215077

18 January 2012, 08:08 AM	#6
rad87gn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Chad Location: Des Moines, Iowa Watch: Rolex, PAM, Omega Posts: 1,607	Don't do a thing to it until you hear from the vintage experts! You can loose a ton of value if you change something that should have been left alone! Great watch you have there BTW! It's extremely collectable and worth a lot of money. __________________ Rolex P-Series SS GMT II Black, Rolex Y-Series Sea-Dweller, Rolex F-Series TT Blue Sub, Rolex F-Series Sub LV, Rolex D-Series Ladies SS/WG DJ for wife, Panerai K-Series PAM 112, Omega Speedmaster Pro 3570.50, Omega Seamaster 300M Chrono 2594.52

18 January 2012, 08:09 AM	#8
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,724	Five words...."Do NOT send to Rolex!" Four words...."Send to Bob Ridley" and to answer your other question, "yeah, it is worth it". __________________ member#3242

18 January 2012, 08:10 AM	#9
drockadam "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: Adam Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: Pepsi. Posts: 5,749	Wow! What a beautiful Daytona! Very valueable. __________________ - Adam Instagram: @GMTSUBTIME

18 January 2012, 07:59 AM	#3
Vomtaylor "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southern CA Watch: Explorer II Posts: 56	You should go to a Dealer, and have them send it back to Rolex to "tune it up"... It will cost you some $, but at least it will be done right.

18 January 2012, 08:04 AM	#4
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Rolex takes back vintage watches? I definitely have much to learn. I really want to fully restore it, but that dent near the 110-120 mark on the edge looks like it's fatal.

18 January 2012, 08:08 AM	#7
MoBe "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 6,773	Looks like it`s worth a full restoration.

18 January 2012, 08:12 AM	#10
Bruin Watch "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: LAX DFW Watch: RolexOmegaCartier Posts: 812	What, that is great! Congrats! Assuming you are in So Cal, you might want to consider heading to Rolex in Beverly Hills (recently reopened for service I believe).

18 January 2012, 08:14 AM	#11
masterserg "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Serg Location: US of A Watch: AP Posts: 7,437	From what little I understand ... DO NOT SEND IT TO ROLEX, nor give it to any dealer. As people said above, wait until the experts chime in to see what is the best course of action. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat????

18 January 2012, 08:16 AM	#12
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Thanks! And yes I'm in SoCal. I'll definitely be calling them up sometime soon (as long as the vintage experts approve). btw, I just signed up for RolexForums, how can I get a moderator to move this to the vintage forums?

18 January 2012, 08:17 AM	#13
MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	Just wait, it will be moved.

18 January 2012, 08:19 AM	#16
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Father passed down his old Daytona, a 6263 I believe (X-post from general discussion) Here's the original thread with the pictures: http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=213057 I'm new to Rolex Forums and just realized I should have posted it in the vintage discussion, but anyways can I get some advice on what to do with it? I want to restore it but where would I do that? How much would it cost? How much is it worth? (I don't plan on selling it as it has sentimental value).

18 January 2012, 08:21 AM	#17
perpetualman88 2024 ROLEX SUBMARINER 41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: David Farkas Location: Los Angeles Watch: 116610, 5712/1A Posts: 8,182	Again DO NOT SEND TO ROLEX Bob is most certainly your man __________________ Instagram: @SwissWatchTime

18 January 2012, 08:23 AM	#18
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Thanks for the heads up, I'll take a few more pictures and email him now.

18 January 2012, 08:32 AM	#19
Rsvrider "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dallas TX Watch: It cming frm above Posts: 807	It must be def must be special bc it looks exactly (opposite colors on face aside) to the one on the cover for collecting vintage Rolex. "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday" Attached Images

18 January 2012, 08:41 AM	#20
Rsvrider "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dallas TX Watch: It cming frm above Posts: 807	Look for CashGap latest thread, it features your your watch in action! Red Line 7000 is the name of thread (movie). "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

18 January 2012, 08:46 AM	#21
Jollyclub "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: UK Posts: 70	Please don't restore it or send it back to a Rolex Service Centre. All it probably needs is a movement service and a pressure test to make sure it's waterproof. Bob Ridley seems to top the league over there, for sympathetical treatment of watches. Sending it to a RSC would be like sending your daughter to a Hells Angels Summercamp..

18 January 2012, 08:51 AM	#22
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	Here are a few more pictures, I made them smaller. And this is the album link to the original sized pics: http://imgur.com/a/CY0dY

18 January 2012, 08:54 AM	#23
Adam K. Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: WA Watch: All the Oysters Posts: 811	Beautiful! And yes, make arrangements to send it to Ridley.

18 January 2012, 09:08 AM	#26
deebSTR "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Watch: Rolex Daytona 6263 Posts: 10	So what I have is a 6239 and not a 6263?

18 January 2012, 09:40 AM	#27
GTS Dean "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NB, TX Watch: 3570.50 Posts: 1,016	You have a more refined dial, and screw-down pushers, which are of a later vintage. They do provide superior water resistance over the early models, but aren't (monetarily) valued as high. ____________________________ TT OysterQuartz SS/Black "U" Daytona TT GMT II-C DD OysterQuartz Breitling Aero Omega Speedmaster Pro

18 January 2012, 09:51 AM	#28
The Joker "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gotham Posts: 9,641	Stunning watch.

18 January 2012, 10:09 AM	#29
RX0-Unicorn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Real Name: Jimmy Location: Hong Kong, NYC Posts: 200	it must worth a lot of money, i wonder if this is the 6265?

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