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OneEyedHito · 30 August 2015, 02:36 AM

Picked this piece & dial up last week from DavidSW.......as I have stated many times already, if you are not buying from them you should be, great service, knowledge and pricing. All businesses should be so fortunate to offer even half their level of customer service!

The Hands were procured here from ViperB, great guy, super smooth transaction!

I was close to getting the 116519 but I just don't wear my pieces with Leather Straps but once in a Blue Moon and I really wanted to have a Daytona that I would wear weekly. So I decided to merge the two into one daily wear piece. I saw 2 or 3 folks on the web that have done this and decided to give it a shot. My local Rolex Trained Jeweler completed the swap of dial and hands in a day. I consider myself fortunate to have such a Highly Skilled/Trained Watchmaker just down the street from me, he will go nameless but he is on the forums so thank you again!!

On to the piece. I am very happy with how it turned out, and the look compliments my other DW pieces by being dressier than them so the rotation has been filled in. It wears very light on the wrist, akin to the Aquanaut or Jumbo. I haven't figured it out yet but the bracelet hugs the wrist better to me than the Subs, GMT's or EXPii I currently have or have owned. It is a V Serial so the clasp operates just like my other Rolex pieces. This is the first Daytona I have owned, at first I wasn't a fan of the screw down pushers but I think they will grow on me just fine especially when wanting to record a time and then lock it in so I don't reset the chrono accidentally (an unintended design perk to me). The case wears alot smaller than the Sub, GMT, or EXPii to me, I am really surprised at how much smaller it wears, now I have been wearing my 116619 for the past few weeks so I am feeling a significant amount of that weight change for sure but it sits lower and the smaller case really feels alot like my Speedmaster (favorite Chrono I have owned which might or might not change) which is a good thing to me. I honestly couldn't tell the difference in a blind test of the two aside from the bracelet.

All said I am very happy with how this turned out, I have a rather rare (some would say frankenrolex, I say custom) piece that compliments my daily wear pieces well as I said and it should work well for those dressier times also. I lean towards more casual clothes, Jeans and a T-shirt would be my every single day attire if I could get away with it. This piece goes well with that also!!!

Thanks for looking!

nick c · 30 August 2015, 02:43 AM

Stunning!

Fresh_1 · 30 August 2015, 02:57 AM

Awesome, looks great. Probably the easiest Daytona Dial to notice time from a glance. Very good choice for situations you will be using it for.
Though it does come in White Gold solid Bracelet with that dial in 116509.
Price points aside.
Some more pics would be appreciated.

KrismanX · 30 August 2015, 03:39 AM

Dem hands doe....

This is exactly what I was looking to do with mine. Wear in good health :)

droptopman · 30 August 2015, 03:57 AM

Beautiful outcome. Love the mesh of colors. Looks classy but sporty at the same time.

AK797 · 30 August 2015, 04:10 AM

Dial looks fantastic, that's a modded watch not frankened, ie all genuine parts used.

Abdullasaif · 30 August 2015, 04:19 AM

such a sexy dial congrats

RolexAuthority · 30 August 2015, 04:23 AM

1000% better than the boring ss dial and it's still all original Rolex so ignore anyone saying Franken it's just a better original Rolex dial no harm done but plenty of bang achieved

RolexDet1298 · 30 August 2015, 04:37 AM

Thats a beauty!

simongpaez · 30 August 2015, 05:13 AM

Looks amazing, lucky to have a local guy to do the swap, non of my local AD's will do it.

sea-dweller · 31 August 2015, 01:42 AM

Looks great!

SemperFi · 31 August 2015, 03:53 AM

Great looking piece. Congrats!

anothernewphone · 31 August 2015, 04:06 AM

I think you guys are confused on the term "frankenwatch." That doesn't mean that parts are not authentic, it just means they're mixed and matched from different watches - just like Frankenstein's Monster was made of real human parts matched together. "Franken" doesn't have to mean parts are fake.

OneEyedHito · 31 August 2015, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anothernewphone

I think you guys are confused on the term "frankenwatch." That doesn't mean that parts are not authentic, it just means they're mixed and matched from different watches - just like Frankenstein's Monster was made of real human parts matched together. "Franken" doesn't have to mean parts are fake.

I'm not confused.

grrr · 31 August 2015, 04:25 AM

The dial is badass, but the combo looks a little bit weird with the SS bezel.

OneEyedHito · 31 August 2015, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grrr

The dial is badass, but the combo looks a little bit weird with the SS bezel.

I've been searching for a black ceramic bezel to no avail.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

RolexAuthority · 31 August 2015, 04:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anothernewphone

I think you guys are confused on the term "frankenwatch." That doesn't mean that parts are not authentic, it just means they're mixed and matched from different watches - just like Frankenstein's Monster was made of real human parts matched together. "Franken" doesn't have to mean parts are fake.

Ironically Frankenstein was a confused monster

watchwatcher · 31 August 2015, 04:30 AM

Very nice...love the dial and the look of the red hands. Congrats,

Watchurself · 31 August 2015, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneEyedHito

I've been searching for a black ceramic bezel to no avail.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

There are tons on the bay...

30 August 2015, 02:36 AM	#1
OneEyedHito "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Here Posts: 83	Incoming 116520 w/ 116519 Dial Completed & 1st Impressions Picked this piece & dial up last week from DavidSW.......as I have stated many times already, if you are not buying from them you should be, great service, knowledge and pricing. All businesses should be so fortunate to offer even half their level of customer service! The Hands were procured here from ViperB, great guy, super smooth transaction! I was close to getting the 116519 but I just don't wear my pieces with Leather Straps but once in a Blue Moon and I really wanted to have a Daytona that I would wear weekly. So I decided to merge the two into one daily wear piece. I saw 2 or 3 folks on the web that have done this and decided to give it a shot. My local Rolex Trained Jeweler completed the swap of dial and hands in a day. I consider myself fortunate to have such a Highly Skilled/Trained Watchmaker just down the street from me, he will go nameless but he is on the forums so thank you again!! On to the piece. I am very happy with how it turned out, and the look compliments my other DW pieces by being dressier than them so the rotation has been filled in. It wears very light on the wrist, akin to the Aquanaut or Jumbo. I haven't figured it out yet but the bracelet hugs the wrist better to me than the Subs, GMT's or EXPii I currently have or have owned. It is a V Serial so the clasp operates just like my other Rolex pieces. This is the first Daytona I have owned, at first I wasn't a fan of the screw down pushers but I think they will grow on me just fine especially when wanting to record a time and then lock it in so I don't reset the chrono accidentally (an unintended design perk to me). The case wears alot smaller than the Sub, GMT, or EXPii to me, I am really surprised at how much smaller it wears, now I have been wearing my 116619 for the past few weeks so I am feeling a significant amount of that weight change for sure but it sits lower and the smaller case really feels alot like my Speedmaster (favorite Chrono I have owned which might or might not change) which is a good thing to me. I honestly couldn't tell the difference in a blind test of the two aside from the bracelet. All said I am very happy with how this turned out, I have a rather rare (some would say frankenrolex, I say custom) piece that compliments my daily wear pieces well as I said and it should work well for those dressier times also. I lean towards more casual clothes, Jeans and a T-shirt would be my every single day attire if I could get away with it. This piece goes well with that also!!! Thanks for looking!

30 August 2015, 03:57 AM	#5
droptopman "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Real Name: Mark Location: Washington State Watch: SUBS and GMT's! Posts: 9,664	Beautiful outcome. Love the mesh of colors. Looks classy but sporty at the same time. __________________ Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today? Ty: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score. Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers? Ty: By height.

31 August 2015, 01:42 AM	#11
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Looks great! __________________ TRF Member #6699 (since September 2007)

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30 August 2015, 02:43 AM	#2
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846	Stunning!

30 August 2015, 02:57 AM	#3
Fresh_1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Nicholas Location: NYC Watch: 116520 Posts: 855	Awesome, looks great. Probably the easiest Daytona Dial to notice time from a glance. Very good choice for situations you will be using it for. Though it does come in White Gold solid Bracelet with that dial in 116509. Price points aside. Some more pics would be appreciated.

30 August 2015, 03:39 AM	#4
KrismanX "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Real Name: Kristofer Location: Los Angeles, CA Watch: my feet. Posts: 2,364	Dem hands doe.... This is exactly what I was looking to do with mine. Wear in good health :)

30 August 2015, 04:10 AM	#6
AK797 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Neil Location: UK Watch: ing ships roll in Posts: 59,369	Dial looks fantastic, that's a modded watch not frankened, ie all genuine parts used.

30 August 2015, 04:19 AM	#7
Abdullasaif "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dubai Watch: bipolar Posts: 2,854	such a sexy dial congrats

30 August 2015, 04:23 AM	#8
RolexAuthority Banned Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: London Posts: 1,233	1000% better than the boring ss dial and it's still all original Rolex so ignore anyone saying Franken it's just a better original Rolex dial no harm done but plenty of bang achieved

30 August 2015, 04:37 AM	#9
RolexDet1298 Banned Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: . Location: . Watch: 116710BLNR Posts: 85	Thats a beauty!

30 August 2015, 05:13 AM	#10
simongpaez "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Real Name: Simon Location: Houston Watch: Some Posts: 1,109	Looks amazing, lucky to have a local guy to do the swap, non of my local AD's will do it.

31 August 2015, 03:53 AM	#12
SemperFi "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Angelo Location: Brooklyn, NY Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 42,164	Great looking piece. Congrats!

31 August 2015, 04:06 AM	#13
anothernewphone Banned Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Bill Location: Plymouth Meeting Watch: 116520 Posts: 3,209	I think you guys are confused on the term "frankenwatch." That doesn't mean that parts are not authentic, it just means they're mixed and matched from different watches - just like Frankenstein's Monster was made of real human parts matched together. "Franken" doesn't have to mean parts are fake.

31 August 2015, 04:25 AM	#15
grrr "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: TRF Watch: Rolex/Panerai Posts: 382	The dial is badass, but the combo looks a little bit weird with the SS bezel.

31 August 2015, 04:30 AM	#18
watchwatcher "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: Kentucky Watch: Yes Posts: 35,047	Very nice...love the dial and the look of the red hands. Congrats,

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