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1 November 2014, 02:23 AM | #1 |
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Changed My Panda Dial for Black Dial Today.....
....after a lot of deliberation, I decided to revert my Daytona back to SS specifications and had the dial swapped from the Panda dial to a new Black Dial. I also removed the Thomas Preik Sapphire Case and had the correct Caseback on so it's now back as Rolex intended.
I'm going to sell the panda dial with red hands and the Thomas Preik Caseback at some point.image.jpg I've kept the original white dial so I can swap them every couple of years or so for variation.
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1 November 2014, 02:32 AM | #2 |
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I like it!
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1 November 2014, 02:37 AM | #3 |
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well no question your modded watch looked very cool but personally for SS I like the way you have it now. every bit as nice and OEM, good decision!
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It's, always, great to have options
As for me i'm so in love with the panda dial that i don't see any possibilities in the near or far future to change it. And even if i change it to black, this will be my option (not my pics) |
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Changed My Panda Dial for Black Dial Today.....
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Thanks Tom, yeah the whole 'frankenwatch' thing never quite sat well with me though I love the panda dial, might have to splash out on a white gold 116509 Panda!
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1 November 2014, 03:21 AM | #7 |
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1 November 2014, 03:35 AM | #8 |
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Know what you mean...had a WG black arabic dial on a SS once...never got used to it.
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1 November 2014, 04:56 AM | #10 |
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A better shot:
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I thought it looked great but have done something similar with one of mine switching back to the OEM strap rather than a custom made one.
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1 November 2014, 05:05 AM | #12 |
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1 November 2014, 05:35 AM | #14 |
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looks better Gaz
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1 November 2014, 05:41 AM | #15 |
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1 November 2014, 06:03 AM | #16 |
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Thanks Gary, I took it to the watch repair centre Old Eldon Square, all done in 1 hour
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I always prefer all original when it comes to Rolex.
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1 November 2014, 10:13 PM | #19 |
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Nice!
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2 November 2014, 05:16 AM | #21 |
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2 November 2014, 06:48 AM | #22 |
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In the next 2/3 weeks Gaz, let me know when you have a day off during the week and we can get a game set up.
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2 November 2014, 07:53 AM | #23 |
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Day off Tuesdays , just say when suits you , look forward to it mate 👍
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Great we can look to play a week on Tuesday (11th) if that's good for you?
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I like the panda dial a lot. If I could source a dial at a reasonable price I would have done so already
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Sounds like you're getting ready to flip the Daytona...
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2 November 2014, 01:21 PM | #27 |
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Nice! Love the way it is stock. Not a fan of the clear case backs
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2 November 2014, 03:27 PM | #28 |
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love that racing dial...great color combo that flows very well
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2 November 2014, 05:51 PM | #30 |
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No definitely not, I'm keeping it
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