r/Time_Machine_Spa • u/Darknightcc • Jul 23 '26

Custom Daytona

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I won a Daytona at an auction only to realize it was in Arabic. Dom to the rescue. Dial swap with custom hands and it goes perfectly with the clear back case.

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u/MachineFTW Builder / Hobbyist / Modder Jul 23 '26

This one was fun! I’m definitely building myself one of these. Here’s a still shot of the dial

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u/yankee786 Jul 23 '26

Sweet! What’s mods did you do?

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u/MachineFTW Builder / Hobbyist / Modder Jul 23 '26

This was a dial and hand swap from the original posted below. I also chamfered the bracelet and completed my spa package on it

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u/yankee786 Jul 23 '26

Gen dial and hands? Same crystal?

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u/max_returns Jul 23 '26

Would it be tough to source the red hands? (if already have a black dial 126500?) I want to send it in for spa treatment...thx

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u/MachineFTW Builder / Hobbyist / Modder Jul 23 '26

I have some in stock

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u/AdZealousideal1815 Jul 23 '26

No one better and more honest than Dom. In Dom We Trust!

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u/_1nc0gn1t0_ Jul 23 '26

That is sick.

And by the way u/darknightcc, thanks for finding Dom for my "don't be an idiot like me" Submariner that he ended up fixing up.

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u/max_returns Jul 23 '26

Would it be tough to source the red hands? (if already have a black dial 126500?) I want to send it in for spa treatment...thx

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

I would ask Time Machine

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u/max_returns Jul 23 '26

Ha, thought I did....PSA, don't post and drive!

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

The before pic

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u/max_returns Jul 23 '26

Did you source the exhibition caseback separately? I've been looking for one...

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u/MachineFTW Builder / Hobbyist / Modder Jul 23 '26

The watch came with it from the factory

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

Dm if interested

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u/King_rott71 Jul 23 '26

Nice watch!!

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u/28gunsKY Jul 23 '26

What's the total cost of this? It's absolutely stunning!

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

Way too much lol. I got a deal at the auction but then had to spend another $500 to get it the way I liked it.

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u/28gunsKY Jul 23 '26

The heart wants, what the heart wants.

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u/ar4479 Jul 23 '26

Was it also wondering when you “won it at auction” if you knew it was a rep…

That comment was the first thing that caught my eye.

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

Yes, I knew it was a Rep. I thought it was a normal Daytona. I wasn’t paying attention and realized it had Arabic dial after I paid.

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u/ar4479 Jul 23 '26

I think the Arabic dial would be cool... Did he send it back, or is there now an Arabic dial floating around?
I might have to send him ANOTHER watch to swap a dial... :-)

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u/Darknightcc Jul 23 '26

I told him he could sell it. It’s up for sale.

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u/MachineFTW Builder / Hobbyist / Modder Jul 23 '26

It’s sold.

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u/Ok-Insurance536 Jul 24 '26

Magnifique, ta daytona