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30 October 2006, 12:32 AM
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daytona paul newman ??
hello again
I have read somewhere that the old Daytona Paul Newman had a valijoux caliber inside ? is it throught or not ? somebody can inform surely 
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30 October 2006, 12:50 AM
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Quite true a valjoux cal 72 and was used right up till the introduction of the Rolex modded Zenith El-Primo movement around 1991.Then when Zenith could not, or would not, supply the movements to Rolex.Rolex had to make there very first own chrono movement 4130 caliber end of 2000.And one other point when Rolex were using the Valjoux movements none of the S.Steel case watches were COSC chronometer tested,only the all gold models although the movements were identical.
Link to a bit of history about my 6263. http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...t=daytona+6263 Picture of my 6263 movement. 
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30 October 2006, 01:03 AM
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One of the "Grails" padi. And a very special one also!!
 What a treasure!! 
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30 October 2006, 01:59 AM
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Grail well not really Mike don't forget its only got what a lot of people call a lower class ETA Valjoux movement,and many poo poo ETA movements,but not myself.And I am sure that if the word Rolex was not on the dial, many would not even give it a second glance.Like many more similar powered of the time Valjoux Chrono watches, its all down to the name.
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ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder
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30 October 2006, 04:11 AM
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padi56 thanks a lot for the answer and the informations you give us
but specialy thanks for the link and the very emotional story of your dady and the relation you had with him (I was emotioned very much)
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30 October 2006, 07:38 PM
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ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder
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31 October 2006, 01:29 AM
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31 October 2006, 03:54 AM
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Good info, Padi....and some very cool pics too. Thanks!!
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