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The Daytona was a Speedmaster knock-off. Speedy debuts in '57 with the first tachymeter on the bezel, being practical for drag racing and car racing. When the 5 year patent (external part) expired, Rolex launched the Daytona (car race) and Heuer launched the Carrera (also a car race). All hand manua

not a Navitimer variant, but a gorgeous, classical triple date WITH moon phase. -Dean

in other, slimmer models. Not only did it feature the city disc and world time, the city could be fixed and the hour hand moved in 1-hour jumps forwards and backwards, allowing it to be a world time and a true GMT in one watch - which may have been a first. -Dean

The steel on bracelet was very nice and the rice-grain bracelet was VERY comfortable. As far as I recall, it only ran for 2-to-4 years, from around '98-2002, or so. -Dean

of the modern era. The blue dial is just gorgeous! Congrats! -Dean

Thanks for sharing!!! -Dean

when I lived at 50th & Lex. -Dean

she was a long, cool woman in a black dress.... -Dean

New, hobnail bezel in 39mm with new, stop-seconds movement. 6006G with blue dial (or, even better, 6006R with rose dial). 39mm replacement to 5296 with new movement. Dare I venture? 5976/1A (44mm). 5168A and 5168/1A Updated replacement to 5067. New, larger, rectangular Twenty-4, manual-wind. 5168G-0

Really like your custom choices. They give each watch a new level of chic. -Dean