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SPACE-DWELLER · 7 September 2012, 05:59 PM

To add to my review, here is a small overview over the changes that the Daytona 11652x with inhouse movt has seen some seen since year 2000:

From year 2000 until year 2005: Parachrom hairspring but NOT the blued version. The blue version came with the D-series in year 2005.

See this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E3lE...layer_embedded

And in the below Rolex documents, you get it "straight from the horse's mouth" that the Parachrom hairspring wasn't blue initially:
"Skinny" (thin) hands on the Daytona 11652x from year 2000 to around 2003/2004 (mid to late F-series). After the mid-late F-series, the hands got fatter.
RBR (Rolex Branded Rehaut) from the Z-series ("ROLEXROLEX" and serial number on rehaut round the dial).
Removal of the green caseback sticker and and introduction of the "credit card" style certificate; also with the Z-series.
From around the late M-series / early V-series: Daytona gets an updated clasp, the same style as the one seen on the GMT II 116710; i.e.: springloaded tip instead of a "button" that the clasp snaps holds onto via friction fit.

OLD-style 116520 clasp:

NEW-style 116520 clasp (same style as the GMT II 11671x):

7 September 2012, 05:59 PM	#129
SPACE-DWELLER "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Bo Location: Denmark Watch: Rolex, of course! Posts: 22,436	To add to my review, here is a small overview over the changes that the Daytona 11652x with inhouse movt has seen some seen since year 2000: From year 2000 until year 2005: Parachrom hairspring but NOT the blued version. The blue version came with the D-series in year 2005. See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E3lE...layer_embedded And in the below Rolex documents, you get it "straight from the horse's mouth" that the Parachrom hairspring wasn't blue initially: "Skinny" (thin) hands on the Daytona 11652x from year 2000 to around 2003/2004 (mid to late F-series). After the mid-late F-series, the hands got fatter. RBR (Rolex Branded Rehaut) from the Z-series ("ROLEXROLEX" and serial number on rehaut round the dial). Removal of the green caseback sticker and and introduction of the "credit card" style certificate; also with the Z-series. From around the late M-series / early V-series: Daytona gets an updated clasp, the same style as the one seen on the GMT II 116710; i.e.: springloaded tip instead of a "button" that the clasp snaps holds onto via friction fit. OLD-style 116520 clasp: NEW-style 116520 clasp (same style as the GMT II 11671x): __________________ With kind regards, Bo LocTite 221: The Taming Of The Screw...