Subdial just listed this silver dial Daytona 6265 this morning.
While it looks to be a lovely example and full set, the dial appears to be a later ‘Small Red’ service replacement.
This isn’t uncommon, but the service dial was not mentioned in the description, and not reflected by the asking price of £79,000.
Here’s an image of the watch.
And here’s a useful reference image of the ‘Big Red’ dial vs ‘Small Red’, borrowed from an article here.
And here's an example of a correct silver Big Red from a similar era
I’m unsure if Subdial is aware of the issue. If so, my personal opinion is that the service dial should be explicitly mentioned, and that the price should be many 1000s less.
Otherwise, the potential buyer could get really burned..
Interestingly, it is also mentioned that the watch just returned from a Rolex Atelier Service… I seriously hope the dial wasn’t replaced then, as that would be one hell of an expensive service… (if the original was not returned to the owner).
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