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not withstanding the date advance pusher on the case, though, i figured this new movement would raise the datewheel on the existing old skool 196's which have the best dial... if you had an old skool a7750 196 - which as you said, had a non-functioning date advance pusher - if you wanted to go 7753, you needed a new dial...with this new movement, we could use our current setup, and essentially have a flush'ish datewheel...that's what i was thinking... yes/no?!...if yes, this retains the value of the old skool case as a candidate for a new movement transplant...

i'm thinking that with the recent discovery that these new 7753 movements appear to have a dw located in the 7750 position, i'm thinking that the old case pieces now have a transplant option with this new movement...the old 196, for example, have a really nice dial...and now you could close the 7750 gap on these old case pieces with this new movement...if so, then this is a nice surprise, don't ya think?... PaulVanDyk's gen&new7753 compare post

hmmmmm...ok, so does all this mean that this new movement might fit the old skool case/dial a7750 196's?...it appears the dw is in the right place and right size...what do you guys think?... if so, this would be great news...

Pre-sales Notice...I am readying a FS post of Stace's white Samurai - which I bought from him in April...worn a couple of times max...perfect condition... As the pix show, this is a great watch...on all fronts...runs great, looks great, rare... Too many white faced watches...time to prune the collection... Thanks...R

what a difference Kate the gen dial makes... wear it well... loving your watch's distant cousin...

beautiful B!... where did the gen crown/tube come from?...RWG's resident IWC dial source?!... have you found any differences in the bracelet?...is that still rep or gen on your franken?...i need to pick up a rep bracelet for my L-franken and wondered what would be the best source... R-

why, oh why, didn't they make an old skool 116?... would lovvvvvvvvvvve to own one of these...

i may have missed this, but does anyone know if the a7753 196 will have flat subdials or recessed?... boy, this really hurts the market for those that have the sought after old case chronos...

i think justin could turn that case into a nice 34mm, don't ya think?!...

very sharp...love the base models... thanks for sharing...R

@Drulee --> thanks... are the lugs the same size/shape?...i've seen similar pix to your 1st one where the bottom lug looks longer and less squat...that's what prompted my post...by the looks of your other pix, the lugs look to be the same size/shape and appear squatty to me...is that so?... have any profile pix directly of the bezel...would like to see the shape of the 2 edges of it... thanks...R

thanks, Mike... so the lugs are squatty?... how tall is the bezel edge in mm?...

looking for pix of a gen 196 that shows the bezel height/shape and the lug profiles... having trouble finding nice hi res, macro'ish pix to compare cases i have... thanks...R

perfect 036, WFan...wear it well... R-

thanks, Gents... i tend to wander off the beaten path of repliamaniacal perfection into custom craziness... gonna tone down the blue with a light swabbing of some automotive aluminum polish goop that mike has recommended...per mike, it wipes away, leaving the underlying darkened surface... @P4 --> the distressed pvd piece is a poor man's version of the PAM 360... ...assembled with various collected/spare pieces...a fun venture...btw - i thought i finally got to understanding the english language thru tutorials with peteM, , but that said, what the heck is a crown brulee?...if you mean the rising cg pin on the distressed pvd, i need to pop that sucker down and glue fix her...like anything else, its a matter of time...

one-handed Droid shot...almost impossible to take a one-handed pix without blur with this darn thing... blue swiss sosf steelfish on gen blue rubber...

oh boy...this could could lead to some interesting posts... Hike - where are you?...

a lesson to all...glad you are ok, cats... i recently switched from a Blackberry Curve to a Droid Incredible...what i learned?...its amazingly difficult to drive typing on the Droid...i was better at driving with the blackberry...stupid and irresponsible of me...at least, now with the Droid, i've changed my ways...

pix added to my orig post...of my ti trio...

i followed the same advice as Lani and Mike...kinda/sorta... materials: Oxiclean - 24 oz Pyrex glass 32 oz measuring cup plastic water bottle top 32 oz pot watch prep...i de-cased the dial/movement...i then folded up plastic wrap into a small square approx 6mm...stuck the stem thru it and trimmed it down to approx 3mm - just enough to cover the stem tube opening...inserted the stem/crown into the tube - carefully tucking the plastic wrap into the crown head - as best you can...put the cg on and it was sealed...not a drop of water!... i poured 16-20 oz of water and 1 1/2 scoop of oxiclean into the 32 oz pot on the stove...made it hot to the touch...not warm, not boiling...stirred it up to break it down...it does "foam" so plan the level of water accordingly... poured the hot mixture into the Pyrex glass measuring cup with the watch face down on the bottle cap...carefully and to cover the watch completely by an inch or so... let it brew for 20 minutes... made another batch of hot water and oxiclean mix... poured out the water from the pyrex measuring cup...refilled with the hot water mixture... let it brew for 20 minutes... i repeated this for 2 hours...6 cycles...i then let it sit overnight for 8 hours... i took it out...rinsed it well with water... let it air dry...i then used Crest toothpaste (the orig formula) and lightly brushed the case to clean it up - it takes some of the blue off and generally cleans it up a bit... i decided to darken it further and did the same for another hour today...3 cycles... i believe you can use aluminum polish paste to take the blue out...so far, i like it...time will tell if i decide to work it some more...for now it works...so, we'll see... enjoy - R

inspired by the Michigan Mad Scientist, mike, i completed my first oxidation of a ti case... then added in a Ziggified c1/c3 dial/movement... next to my distressed pvd creation... this case was a reallllllly light gray titanium...almost looked like brushed ss...not any more.... next to my 036 and 177...

i have used very fine grit metal sandpaper...very fine...rip off a small piece, fold it and brush...works great...doesn't leave any coarse lines... R-

hey Lobster!...how about some pix of your gen 000?...

playing with the house money...(2) coming back from the Spa, (1) coming from a trade...

hey Tech - you're killing me with that RRRRRRRRARE "L" gen dial...one of three?!?!...geeeez....