DOE1345

Ok thanks anyway for responding. It was very enlightning reading your article on the modified 7750. Looks like I'll just have to put it down to experience and avoid this kind of movement in future. Regards.

I am a complete novice to buying watches and came across this forum by chance (good fortune?). I have recently purchased a Daytona (Asia) with seconds running at 6. A lovely looking watch but totally unreliable in that it (sometimes) just stops without warning. You cannot be certain when you look at your wrist that the time is correct .....but it could be....as very occasionally it runs for 24 hours without a hitch. Another forum pointed me towards this site ("ask The Zigmeister") and explained that the problem may be as simple as having my watch serviced and oiled. For some reason I'm told these watches are shipped without the movement being lubricated....why is this?? Can anyone tell me how a person in the UK gets his broken watch repaired and / or serviced. I have approached the seller directly many times but have had no response (despite his reputation as being a damn good chap!). Is this really $350 down the drain or can anyone help a novice get his dream watch repaired at a reasonable cost? Comments and advice would be much appreciated.