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Chronus

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  1. I got mine a couple weeks ago - thanks david for the info. I like it and the glow is great. The gas tubes are great :D

    Go to a cinema and you won't have a problem reading the time.

    The case looks like a PAM from the front but on the side it is very much different.

    I've had the chrono running for days and it's fine. It's an ETA 7750.

    I've got it on the steel band it came with (very oyster like). I was also sent two leather bands which feel of good quality.

    AR coating works well too.

    All in all, a great watch at a great deal. :thumbsupsmileyanim:

  2. Just to let you know that the ETA 2893 movement is not (in my opinion) a TRUE GMT movement.

    - You CANNOT independently adjust the hour hand.

    - You CAN independently adjust the 24 hour GMT hand, which will jump from hour to hour, at the correct point (eg. if it is 4:30 and you adjust it, the 24 hour hand will be halfway between the hour markers).

    The modified ETA 2836 movement does this too but I have never seen them in action.

    The genuine R*l*x GMT Master and Omega Seamaster GMTs have independently adjustable HOUR hands, not 24 hour GMT hands.

  3. I'm happy with pp, no matter how risky. I'm even ok with bills-stuffed-in-an-envelope-pal. At a pinch, if the dealer gave me discount, I'd use WU. I've even used propay with Silix once.

    However, I will never buy from a dealer using e-gold.

    Problem with sending cash is that postal workers may steal some!

    Problem with WU - even if the dealer gives a discount - is the limit on how much you can spend per month.

    Off topic,

    TTK - I finally saw V for Vendetta on Monday... had to go to Odeon West End in Leicester Square. Great film, reminds me of Orwell's 1984, and better than a similarly themed Equilibrium. :thumbsupsmileyanim:

    Only downside was paying so much on the tube and the ticket to watch it was something like 12.50 ... almost 2 hours work :( Local cinemas cost around 4-6 pounds.

  4. The Asian 7750 -

    It has running seconds at 9 o'clock as you get with many PAMs such as the Arktos etc. It also has a day/date function.

    The problems with the Asian 7750 (as far as I know) is when there are extra gears added to move the subdials - a good example is the Daytona that has running seconds at 6 o'clock (as detailed in The Zigmeister's review).

    With no strain coming from chrono functions, I doubt there would be (m)any problems with this movement in a non-chrono rep with running seconds at 9 o'clock.

    As for the price, I think the price is similar to the chrono reps with Asian 7750.

    The way a dealer/manufacturer figures it, is they have to sell the same movement based watch the same price, regardless of the chrono functions.

    Personally, I would think that a chrono rep would cost more because there are subdials as well as extra hands on the watch for this function.

    The non-chrono rep doesn't need extra hands or pushers so should cost cheaper... although I don't know by how much.

  5. Problems I've had with WU and moneybookers (apart from the fees ;) ) is that they have a limit to how much you can send in a certain time period.

    At the moment I can't fund moneybookers with credit card because I've reached the limit and have to wait 60-90 days (can't remember the duration). I refuse to link my bank account to it (or pp for that matter) as I don't want all my money disappearing into there for whatever reason they cook up.

    With WU you have to call them up to verify the transfer and tell them why you are sending the money and if you know them. I don't know how many PlayStation3s and Nintendos I can pre-order before they think it's dodgy ;)

  6. A friend walked into a big shop here (Watches of Switzerland) and they saw his chinese PAM111H rep and asked to see it and said it's a great watch. My friend said it's a replica, and the guy said there is no way it is a replica :Jumpy:

    He showed him other Panerais and gave him a catalogue in the hope he'd buy some.

    Maybe it's cos the guy looks the part, wearing his expensive suits and is in his late 30s.

    He's also the kind who would spend big even though he doesnt make lots of money.

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