Jkay

Vaccum is in Florida. The Zigmeister is in Canada, and is so busy that he is not taking any new work until further notice.

You could search "gran wedding" and see all the pics he posted

and this is why I get things repaired within my own country. send it back? No Way. Sorry about your problem.

One of the top Forum modders is in Florida, if you used your real home location in your user info. Go to Vac's Mod Shop here in this Forum and he can help you with anything from chronograph service to lume re-painting.

Id like to be submerged /in/ that. Unless that is your lovely wife, Gran; in which case I made only a sincerely respectful comment

No; there are good, trusted technicians in the EU who can do this with no problem.

The 7750 needs a specialist. Don't give it to anyone who doesn't know chronometers specifically.

A chrono watch is a complicated piece of micro-machinery, and I always say the people who buy one as their very first replica are taking a big gamble. It's like buying a used Aston Martin as your first car. Maybe it's perfect and maybe it needs $6k of service. The juddering of the chrono seconds hand is symptomatic of the breed; don't worry about it. During your first service it can be dealt with. Hopefully you can go a few years but probably not, and then it's off to the service technician. After that you are good for another several years. Enjoy it.

Glad to hear it.

That was not his question.

Depends on Customs now. If they sit on it for a week, or just wave it through.

You would know!

The 7750 movement Swiss or Asian suffer from a weak winding gear. If you wind it by turning the crown clockwise, do it slowly and gently or you can strip off the gear teeth. If you do not move around much every day because you are a desk jockey, you will need to invest in a watch winder or your watch will simply stop due to your inactivity. A 7750 movement needs 800 swings of your wrist per day to be fully wound. So you see, if you work in an office that's not going to happen. Place the watch in the palm of your hand, face up, with the strap wrapped around your hand. Swirl your hand like you are swirling a drink in a glass. Only 800 of those and you're wound! That's why people buy watch winders. One last thing. 7750 only winds in one direction. If you swirl it the wrong way you're just wasting your time.

The "working chrono" watches use the 7750 movement ... a whole nother (expensive) animal to this Asia 23j ..

Thank you, everyone ... and funny story about that SOSF photo .. I swear I did not plan to photograph it at 13:50:35 ("perfect picture time") .. I was just sitting waiting for someone and took the picture. A complete coincidence.

Both ti and ss scratch/scuff. You just need to keep on top of them if you like your watches immaculate.

Zigmeister is so backed up with work that he's cut off new clients for a while.

What can I say? Thank you to everyone I've learned from, bought an amazing watch from, and trusted to fix my mechanical issues. To the new guys out there: read! It's all here, somewhere. Everything you need to know. Learn to love the Read New Posts button; it's much better than looking around manually. I look forward to all of your pictures, your opinions, and your advice. ttyl, JK

You will want to do as most Gen Panerai owners do .. start a strap collection. There are amazing strap makers here who will make great products for you, for not a lot of money. (uh, compared to gen strap prices)

Just know that the bead-blasted Titanium texture of this watch will show every scuff. Wear it carefully!