Hello,
no need to spend too much time on the reasons... :-) But having read all the horror stories on this forum as well as the possible workarounds (DLC, franken, ...) with various degree of success and cost, I was more and more ready to give up. But then I found the following @ watchc.com - basically 3 porto chrono models, but each with a different movement:
1) IWC - IW10036 Portuguese Chrono Auto SS Black Asia 7750 28800bph - I assume this model with the troubled small sec hand @ 6
2) IWC - IWPG10004 Portuguese Chrono SS/LE Black A-7750 New Improved - it says new improved 29J version
3) IWC - IWPG10104 Portuguese Chrono SS/LE Black Swiss 7750 - with Swiss 7750 Valjoux Working Chronograph movement, 25J, 28800bph, Insignia Rotor but at almost tripple price
Is there basically any difference between the first and second one? Or in other words, does the second one suffer from the small sec hand issue too?
Anyone having a personal experience with the third one - the one with the original 7750 movement?
Thank you in advance for all your replies!
JB