Lucio69

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who can do that for me? Im in the UK.

OK, got the watch, after 30 days and the promise of a new watch I got my same old one and still faulty, its one minute per hour fast, around 25 minutes per day. Can anyone help me please to fix it? I really want to use it as a watch and this is making me lose the will. Its a TAG HEUER LINK , supposedly valjoux 7750 chrono automatic movement.

L.

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18 days from posting it, still waiting.

The particular myth this excerpt was lifted from, had to do with the claim/myth that you should only use the chrono on a fully wound A7750 movement, or the friction generated by the movement of the newly engaged gears would have a slowing down affect. In reality you can run the chrono continuously, until the watch stops without noticing any difference in the performance/accuracy or the reserve power.

The statement above is correct, assuming a properly working movement. I understand, and agree with your statement that a dirty, over or under oiled watch has much more friction than a working one, but usually, if it's dirty, it's dirty all over, not only the couple of gears that engage during the active chrono (center seconds and tilting pinion)

Never-the-less, a watch that gains a minute for every five it runs, then looses a minute for every five the chrono is on, has problems that go well beyond simple friction and lubrication, hence my advice to not waste anymore time and get it replaced.

Yea , agreed, watch is in the post, Jee at Silix agreed to replace and was very helpful, lets see if the watch will trn up quick.

By the way I noticed , when watching very closely, that both the seconds indicator (at 9) and the chrono seconds needle , when engaged, have an irregular movement (seconds at 9 barely noticeable), looks like its some sort of friction which is not constantly there, It could be due to over-oiling or dirt but can be anyhting. I didn't want to open the watch and have a look at the movement as i preferred to just send it back, but still doesn't make sense that it runs fast but slows heavily down when chrono runs. Id love to udnderstand why but probably never will!

L.

Thank you, as I am new to the hobby I am keen and need to learn, ah and about the bad experience; no way, its not a problem, if everything would be perfect i would lose interest I like challenges, I always liked making my life more complicated than it is, whats best than a dodgy watch movement for that!?

Thanks,

L.

Thanks for your answer, that gives me some grounds on what to discuss with the dealer which, for the time being, is being sympathetic. I will wait until Monday then , if the fault is still that bad (Dealer, jay at Silix, says that that can hasppen when a watch is new and sometimes it settles itself with the time) I will decide what to do. I am sure Jay will be happy to replace it. Sunday I will meet a friend (he is a 60+ years old watchmaker from Luxembourg) and he will also give me some hints. Thanks a million!

By the way, how can you tell what movement is the one in the watch, can you direct me to some pictures or tutorials? (Its supposed to to be the new A7750 28800 Bph 21 jewels I believe?)

Thanks,

L.

When I buy one new,Shouldnt i get a watch that doesnt require service straight away though?

The movement needs service, including adjustment and regulation. Activating the chrono puts more pieces into motion, creating slightly more drag; that's why it slows down considerably when the chrono is activated.

Thanks for your answer, could you reccomend anyone that does service in the UK?

L.

Hi,

After reading for weeks the forums and reviews, I ordered a TAG Heuer Link from Silix 15 days ago, after a pleasant transaction complete with tracking, two days of Quality Control and many cordial emails, I finally received the watch. No doubt its a beautifully crafted and near perfect replica and so is the box that came with it..

- but there is a BIG problem, the watch gains about a minute every 5 minutes, basically im traveling in the future!!

Any suggestions on how (if possible) to fix the fault?

Thanks to all,

Lucio

PS

A quick technical update, I noticed something really odd:

The watch GAINS a minute or so every 5 minutes during normal use, but if I let it run with the cronograph on, it LOSES a minute every 5 minutes instead, maybe this can tickle some expert mind...

Thanks,

Lucio