freddy333

Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Unfortunately, I do not have any 7750 parts movements laying around since graphite appeared on the scene, but julesborel.com sell most of the individual 7750 parts for the ETA version. Many of the parts are interchangeable, but I am not sure about those 3 parts. Ziggy may know or you might throw caution to the wind & just order the parts from borel & find out. I doubt such a gamble would cost you more than about $20, including ground shipping.

I posted info on this in 1 of the previous threads on this subject.

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Was the package still properly sealed when you received it, or did it look like it had been tampered with along the way?

Good luck.

Thank you, but the lume color looks a bit too orange to me. Kind of like a cheap bottled tan. I want the lume to look exactly like lanikai's, so I am waiting to hear back from Ziggy.

Actually, this is my next gen DRSD, which will be powered by a freshly serviced 1575 I have all the parts, but I am waiting to hear back from Ziggy to see if he can Ziggify the dial a bit. I could use it as is, but I have decided to go all-out on this 1. I would prefer white (or whiter) lume & I think the 6 & 9 index markers could be widened a bit. If Ziggy can make the lume on this dial match lanikai's dial, this should be my final word on the DRSD (unless I find a gen owner willing to part with his for a pittance.......& even then I am not sure it would be much of an upgrade over this).

Another watch modded by Ziggy.......yada, yada, yada. Old news & very boring, because they always looks the same -- Awesome! I hope he can bore the hell out of my DRSD dial Calling Ziggy........you are needed!

I think I saw a 16520 aftermarket case set on ioffer a couple of weeks ago. Do not quote me on this, but I think the price was $1,495 & I do not know who the seller was. It was around the time I posted in another thread about a NOS Ebel 134 (same base movement as in the 16520) on ebay with a buy it now price of $1,380 (260227295721). Amazingly, it did not sell, so the seller reposted it & it sold the 2nd time. Hopefully, it went to a good RWG home.

I would wait to get the final word from Ubi if you want accurate info.

If you look closely at the cup that contains the shock components you will see small indentations at 3 points around its circumference Use the tip of a small oiler (or, if you are very careful, the tip of your tweezers) to rotate the cloverleaf-shaped spring that holds the jewel in the cup slightly until the points of the spring align with the indentations in the cup, then you can remove the spring & lift out the jewels. Be careful when doing this because it is 1 of those procedures where the spring is likely to pop out & fly a good distance if you are not careful. Once the spring has been removed, you can use a small piece of rodico putty to lift the 2 jewels out of the cup (careful, they are held together by a drop of oil between them). Installation is a reversal of the removal procedure. I think the lever you read about refers to a KIF shock system, where the spring is levered at 1 end -- you gently compress the spring to release it from the cup & then lift the spring up (it is hinged on 1 side) & out of the way

Boy, I am sure glad I got mine before they ceased to exist

The problems relating to the secs at 6 7750 has nothing to do with whether it is Swiss or Asian-made or whether it is a 3rd or 1st gen movement. The problem relates to the lack of jeweling used for the extra gearing added to relocate the subdial functions to match the gen watches. Until/unless the factories redesign the basic movement to incorporate additional jewels for the extra gearing, it does not matter which version you use -- they all suffer from the same problem. The only known treatment is powdered graphite, which was described in this post from February.

My trusty beater

Without inspecting the watch, it is impossible to say with certainty what the problem is, or whether it was abused or is simply in need of standard servicing, as is often the case with rep watches (especially after touring the country as a guest of the mail system). But it sounds like the watch was working properly when the buyer received it, so, unless you are an official collector or you stated that you would provide 8+ days of warranty coverage, I would have provided nothing more than a heartfelt apology & possibly some assistance in recommending a suitable watchmaker (Ziggy).

They are 'collectors' & can be found in the Watch Collectors forum (which I believe requires Supporter member status -- click the yellow Upgrade link at the top of the page for details). Your reading should begin with the Help link at the top of the page.

Use the 'Attachment Editor' below the box you enter your post message into. You can upload an image from your hard drive to RWG & then use the 'Manage Current Attachments' drop-down box just above the Browse & Upload buttons to place the image where you want it to appear in your post.

The NDtrading dials tend to vary a bit in color. Sometimes, they get the color pretty close. I have 1 that has nice cream colored index markers & they are almost the right size too. But on all the NDtrading DRSD dials I have seen, both the index markers & crown are too narrow for my taste.

And freddy is sooooo 1933

Thanks, this is the closest I have seen an aftermarket DRSD dial come to matching 1 of the gens. The print quality is on par with the best NDtrading dials. But, unlike the NDtrading, they got the crown & text nearly dead-on. No Wild Wild West style fonts on this 1. I just wish they had used a more natural looking white or cream colored lume for the index markers instead of that weird brown that all of these aftermarket dial makers like to use. As it is the dial is passable, but if they had done the index markers in white, the dial could have fooled me. I emailed Ziggy last week to see if he can Ziggyify (whiten) them, but I guess he is still on vacation or not answering mail. This is definitely a dial that requires The Master's touch. I bought the dial on ebay from a relatively new seller -- 'preciouswatches'. At the time, I think he had 27 sold items, but he got 100% positive feedback & my gut told me he was legit, so I took a chance & it worked out well.

I think they retail at about $950.

Mine has been running for the past 25 years without any problems (or servicing), so I do not need a spare watch (yet). But I appreciate the offer.

Now, that is a nice watch. Would love to see some better pics. I may have to post a pic of my 45 year old (open-through-the-crystal) Benrus.

Alot of nice stuff posted here. My current DRSD And a quick glimpse into 1 of my current projects No cantankerous (aftermarket) datewheel overlays to contend with on this 1.........lurking below the dial is a freshly overhauled