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It was a 196 w/ swiss 7753

So... they sell rep cones? lol

Given what it costs to service a 7750, it's not THAT pricy in the overall scheme of things, but I wanted to ask others to see what the reason was for the cost. I was quoted just under $800 for another pam that contained a swiss movement.

I'm looking at a Pam90 with sapphire glass, asian movement, real SS bracelet. It's a stunning watch, and it ran ~$300. I've found two dealers who sell the Pam90 with the same specs as above, but with an ETA movement for ~$600. I don't know what the exact ETA movement is in the more expensive version - but given that the ETA 2824 runs $50-70 range, what am I really getting for the money? And can I just buy an ETA movement and swap it with the asian? I think the Pam90 comes with an asian 7750, but I'm not sure. It has running seconds in the 9 o'clock position.

It wasn't a low cost one - but I'm not going to mention dealer name until the situation has come to some conclusion. I don't want to add to the random unnecessary bitching about dealers on the boards when we know there will always be some bumps in the road.

Yes, from the fires of Mt. Doom.

I've tried holding it at different angles, it always reacts the same way. My 7750 Omega has the second dial in the same location and has no issues

I just uploaded a video of the watch in action. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-t8droJc04

Yes, it usually happens twice every minute on opposite sides of the dial (eg; 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock) it will stop moving then jerk around 1-3 seconds after stopping. It will jerk around 1-3 times in a row before going smooth. I've never seen it make it around the dial without jumping around :/ I'm told it's an asian movement (No idea what the exact movement is though). I wound it up to 40 (on the power reserve), let it drop down to 20, and wound it up again. The watch has been keeping perfect time. I haven't worn it (The bracelet is too large and I haven't gotten it resized), so it's been sitting in the box it came in. I just PM'ed the dealer I bought it from to read this thread and left it to him if he would do an exchange for me (I offered to pay shipping - the watch is still unused condition).

The chop is .. anywhere from 2 to 3 seconds where the hand will just pause before moving again. It will pause one to three times in a row before getting smooth again. The watch seems to keep time so far, but with the second hand being choppy, I don't think I'd want to show the watch to anyone.

the point that the second hand gets choppy moves around. It used to be at 12 and 6, now it's sometimes at 12, somtimes at 4, etc. Is a choppy second hand enough to warrent asking for a swap from a dealer? How long should I wait to see if it breaks in? I really like this watch - it's the nicest of the 3 reps I have bought, but the choppy hand irks the crap out of me.

lol. I just bought 3! Plus a watch kit (to adjust links and unscrew the back) and a watch case.

I just got a power reserve 90 (luminor). This is one seriously sweet watch. Anyway, I don't know what the movement is inside. The second hand is a bit jumpy at 12 o clock and 6 o clock. The dealer I bought it from said to shake it up for a few minutes. Anyone have a clue if shaking it will help? Or any other methods to get this smoothed out without having it serviced? I was quoted a price equal to what I paid for the watch to get it serviced .. so would like to avoid that if at all possible.

Ah damn. You are right. I was thinking the watch was broken because it was so damn hard to pull out and when it's unscrewed the [censored] looked like it was just dangling, not attached properly. when I pulled it out two clicks, the second hand stops. so looks like it's good to go

Got a blue seamaster pro, I can wind it, and I can set the date, but I can't seem to set the time. Does the He valve set the time? It's an ETA 2834 thanks Edit: I was able to accidently do it once, but only breifly. The winder seems to either be screwing in (till it can no longer turn or move), or unscrewing till it's all the way out and I can change the date. It cannot go further out and doesn't seem to be able to set the time without accidently hitting the sweet spot.

in case you're not kidding: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/pope.tuesday/

Welcome to 2005 I guess it shows that I use http://ircimages.com too much

Nice looking watch how easy would it be to scratch the case and would you see silver metal once it's scratched?

damn! That's my son's real name too.

Here's one of the more recent Omega watches.. It's almost a perfect rep visually. All the chrono functions are working. It comes with the asian 7750. It has a good weight to it. When I brought it over to a local jewlery store to get it resized, the first words out of the guy's mouth was "nice watch", he whispered it outloud to himself. It's so nice that my wife now wants some reps... The major flaw with this unit is that the serial number on the back says 0000 / 6000, so don't take it off and show it to others Just to compare, here's the gen:

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has had lunch twice in SO CAL.

To hell with backwards talking, lets all md5 hash chat, then see who can create collisions that render the discussion unintelligable

hmmm, who picked purple for the bedsheets?