watchguy7575

Sorry for the late reply. Although all I have at home is a nice wusthof chefs knife, I just performed my first lobotomy, and it was on myself. I think if I can do that, taking apart and putting back together a 7750 for my very first watch dissection should be a piece of cake. hiorshooghuiohgjkhds,hdguirehguioshjkl;vhusriol;ghujrksl;hgur (<----- Sorry, after the surgery, my hands go kind of crazy sometimes. Good thing a balance spring is as tough as a Humvee!)

Well, I may try to see what the problem is. If I cant fix it, you might be getting a bag of parts, possibly disassembled, possibly destroyed. I do also have a book on beginner watchmaking and the george daniels book on watchmaking (although his is a bit advanced, describing in detail how to turn dials and make parts). I have seen the eta site, and it requires me to start with the front, which means I have to take off the hands and dial. It wouldnt bug me so much if the thing were dead, but as I sit here typing this, the damn thing is ticking away without any problems (as it sits without its caseback and on its crystal). As soon as I throw the caseback under it, it stops within minutes. Very frustrating

So what you are saying is that I should just use this as a watch to toy around with? Get some tools, see if I can rebuild it. Worst case, I have a pile of junk. Best case, I fixed it. In any case, I kinda lose. Aside from some better screwdrivers (the home depot set I have just doesnt cut it) and some tweezers, what do I really need to take this apart and try and put it back together? Can I do this in the case without touching the dial and hands?

If its the 5002 rep, just take the caseback off (pliers in the holes or the duct tape method) will work, pull out the crown, and squeeze the tube with a set of pliers. Not too much, though, then you might break it. I just did this the other day. Looks perfect and runs like a champ. These V1's are great. If it is authentic, send it to IWC in Texas. You can go through any IWC retailer. IWC is funny about releasing parts to anyone who is outside of their own buildings and they wont stand behind anybody elses work. They are a real pain in the a$$.

So now the big question is... do I have it properly serviced, swap it out for a real swiss 7750 with the secs @ 6, or just dont bother with it. The watch cost me $220 about 2 years ago, and it was fine for about 1 year (with limited wear, but nevermind). Its a standard white faced daytona rep. There is nothing particularly special, and the one thing that bugs me about it is the tachymeter bezel. It is engraved, but just barely. I have seen the gens and bezel is the dead giveaway. I havent seen a gen tachymeter bezel, and if I did, I am sure that it would be about $1000. Thats just not worth it. I just need some help with this decision. Its a piece I like, but I am not in love with it. So in your opinion (professional or otherwise), what do you think I should do?

And a quick update. I just put the watch with the caseback supporting the watch, but not screwed in, with the crystal towards the sky. Stopped in 3 minutes.

With the caseback on, I can hear the rotor spinning when its in my hand. When I left it last night, I came back to a perfectly functioning watch. This morning, I put the caseback back on and turned it over (so it was lying on the caseback. I set it at 8:56am. I just came back and saw that it had stopped at 9:00am. So either it is the caseback (which I cant see or hear) or it the pressure put on the mainspring in any position other than crystal down? Does this make any sense?

No, i wound it over 20 times before and it would stop after 10-20 minutes. When I got the caseback off, it starts to tick after 1-2 spins of the rotor. When I left it overnight with the caseback off, it ran beautifully.

Hello, I have a daytona with the sec @6 movement that is known for being quite horrible. I have been told about the different mods and services I can do to make it run right, and I will probably do it. It would run for about 10 minutes and then stop, and this was a common issue. Last night, however, I felt like tinkering with it a bit. I took off the caseback, and wound the rotor by hand. It started working. I took it apart some more and then it stopped. I put it back in the case, put the rotor back on, reinserted the crown and stem, and hand wound (I know, I shouldnt), but then it started working again. I left it last night without the caseback and its running beautifully. It keeps great time (when it did work, it always did). could the case back be the reason for it to stop working? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks (I am posting this same thread on RG and RWG, just because I would like an answer)

Thank goodness for this forum. I have had this watch out of commission for 2 years and all I needed was a set of pliers. Fantastic.

Did she show you any more inside your room? Thats wuite the compilation. Nice

lol. very funny

Oban or Bowmore for me. The bowmore I have on hand now is their 25 year. Its a nice bottle that I cant drink, sadly. Its like drinking fire. All my other years are gone.

Hi Everyone, I just stumbled across this site a few days ago and have been amazed. Anyways, I have a Daytona rep and its not working so well. I had a watchsmith in Orange county, but he "fixed" whatever issue I was having before (i dont remember), and now it doesnt work. I can wind it and hear the rotor turning, but the time sticks after about 2-4 minutes and just doesnt keep time at all. He also put in some rubber gasket at the crown and that makes it very hard to close. Does anyone know of someone who can fix the daytona who is located in Socal? Equally, I can ship it. (I think its an asian 7750) Also, I hate the bezel on this thing. The gen has proper grooves in the bezel for the tachymeter. this one just has an almost smooth bezel. I have looked for a gen bezel, but I cant find them. Any suggestions? Also, regarding mods, I have a green milgauss from PT. The crystal is horrible on it. I owned the real thing and the crystals are just two different leagues. I heard the ebay crystals arent any better than the PT ones. Any suggestions on that one too? Thanks