GenTLe

Uff, I have really bad luck with watches... This (I discovered this eve) does not hand-wind. The stem looks ok, it can set time and day/date, but rotate completely freely when placed into hand wind position

Well yes! The sensation that the lubeta leaves on the hands is exactly similar to my teflon dry lube spray, so I strongly suspect that the main component is that in lubeta too It would be good to give it a try on the infamous sec @6 chronos... But it must be an absolutely dry layer of ptfe because if you add there some oil then the transfer gears will be "glued" to the metal surface of the plate and it will probably be even worse than nothing at all...

Hi Marti, it's this one, 42mm which is the perfect size for my 18,5cm wrist: http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-divers-60/seiko-automatic-divers-200m-jubilee-bracelet-skx009k2-skx009-712.html

NW... That strap... So tempting...

I always found the Japanese brands less appealing than their Swiss cousins, probably they smell less "luxury", even if they are very good pieces. But when I've seen this one I felt in love... And considering the high value for money (150€ shipped with DHL on creationwatches) I pulled the trigger. Purchased last Thursday, arrived today on my desk. I'm already loving it

Eheheh, maybe, but I had indeed scratches to the kneecap bone AND knees swollen like a handball ball for 15 days...

Add this to the natural remedy: when I was 15yo, I had a kind of moped (look for Malaguti Fifty Top - an originally 50cm3 - 3.05 cubic inch liquid cooled 4 gears 2 stroke engine based one) that I tuned so heavily that from the original top speed 45km/h (28miles/h) in the end was running at top speed of 115km/h (68miles/h) and when the maximum torque was striking in, it was wheeling by itself in 1st and 2nd gears (sometimes even in 3rd one). Therefore if I was partying with friends and getting drunk (here the laws on alcohol are much MUCH less strict than in USA and it's absolutely normal to have pubs full of guys/girls 15/16yo drinking beer) driving that beast was kind of risky... And a couple of times I managed to "wheel to death" (wheeling and "OPS! I wheeled too much!!!") and landed down on my knees at 70/80km/h.. Well, I had them swollen and full of liquid many times, but I have always avoided to go through the syringe liquid extraction just binding over the knees a mixture of cabbage leaves and clay. The leaves take out the inflammation, and the clay "suck" out the liquid. 100% guaranteed working!

Ok, trying to mesure the incablock assembly of the asian 7750, the most dimentional similar ones are the a ) 160.12.300 http://www.incabloc.ch/en/technique/sus100_en.html b ) 944.22.290 http://www.incabloc.ch/en/technique/sus900_en.html Therefore, based on these 2 docs: http://www.phfactor.net/wtf/Incabloc/1263_Incabloc%20By%20Factory%20-%20HP,%20HPP.pdf and http://www.phfactor.net/wtf/Incabloc/1290_Incabloc%20By%20Factory%20-%20Peseux.pdf the related jewel hole/endstone/lyra-spring are: a) 111.10/121.11/170.03 b ) 911.09/922.11/974.03 I ordered them, and let's hope to get the right ones...

Add on: the lyra spring is long around 2,36mm

Funnily I tried to replace them with gen ones coming from cousins... They were dry like mine after washing (no oil) and they were making hanwinding difficult. Dropped into lubeta v105 = silk smooth handwinding

On my (recently downloaded) ETA charts for the 2824-2 and 2836-2 I see this: But, as I wrote and by my direct experience, with the V105 you can securely lube them after a proper wash. Here an article about it: http://hiro.alliancehorlogere.com/en/Under_the_Loupe/Lubeta_V105

I tried (after washing them): - HP1300 - 9010 - nothing at all - Lubeta V105 The only one working really well is the last one, which is a kind of wax diluted in ether and done by ETA to lube exactly the reversing wheels. It is also very easy to use: just drop the reversing wheels in the bottle, shake for 2 secs and take them out. They will dry in few secs and they can be mounted instantly. Mine comes from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lubeta-V105-V106-Especially-designed-for-the-lubrication-of-ball-bearings-/151318401958 Cheers, GenTLe

Hi all, I started to unassemble another 7750 and the balance [censored] incabloc spring got broken as soon as I touched it. Also, i didn't manage to separate end-stone from the jewel hole on the main plate incabloc: normally some time in the ultrasonic cleaner is enough, but this one looks like has something wrong. Do you know which are the codes to order the replacement parts for these things? I already found the gen ETA ones as @incabloc site there are the tables, but I can't predict if they'll fit the Asian 7750 too... The asian larger external diameter of the jewel hole is 1,32mm. I have around a set for gen ETA 2836 (Inca 111.09 jewel hole and 122.11 end stone) and the external jewel hole diameter is 1.34mm, don't know if they can be used, but still I have problems with the right inca spring. Thanks, GenTLe

Well, maybe if it goes behind a steamroller it can detach again... But at that point the dwo is a minor problem [emoji12]

In my view: perfect. Well done mate!!! Did you used the Uhu 300 in the end?

Yoiu can reglue it, but you should find some slow drying one because you'll need to reposition it many times. Personally I use UHU Endfest 300 (very little amount), as it's incredibly strong (300kg/cm2) but it fully dries in 12h and gives you around 30mins (even more if you put less catalyst component in the mixture) to reposition it. It will be a lot of "put the dwo in position / put the dial / remove the dial / reposition it / put the dial / verify it's ok / move it 15 days advance / remove the dial / reposition it ..."

Rolexman, as I'm still learning (and I've followed the età chart), can you help me telling me about how can I correct my technique? I'd be really grate to you!

Thanks! Indeed educational (for me at least ) Nope, 3/5 different ones

Rebuild completed There the shots, hope that they'll be useful to someone and that our Horologist can check them and tell me what I have done wrong (if mistakes are present). Side note: some shots have been taken before I absorbed with some absorbing paper the excess of oil when it happened. First of all, my new tray, very confortable to fit the parts divided by sectors. Here with the 7750 fully unassembled. I used to piece of paper not to mix the plate and balance incablocs. The main plate, clean and ready to receive the parts: Et voitlà: keyless up! The other side of the plate, with the pallet fork, already with its Moebius 9415 on a pallet stone Up the balance and its [censored], and already oiled the jewels around (HP 1300 for the slow gears, 9010 for the fast ones) Measuring the running second pinion: Up the barrel and the gear train. Later on I substituted the barrel with a gen ETA one: it fits perfectly Up the barrel bridge. I put a bit of Molycote DX Litium grease also on the crown wheel to make the handwind smoother Starting to assemble the chronograph parts: Up the chrono bridge. On the left is visible the autowind click. When it get out of place the watch can't be autowound because the counterweight act as a discharge disc... A particular of the chrono reset hammers, with the tiny layer of Molycote DX grease on them A particular of the tiny oscillating pinion, a bit difficult to make it goes in place Chronograph part nearly ready (reverse gear and reset hammers still not in place) to receive the autowind bridge... ...and with autowind bridge installed Movement rotated to the other side, with day/date change gears (on the left) and hour chrono register (on the right) and it's reset system. That little spring on the right is pretty difficult to fit... A side view with the pinions exposed. The finishing at these magnifications looks so weird... Up the calendar bridge/platform: Here an interesting detail. on the left/up the gen ETA double corrector, on the right/down the asian one. Both have a kind of clutch system (the washer spring), so in both cases it you try to change the day/date with the day and date drive wheels engaged, the clutch will prevent damages: Everything UP except the day wheel. Near to nr. 19 on the DW you can partially see another spring which is not that easy to fit, now covered by date jumper maintaining plate: Completed! It is now running (with chrono engaged) since 14 hours. This evening I will recharge it and let it another day running upside down, and then within 2 days I'll calibrate the 2 chrono springs that need it and the balance to go nearest possible to COSC. In the end it's not so "demoniac" as one could thing. The only thing that scares me about this movement is the removal and placement of the hands, especially the chrono center second, which I managed to split from its tube when I disassembled it first... Cheers, GenTLe

Eventually also consider a YM (classic model):

Hi Cory, This comes from an m2m purchase, and until now I have used it for a total of 5 days. Anyway during this period I have appreciated the timekeeping precision, chrono funtionality and its overall quality. It came from the deal with a lost screw on the backside (the seller advised that) but I had one that fit, and I checked the others and found them a bit loose. So as from all the reps ALWAYS check the screws before using it. Only drawback is the tang buckle which is a bit sharp (Dal on rwg recently got a steel version and found the same) but nothing a bit of 1500 sandpaper can't fix (the only gold plated part exposed then will be something like 4mm2 in contact with your skin, so not visible). I'm overall very happy with it

Thanks guys Applied, with that avatar I was nearly call you "lady"

In the last 2 days I have been in Verona, the city where Shakespeare has set his Romeo&Juliet story (which, by the way, has been kind of copied by a local novel) for a Company event. The 2nd day has been dedicated to a guided visit to the city with its history (which is more than 2200 years old) and monuments. And here is where this gets in touch with our hobby There are some very nice jewelry and also second hand horological shops here, so, other than boring my colleagues with my horological rants, I took some pics to share them with you A part some nice new pieces like these Tudors I found a very nice shop showing some very very nice vintage pieces... Give a look at them: Look at that Zenith chrono... It's your for 700€ (around 1000$) This is the shop name: And what about these ones (from another shop)? Stunning... Let me add another not watch related ones: this is the famous Romeo&Juliet balcon: And this is a view to the famous Piazza dalle Erbe (herbs square, since in the medieval period here there was a spice marketplace): And something good to eat (peer cooked into Wine): Cheers, Gentle

In my case I just mix the degreaser with water on spot when I need it. Nothing left on the shelf a part the distilled water which doesn't do bacteria by definition

My bad I didn't read your post correctly. And happy to write I now aquired the skills and tools to service it by my own. By the way: what's this shopping center you're writing about? (consider I'm near Milan, the original Italian Milan, not the name-cloned American ones)