GenTLe

You got a Daytona 7750 sec @6 as first one??? Unfortunately the 7750 with sec @6 are notoriously unreliable. Maybe next time read a bit more before to purchase. My 2 c.

Well... Maybe the first step is to understand what a mechanical watch is...

Go for the warranty! But don't tell you have opened it.

Mainspring winders are massively espansive unfortunately:(

It will not work: better to sell to me at 1/3 of its original price

I have read around quite a lot to understand the differences between Venus 175 and Lemania 2310, and how them are in comparison to Seagull ST19 (also named TY-1901). And also why the handwind chrono nearly all declare to have Venus 175 clone inside. I understood that the TY-1901 is a "kind of" Venus 175 clone. Here there is an interesting story, claiming they are identical because made with the same tools: http://www.rwgforum.net/topic/91877-lemania-2310-venus-175-seagull-st-19/ But in the meantime some watchmaker told me they have very few in common. The beatrate is different, the click spring is different (semi-circular while the Venus is like the Valjoux 7730 one) and few parts of the Venus fit the TY-1901, if any... What is not clear to me yet is "How much the TY-1901 is a clone of Venus 175". For example is it a clone on the way a Seagull TY-2130 is a clone of the ETA 2824-2, so practically all the gen replacement parts fit the Chinese one? Is it like the a7750 in regard to the Valjoux 7750 where many but not all the gen parts fit the asia? Or what else? Thanks, Gentle.

I have a 9015 in a Zeppelin watch. Yes, quite noisy. Similar to 21j.

Taking the opportunity to ask if there is a safe way to wind an automatic watch spring not having a scary expensive estrapade. I tried once with a spare 2836 barrel and after1h I gave up (and also broke the spring...)

I actually use tap water with a bit of industrial degreaser as washing fluid, 1st rinse with normal tap water and 2nd rinse with distilled water. No problem so far... Plus fixodrop where needed.

Vinegar worked 10 days in it, crown in perfect shape, no more stem and my Hublot back on the road again

Yesterday eve I participated to a Hewlett PAckard Enterprise and Intel joined event in of of the new "all glass" skycraper in the center of Milan (IT). Diamond tower and its view over the city: Apart of the Gen9 new generation servers, they made to participate and have a speech also Ben Saunders (no, not the fighter). He's this guy: http://scottexpedition.com/ who, with his companion Tarka, has been the only one to do (and finish alive) the expedition of the British explorer Scott, who in 1911/12 tried to be the 1st man to reach the South Pole, beaten by Amundsen who arrive first, and dieing on the way back with other 4 men. No one, since then, tried the same path through Antarctic. 100 years later they did, pulling 200kg sleed and walking with temperatures between -30 to -55°C for 2888km (1795miles) into unknown and barely mapped territors (they said they were using maps from 1960 which were the latest available). One of the things that cought my attention was when he told about the fact that it was a disaster to have electronic devices (they tested something like 25 laptop to verify which could resist, and anyway before to use the final one he had to put it in his pants for like 1h before to be able to switch it on) and in fact he was using a mechanical watch... Therefore, after the end of the presentations, I made my way to him and finally asked him which watch was that one (I was wearing my new Ferrari-Panerai in that moment ). So it came out that we was wearing the same piece he was sporting that evening, just on a different strap, since in Antarctica he had a velcro nylon strap so that he could wear it over his jacket sleeve in order not to expose any skin when looking at it. It was this great piece: Bremont Supermarine Titanium Terra Nova: http://www.bremont.com/briefing-room/the-new-titanium-terra-nova-breaks-the-ice-with-ben-saunders-on-world-first and: http://www.bremont.com/chronometers/range/terra-nova Yesterday it was on a very nice black leather NATO strap. Here a video of the watch and the expedition: http://youtu.be/9tNQMAMZhZY?list=UUNadMpnu_CwhbtDgJdGc11g Amazing! And now: when it will be repped? PS: also yesterday I've seen my very first gen Panerai: on the wrist of Stefano Venturi, the CEO of HP Italy! This guy here:

Yes, he is trying the new web site layout that will go online soon. About my deal I've nothing a part good words for it. Quick, responsive, precise with the details, extremely good price... The same for the others that dealt with him on Ebel chrono crazy sale

Indeed! Still available I think

...before to go nuts because the chrono doesn't work, please note that the pushers have screw down rings and that those rings must be fully unscrewed to make the pushers to properly works on the movement levers I felt so damn noob... Luckily I got the "feature" (just because they weren't both screwed down to the same level so they were looking different) before complaining about faulty movement with the TD Thanks to Tony (asian7750.com) for the amazing crazy sale watch (150 instead of 360$!!)

Nope, if you look at the pic upper it does the opposite: it is tied, with the upper plastic arm, to the reset lever. When you reset the chrono the metallic lever goes against the cam below the hour register gear forcing it to rotate, and simultaneously moves the brake far from the same gear. In other words, you need to disassemble the movement to understand what's wrong and only after you can get the proper replacement (maybe you only need to reassemble it properly even not changing anything)

Probably yes. And in any case the cost of the gen one (not counting the horologist cost) is low enough to try it. Anyway that plastic part only acts as a brake, avoiding the hour register hand to move around when chrono is not engaged. I'd look somewhere else (like the levers connected to the reset button) if the problem is that it doesn't reset.

I fu_king love this one! May I ask you which movement (7750th or Seagull ST19 - alias Venus75), if it has plastic or sapphire glass and, finally which TD did you get it from? By now I've seen it only at Andrew site:) EDIT: never mind, I read the history and, even if it's fantastic, I'm surely not able to go for such an expensive build

Yes Only at the end of the disassembly, but it helped for the stuck gear Thanks CJ

Thanks Rolexman About the "1" question: I mounted the plate on a mvmnt holder and pushed the pinion from the datewheel side with a sharp tweezer: it came out About the "3", I've found this nice pic over RWI

Now the questions: 1) I can't remove the 2nd and 4th wheels of the gear train because there is the driving pinion which looks forced on the 2nd wheel pinion. How can I solve this without bending the 2nd wheel? See here: 2) I removed the "Operating lever spring" (nr. 35 in the pic below), but I already foresee problems in fitting it back because I can't see how it fits between the barrel bridge and the main plate. Any suggestion / special instruction? 3) Day and date drive wheels: on the ETA charts there are "arrows" to indicate how they should be fitted. Any more precise sign? Special instructions? And finally: do you have some general suggestion? Something that I should carefully take care when reassembly? Thanks!! GenTLe

Finally I received all the needed greases and a correct movement holder for hands setting, so I decided to try the tear-down and reassemble of the "demoniac beast": Asian 7750 (a new spare one) Practically I'm following the ETA official oil chart, but in nearly the reverse order. First the movement fully assembled (without dial and hands): and without the day wheel. You can notice the wire-spring, that one is quite difficult to fit (already tried)... You also see the 2 levers that move the date and day wheels, and understand why you should NOT change the day/date with the stem when they are engaged. All the "clicks" of the day and date wheels are now gone, as like as the DDWs too: Date plate removed. Do you see that kind of "boomerang shaped" part near the center at h2? That's plastic, pure plastic. Movement rotated and autowind bridge removed. At hour 9 you can see the spring (straight line one) that prevent the main spring to be discharged through the autowind and counterweight Another little step: Chronograph bridge removed, at h12 there is the crown wheel and at h10 the ratchet wheel. Between h8 and h9, at the extreme left, the click spring. Winding gears removed: Barrel bridge gone too: A detail of the balance: Ready to remove the keyless : PS: the only little drops of oil were in the keyless, all the gears were running totally dry...

You should delicately push with something in the hole marked by "push" and in the meantime pull the crown to release the stem.

Uhm, the fact is that he told me (look the date of the thread) that he prefer to avoid to deal with reps. He basically was only doing me a favor by servicing mines. Anyway, what's the problem and on witch watch?

Those are in the heavy tool bag, with hammer, chisel etc How do you manage to hurt yourself with watches?

This time I don't agree: it is true that with 40$ you can have another movement, but an eta can be fixed for less if you can just source the replacement part and do by your own. And you'll not have the slow motion second hand