Rolexman

He stood you up way back then and you remember that? Good memory

Thanks krpster! Bruce shot me a PM so I will use his kind gesture in this. You guys are great

I'm searching for a vintage Omega watch glass and Ofrei seems the only one to have one. Tried to mail him numerous times. I followed all his instructions (full details in subject line) but never got a reply back. Maybe because I'm in the EU? So now I'm looking for a member who does business with him on a regular base and wants to order that particular watch glass for me. The ref is PX5005 and it can be found on his page here. Your help is greatly appreciated and will be generously compensated. Thanks! Mark

One can tell you never owned a proper regulated and serviced A7750 watch. ST-19s aren't as sensitive for regulation issues. Therefor they are less likely to have problems. The ST-19 is a bullet proof movement but also misses some important functions. Like comparing the 6497 to a 28xx series. They're totally different.

Well, I know nothing about movements so maybe Rob cares to answer your question? I certainly don't!

To each his own. Do you drive your car without service until it breaks down? Or do you want piece of mind you are driving in a reliable and dependable car…. Unfortunately this is true. A lot of local ‘watchmakers’ use this technique too and will quote “full service for a 7750 is only $50”. Take into account that a proper service of a 7750 takes a trained watchmaker between 6~8 hours, you know you will never in a million years be getting the same service. You get what you pay for… a shot of oil Thanks for the heads up. I did and gave it a bath in some white-spirit before putting it in the USC. These sort of movement cost a lot of time to service!

I recently got a rep with an Asian 7750 on the bench from a friend of mine. He wore it about a month and than the first signs showed. First irregular power reserve, then it started to run extremely fast and finally last week it stopped completely.....So, as a good friend is supposed to I gave it a look. On the outside there was nothing strange to see. No screws caught up in the balance wheel, gear train free, pivots ok, reversing wheel ok. So I promised him I would give it a full service. I started disassembling it last weekend. Take a look of what I found, and remember this watch was only 2 months old! A lot of black gunk where the reduction wheel goes. That's no good sign... Removed the second and following bridges and found oil everywhere, literally everywhere. The whole movement was contaminated. No wonder it stopped! It was as if the guy at the factory just sprayed in some silicone spray... And than a very crucial part which needs oil to reduce friction (main spring arbor), NO OIL.... The main spring itself looked like an aquarium.. everything floating in oil. And that boys and girls is why many of our Asian 7750's need a service.... bad or improper oiling. All parts are now nice and clean after a good ultra sonic clean and this evening everything will be oiled and assembled. After regulation this puppy will run like a champ and IMO there is absolutely no reason to buy a Swiss version. After a good service it will perform and last as an ETA would. Hope you liked the pics Mark.

GODD#MN! You are a wise man

What a great contribution.... The swearing is cool though

Too much variables to take into accout. Movement size, width, thickness, stem/ crown position, hand sizes, dial feet etc etc. I don't say it can't be done but you're better of buying a new watch with automatic movement. You are new here so do a lot of reading. There are really nice auto Flightdecks available from different dealers. Use the search function, there is a world of information already at your disposal.

Don't double post! And the answer is don't bother! Mark

same here.

We should do an IP check and if he's a member here BAN his ass! But then again. Dealers themselves are looking for attention with their YouTube channels and Facebook pages..... dangerous business

There's nothing to figure out. The answer has been given! You go ahead and send it back to China, less risky and a lot cheaper than letting your local watchmith look at it and fix it in 2 minutes The logic of some people...

Great review thanks! Each time I'm just amazed how cheap this watch looks...

Thanks for the info!

Could be a defective reversing wheel. Let a watchmaker lookt at it. Probably a small fix.

Found it: http://valjoux727.com/

Yeah, same question here! It changed to ETA757 or something but I can't find it either. Mark.

yup! The master has spoken

Sweeeeeeeet bring on the Patecs and LUCS.

Well I thought there was no difference between 1 and 2 when it comes to beat count. The 1 is non-decorated and the 2 most of the time has nice CDG and Perlage.

Apparently only you like this watch

Sweet watch. How big is your wrist? Thanks!