jaguar2187

Your dead on man. And we are the pigeons!

OMG.... but the money was sure quickly pulled out eh m8?

Kenny, M8....Maybe you should try Beefeater. It's really smooth.......you just might like it M8

The Zigmeister....no pun intended...but on those cold Atlantic nights maybe this is what our dealer friends intended for us to be doin? Eh? And, not gearin' down! And, trust me it's still up on a website close to us all (the procedure I mean..... as described above)

@ The Zigmeister I really appreciated your comments on handwinding automatics. But here to me is the clincher. Three of our dealers (two have since removed these words from their websites) give this type of info to their customers on their site when/after purchasing one of their products. The first part re date is excellent. The Zigmeister your thoughts on this winding procedure and the wacking away for 3- 4 minutes like a mad cow? A11. To avoid damaging the delicate mechanisms of the Valjoux 7750b1 movement you need to follow the instructions listed below to take care of it: If your Valjoux 7750b1 has DATE function, DO NOT ADJUST the date when your time is between 10:00 to 3:00. It will damage the internal gears unknowingly if you do that. The BEST WAY is to manually adjust the time to 6:00 and then adjust the DATE after that. If you are using the chronograph functions of the Valjoux 7750b1, always make sure that to start the stopwatch, you depress the pusher button on top and also to STOP the stopwatch, depress the same pusher button. REMEMBER: START & STOP is TOP Pusher Button ONLY after you STOP the stopwatch, then you depress the lower pusher button to RESET the stopwatch function. DO NOT DEPRESS the lower pusher button when the stopwatch function is running. ONLY Depress the lower pusher button after you STOP the chronograph. If you follow the instructions carefully, your watch will last you a long time. Naturally watches may not last a lifetime since they aren't made to COSC standards and neither are they SWISS GENEVE made or stamped. Remember a replica is always a replica but do enjoy them as at a fraction of the cost, these cosmetically perfect replicas are a joy to wear, aren't they? Some additional 7750/7750b1/7753 information *Please read them before u play with your watch that has above movement 1. How do you set date on 7750 or 7753 or 7750b1 or any movt with date chrono/ automatic? Do not activate the chrono until you have done all these steps as mentioned When you receive your piece, please remember to handwind the piece for about maybe 50 rounds, so to generate enough power reserve. Then you shake the piece like a "mad cow" for 3-4 minutes to generate more power reserve (If necessary) Then pull the crown out to adjust the hour hand manually to determine when is am/pm. See the date change - then you will know when is am/ pm. Make sure you know when is am/ pm before you proceed Make sure you do not adjust the date between 10pm-3am ever!!! Do not ask me why because it just works this way. if you adjust between 10pm-3am, the date will jam or go half way. After u have confirmed the am/ pm.u can adjust the crown to get to the desired date you want.

What you have written is very much true and very frustrating for most of us members. All that you mentioned is not what this forum should accept and hide away from. Similarly, the dealers that are recognized by RWG (as the best to buy from) should act on the high level that this media holds them. What bothers me is that there seems to be less and less competitive pricing amongst our favorite few and one would almost think 'price fixing' exists betwix these dealers. If you've ever had the chance to visit China, visit the places were these watches are made. One would soon appreciate the profit margins dealers are enjoying. Couple this with the continued increasing watch pricing then one could assume that collusion between the dealer group exists and we the members become their patsies. Again, as a newbie that has been doing extensive readings of this site as well as the others a monopoly should not exist in a capitalist market most of us live in. Suppy, demand plus quality dictates price not like what OPEC and the retail oil companies are doing to us today. There is my two cents on a sensitive subject matter some may wish to avoid!