damnfinecat

The markers are different colors in some spots when they glow (here's one on the right, photo from google.):

The other flaw I can find right now looking at the pictures on trusty's website vs. the gen is the length of the subdial hands, the hands should go all the way to the edge of the subdial, they look a tad short in the rep. Also the pearl isn't centered and is a tad to low and touching the edges of the triangle. Besides that I don't see anything else other than what's been mentioned already in this thread.

I have a Link Chrono from trusty time and it's a VERY good watch. It doesn't have many flaws on it that are glaring, the font looks pretty close and even spot on at times, and I'm not sure what you mean by the sub-dial ticks. Mine are spot on with the gen. As far as faults, my watch has a few "rough" links on the band that don't look like they were finished properly. I just need a day with some free time to polish them up and and take a file to some of the stray bits at the edge. With a lot better quality control that some dealers have like trusty (that's where mine is from) it's going to be a bit easier to find any flaws and reject the watch before you get it! My personal advice is get the Chrono version with the tach bezel. It looks a lot more formal and can be sporty at the same time! Also if you do get it, I suggest you send it off to a watchsmith and get it serviced! I had mine serviced and it's been keeping time within +/- 2 sec a day. I have to get it serviced again soon (almost 4 years soon) so it stays in tip top shape. By the way, the crown on my watch is spot on.

A lot of the inconsistencies were fixed but a stripped crown can happen on any watch including a Genuine watch if you aren't careful with the crown. It's not as hard as it sounds, just simply be a tad patient with the crown and don't force it onto the watch, just nice and gentle.

The crown is a screw in style where it has threads (like a nut) and attaches onto the tube (like a bolt). If the crown isn't properly put onto the tube after you are done adjusting the watch, the threads will break apart since they aren't lined up. Think of like a soda bottle where you can't get the cap back on! FYI the watch to the right is the newer version of the Seamaster Chronometer 300M. It differs most notably with the red text and the missing lume which you caught. A big issue on these watches is the pearl (make sure it's centered and aligned properly and not outside the triangle), the HE valve HAS to be at the 10 o'clock position on this model, the red color should be red and not a reddish orange like on a few reps. Also another giveaway to look for is the bezel. Notice by the #'s such as 30, on the gen model the bezel is NOT cut into and has an engraved section after that position and then once again solid where it says 40. Also I believe that there is an issue with the rep's using screws vs pins or something of the nature on the bracelet. I can't remember since it's so late but there was def. an issue on the earlier models when I was looking at them a few months ago.

The blue that Tag uses is simply amazing and looks gorgeous esp. on the Link and the Aquaracer models. Congrats on your new purchase! She's a beauty!

I've been searching and reading for a bit with The Zigmeister's articles among other posts and I had 2 questions about the mainspring being wound in 7750: 1. Does the rotor wind up the mainspring (the one that holds the power to run the watch) if the crown is set to the date change position or time change position (or is completely removed)? I read here that when winding with the crown, the winding motion is amplified due to the numerous gears and goes DIRECTLY to the mainspring which winds it very quickly, and that the rotor uses clutches and gear system to reduce the amount winding done with one motion; both of these didn't clear it up but helped me understand! 2. Which way does the rotor need to spin on the 7750 to charge it, counter clockwise or clockwise?

The pendulum is a great watch but without the magnets and the clearly visible spring, it's not going be remotely accurate. After all that was the whole point of the pendulum, get rid of the spring and have a magnetic movement.

I've used Andrew @ trustytime and he's been awesome! No problems buying 2 tags from him. Both accurate and running well. As said above, check out the reviews and also look on their sites and take a look at the pictures they have posted.

it looks like the pushers are wrong on the sides as well...

pvd? also how is the watch's weight compared to the gen?

if you buy from amazon you have no warranty from tag since they are not an authorized dealer. so there's no point in spending 900 dollars for something tag won't accept.

I went to an authorized dealer and looked at it in person. the Calibre S is a very complicate movement that cannot be reproduced, its an electrical movement that is battery powered. As well when the battery is low, the electronics cause it to move in 5 sec increments rather than 1sec increments. Yes, the watch ticks, not sweeps. I guess that there will not be a rep for this one.

I've looked at a few places and haven't found a calibre S link or aquaracer, has anyone found one?