gplracer Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 So I was bidding on a vintage chronograph on the bay. I thought it might be a Valjoux 23. I got it for a really good price but it turns out to be a Valjoux 7734. What would be a good project for thsi movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Tudor Monte Carlo 7031/2 anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosnik Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Tudor Monte Carlo 7031/2 anyone? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Ok what are my options on that beast? Is J&W the only one that has the case? Is there a cheaper option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 You could try Yuki... I think their prices are a bit more in line with reason. The only downside to this project is that procurring a good dial is going to be 1) Near impossible to find and 2) damn expensive! But this would make for a sweet watch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Are the yuki dials not the real good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 The yuki dials aren't great, per se, but they're really the only option out there that I've seen (yuki's are the same as phong's). The biggest detail issue is the spacing between the outer chapter and the hour indicies. Regardless, it's decent enough to use for a project if you don't mind the slight flaws... Obtaining a gen dial is likely to be near impossible to find and if/when it does turn up, rest assured it will be very, very pricey (remember, the gen is a $25k watch, and quite rare ). I've looked at doing this very watch a few times myself. I will get around to it sometime... When I'm not sidetracked by other projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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