RWG Technical Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 It's been 7 days since the Asian 7753 was serviced and reviewed, the dial and hands were re-installed, and the watch was cased up. The initial report was good, but how has the watch performed over the past week?? 1. The movement has been keeping good time 2. The automatic date changeover has been working perfectly 3. The quick dateset has been tested and re-tested numerous times, it's working perfectly 4. The chrono has been used over a dozen times and allowed to run for varying amounts of time, all the chrono subdials work perfectly and all the hands reset to the correct position 5. The as-delivered defect with the sticking reversing wheel that was causing the rotor to spin during manual winding has been fixed, and the problem hasn't returned 6. The crown was too far out from the case, causing too much pressure on the stem and the keyless works, as well as bending the crown when the CG lever was closed. The stem was inspected and is the correct length, I found the crown o'ring to be too thick, it was replaced with one 1/2 the thickness, problem solved. There is no reason that this movement won't last a long long time, if it's given the normal care of any mechanical movement, regular servicing at no more than 5 year intervals. On another note, the lume on this 236 was very good, easily 90% of the brightness of Super Lume - As Delivered. Because of this, I do not recommend having this watch lumed, it's not really worth it... spend your money on long term care instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchlover1 Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 This is GREAT to hear!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 So the new A7753 might not be a true 1:1 with Swiss, but at least it's a solid and reliable mech. Thanks for the review AND follow up, Zig! I am sure the question of quality and longterm reliability of this new movement was on the minds of many; your look inside is something that few can bring to the table, let alone in true Zigmeister style and form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thank you so much Zig for your time and expertise,much appreciated sir Sounds like the A7553 is on par with the A7750,for the most part anyway. I say thats good news,thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Ziggy thank you very much but i dont need to buy any more watches so why do you tell me this, i was happy thinking it was a time bomb and now you tell me lume is good as well, so all i have to do is service this and it will work perfectly, damn you man damn you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Awesome news! Once again, a big big thank you to The Zigmeister for his awesome work! I plan to wear this watch for a long time so if anyone's interested I can check in via this thread at 3,6,12,24 etc. month mark and report how it's running but I have a hunch it'll be pretty much the same as in the first 7 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 Thanks for the headsup on this, it's good to have this feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 That's great news!!! Thanks for taking the time Zig, fantastic as always! I'm sure this will help those on the fence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Ziggy thank you very much but i dont need to buy any more watches so why do you tell me this, i was happy thinking it was a time bomb and now you tell me lume is good as well, so all i have to do is service this and it will work perfectly, damn you man damn you I can easily save you 50% of the costs you will be out of pocket...how you say? Easy, don't buy the watch, send me the 50% it would cost you -IF you bought the watch - and you get to keep the other 50% you would have spent, so see, it's a win win for both of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Hey R, Glad to have you back. Blessings, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 oooh man thats great to hear. I need to send mine in then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I can easily save you 50% of the costs you will be out of pocket...how you say? Easy, don't buy the watch, send me the 50% it would cost you -IF you bought the watch - and you get to keep the other 50% you would have spent, so see, it's a win win for both of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannou Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) Many thanks for this review R....great...so now factories make some new reps with it please... Edited October 13, 2010 by Yannou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 kudos to the Zigmeister! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulsam Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Appriciate your time and effort. Thanks for the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCraig Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks for the update R, well done (no surprise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drulee Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Is there any chance of you posting some lume comparison shots with some of your work ? I assume it is still not the correct Aqua colour, and is still standard rep green? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Thanx for the update, R! Let us know once you try the 7750 DW on it in the future, thanks! Dru...lume on gen 236/250 Daylights is green, both charged and non-charged. The rep is spot on in that respect. I can confirm that as I compared it to the one at the local AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 I can easily save you 50% of the costs you will be out of pocket...how you say? Easy, don't buy the watch, send me the 50% it would cost you -IF you bought the watch - and you get to keep the other 50% you would have spent, so see, it's a win win for both of us. :clapping: Nice. I can save you 75%... BTW...is an ETA reversing wheel compatible with the A7750 and A7753? I can't seem to find the post that had reference to what parts seemed to be compatible...grrrrr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted October 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Hey, it was my idea, come up with your own cash cow....moooo.... The majority of the ETA parts are not interchangeable on the Asian models, there are a few that will work, but I know for sure that the reversing wheel isn't one of them. The problem I had was the pivots on the ETA reversing wheel were too large to fit into the Asian jewels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medphreak Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Great news! Thanks for the update Zig. medP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Hey, it was my idea, come up with your own cash cow....moooo.... Curse you. The majority of the ETA parts are not interchangeable on the Asian models, there are a few that will work, but I know for sure that the reversing wheel isn't one of them. The problem I had was the pivots on the ETA reversing wheel were too large to fit into the Asian jewels. Grrrr...double curse. I knew there were some that would work...couldn't remember if this was one of them. Crap! Thanks for the info R!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted October 29, 2010 Report Share Posted October 29, 2010 Hey, it was my idea, come up with your own cash cow....moooo.... Curse you. I never get a chance to ride on somebody else's coat tails. The majority of the ETA parts are not interchangeable on the Asian models, there are a few that will work, but I know for sure that the reversing wheel isn't one of them. The problem I had was the pivots on the ETA reversing wheel were too large to fit into the Asian jewels. Grrrr...double curse. I knew there were some that would work...couldn't remember if this was one of them. Crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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