My small pilot collection

[wtchgk]

Finally they are all done. Take a look

3717 V3

- high beat A7750 (one that functions exceptionally well)

- ETA day/date wheels

- genuine alligator strap from the watch boys

3717

- genuine ETA movement

- ETA day/date wheels

- taka AR

top gun V1

- serviced high beat A7750 (calendering plate and associated parts replaced)

- V2 strap and buckle

[gran]

So which one is your favorite?

and I guess the "Genuine ETA" is simply an ordinary ETA 7750....or?

[krpster]

Nice trio. I gotta ask though, why two 3717? One main one and a spare?

[Lobster]

you can never have enough of the 3717s

[wtchgk]

So which one is your favorite?

and I guess the "Genuine ETA" is simply an ordinary ETA 7750....or?

Which watch I favor depends on the occasion. For practical reasons I wear the 3717 with the bracelet most of the time. However, I generally prefer a leather strap. It just does not feel that comfortable all day long especially in hot weather. The top gun I like for casual, sporty occasions.

The genuine ETA movement is a 7750.

Nice trio. I gotta ask though, why two 3717? One main one and a spare?

I don’t really need two. However it is convenient, albeit over the top, to have one with a bracelet and one with a strap.

But since you asked, this is how I ended up with two. I first got the V3. I liked it and thought it would be worthwhile to get a genuine ETA 7750 movement. I had read somewhere that the V1 of the watch supposedly has a low beat movement that is fully compatible with the genuine ETA movement. So I ordered a V1 with a bracelet thinking that I might keep or sell the first watch.

By the way, the V1 I received was really a V3 maybe with a slight difference in the AR. I cannot tell for sure. But it came with a high beat movement and the hands had to be modified anyway to fit the ETA movement.

[gimme]

you can never have enough of the 3717s

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