wadan Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Hi Mates , Any feed back on the Portuguese Chrono Movement , Being an Asian 7750 and all , Did this watch break the bad luck we had with this movement ? Thanks in advance for the feed back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonna Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Short answer: NO Have 2. (Panda + Laureus) One only runs if shaken hard ( Is fully winded ), can then run 15-40min before it stops again. Second one runs perfectly as long as it is on the wrist ( fixed at +1 second/day ) but have only about 3h power reserve for some reason. Does not stay wound on winder, have a feeling rotor is not moving as freely as it should. ( HUGE difference in feeling/sound on this compared to other asian 7750 I have. Other have this "50.000rpm" feeling if shaken, but this one have much "slower" rotor. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 yes The Zigmeister laid out the raw cold numbers on this one so it seems that its a difficult one even for The Zigmeister.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vric Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 7750 with second hand at 6 = time bomb. (sadly, I really like this watch too..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 2 of mine have been serviced by The Zigmeister - however both won't wind on the winder only when I wear them. the third wasn't serviced and runs fine - those highly modified movements are unpredictable I am waiting for the thrid one to stop working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 . Does not stay wound on winder, have a feeling rotor is not moving as freely as it should. Mine works fine on the wrist and will run for about 3-4 days on the winder but then runs out of steam, so i seams that it need more vigorous movement to keep it wound than the winder will provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck986 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 (edited) Thats interesting, my panda runs great (knock on wood). It is very accurate, winds on my winder, and the second hand runs smoothly. The power reserve is about 24 hours though when not wound. I really abused this watch when I first purchased it. I ran the chrono all the time and never had a problem. Mine works great and it is one of my favorite watches. Edited January 6, 2007 by ck986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 my father has got one too...seems that there is a problem with the rotor...the little screw that keeps it, unscrews in few days...and the rotor is waffling...then when i screw it back it winds smoothly...but when is unscrewed it is very difficult to wind it...and the PR is really low...i don't know exactly how long it is...but i think if it is worn it is ok...but when put off the hand it stops pretty fast.. so this mvt is really a time bomb...you don't know when it will stop running and what problems will it bring...but the watch is really great looking...hope the replica people will make a better movement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfman Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 I have the same pb than Madonna : runs perfectly as long as it is on the wrist, but have only about 4h power reserve. I have sent it back to my dealer (on his request), but still anxious about this movement. Too bad, it's one of my favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loko Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I am really sad for not finding this forum before I ordered my portuguese chrono (panda). Got it yesterday from Andrew, and it work for a half hour. Will send it back on his request. Just typical... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Mine is flaking out from time to time. I've stopped wearing it, but I'll return to it soon and report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I am really sad for not finding this forum before I ordered my portuguese chrono (panda). Got it yesterday from Andrew, and it work for a half hour. Will send it back on his request. Just typical... ask andrew if he can replace it with another watch...different one I mean...not the IWC porto chrono...because sooner or later you'll have problems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Unfortunately, it is a well known fact that the movement is not up to this configuration. Ziggy let us know that as soon as he received it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 My Black and white panda is going strong and is accurate, in fact I am wearing it today. Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Mine's running well. It might break someday...but since this is only a "twice a month" watch for me, that "someday" may be years from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellomen Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 I had 2 Inge chrono's which use the same movement as the Port.chrono... trouble on both of them. First one ran fine and had good PR, but the hour hand and minute hand didn't run in sync... something wrong with one of the gears! The new one stops all the time, when i don't move anough like when watching a movie or theater play... or when asleep.... when i take it of it stops within minutes... what a horror... and this for my favorite watch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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