Alan_Schezar Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 Are the Swiss Cousteaus Overall Better than the Asians? Or is it the same, except for a better movement? Also, do all the dealers get their watches from the same source? Because I haven't noticed a difference between ones bought from Angus, TT, or Joshua... I ask because I noticed that the Swiss Cousteau that Richard Lawton showed seemed to have a better alignment of the Day and Date windows... Also seemed to have better lume, but couldn't really tell... Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 The only difference is the movement. I would imagine they all use the same date wheels, due to the font that is used so the alignment might just be down to pure luck. I am sure someone with a better knowledge of how the 7750 works will tell us whether the Swiss would allow for a better alignment, that I am not sure of. And the dealers all have the same source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I know the alignment will be better. But it is not perfect on all day/date combinations on gen IWC's either. I was wondering about the fonts as well. In truth standard stock ETA font on my Swiss 7750 movements is closer to the gen than what is on the reps so I am curious as to which they use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 On my genuine 3706 Fleigerchrono the font is as used on a standard Valjoux 7750 as that is the base movement before IWC do there thing to it. I'm guessing the differences are very small. The biggest thing I see is that the date/day apertures appear slightly bigger on a genuine IWC and that gives a better view of the print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboGUATE Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Someone metioned that even if you go for the Asian, you can upgrade it with Swiss ETA later on. I guess it's a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovepanerai Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Someone metioned that even if you go for the Asian, you can upgrade it with Swiss ETA later on. I guess it's a good thing. you can't really just swap the movement from Asian to Swiss since the hand post sizes are different - The Zigmeister posted this a while back. It has been my experience that a properly serviced Asian movement is as good as their Swiss counterparts and in some cases the Swiss movements also need servicing/have issues out of the box. Remember they are being assembled in the same environment the Asian ones are, meaning no QC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rxus Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 i realize some people swear by the swiss version of the 7750 but i think there are far more memebrs here who would tell you that a serviced asian movement is more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 I tried on 4 different genuine aquatimers in Athens yesterday, and the chrono also had the same alignment problems... not a huge thing really if the genuine is like that. I was told the non-chrono has a self-sealing crown for the bezel that can't be turned when immersed in water (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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