Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Here it is my beauty. It has installed a rel All swiss moviment EXACT SAME AS ORIGINAL with the swiss module to take the subdial from 12 to 3 o'clock. A real beauty. Thanks to Master The Zigmeister fot the movement installing and relume. Here are the pictures. Sorry but they are made with a cell phone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Glad you like the results... The movement installation was a real challenge, needing no less than 3 A7750's as doner movements. A lot of work, and a lot of time to get it assembled, but worth it in the end. Wear it well. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Looks great wear it well. And kudos to Rob - that is a miracle of mechanical engineering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ximenes Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Yeah, I gotta say, that's pretty freakin amazing! Congrats to Both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Wow, that is really impressive work The Zigmeister! Congrats on the new watch Riverwind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geo1nah2a Posted June 18, 2007 Report Share Posted June 18, 2007 Great watch and great work by The Zigmeister. Any chance there will be a photo review of this modification? At least a narrative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Great watch and great work by ziggy. Any chance there will be a photo review of this modification? At least a narrative? No, just because it has already been done here... Describing 10+ hours of work would take forever...lets just say I won't do it again without being compensated fully for my actual time doing the work. Replacing the Asian with an ETA... The problem is, the new 28.8K A7750 does not share any parts with the ETA anymore...so the only source for the parts is old 21.6K movements... RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I have no words to say!!!!Congrats to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I have seen you have the correct Big Seconds Hand with the red pertaining over the top of the "H", do you do this mod or you got this hand as it is? Seen all the photos in dealers shown the red not passing through the head of "H", if you see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 The Zigmeister made that mod for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 The Zigmeister - what a feat you pulled off!!! If only I had 1/10th of your patience... RMDS - you lucky dawg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eunomians Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Great watch. The Zigmeister is tha man! Too bad it's too big for my 6.85" wrist. Once things get larger 42-43mm, they start to look silly on me (aside from 44mm PAM, which sits uniquely on the wrist). No Bang Hublot for me I guess. Too bad. It would be nice to have something really different in my quite predictable collection. I'd also love to have an AP Wempe Dive watch, but I am sure that it would not fit right as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender110 Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Here it is my beauty. It has installed a rel All swiss moviment EXACT SAME AS ORIGINAL with the swiss module to take the subdial from 12 to 3 o'clock. very very nice. this is a project watch that would want to OWN. but i'm thinking that The Zigmeister used a eta/val 7750 with polished plates and 3x A7750 21kbeats (3,6,9 hacked movements) to make this. so NOT a SWISS MODULE to take the subdial from 12 to 3 o'clock, but rather assembled from A7750 parts.... correct? when you you ever decide to sell I am SURE YOU WILL HAVE SHORTAGE of Buyers. :-) cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 It has the swiss module, this is not a simple 7750 but it is already a 7750 with the module to transfer the grars. Ywllowmen was selling it. The Zigmeister had to use an asian movement only for the final gear, the one where the hands are putted in. Please ask him what he did. but the movement has a swiss module with jewels, not the asian one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 The movement was a Swiss ETA 7750 Tri-Compax one, meaning it came with the 30-minute counter already sitting at the 3'oclock position. A very high grade movement, not sure who does the upgrades, but it's a work of art... I had to replace the second gear (the gear that the running seconds hand attaches to) and the 12 hour gear with Asian parts. I also used the Asian rotor for astetics... If I did not replace the gears, I would not have been able to get the hands to attach to the posts, since the posts were well below the dial face. The replacement gears were from older 21K A7750's, since they are the only ones that fit the ETA. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 thanks The Zigmeister to explain. Just a question, is it reliable like a swiss, not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 thanks Ziggy to explain. Just a question, is it reliable like a swiss, not? I think it's reliable like a Swiss...no reason it shouldn't be...but the A7750, once serviced is very reliable also. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Thanks Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RiverwindMDS Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 The Zigmeister I sent you an email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRiddle Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Glad you like the results... The movement installation was a real challenge, needing no less than 3 A7750's as doner movements. A lot of work, and a lot of time to get it assembled, but worth it in the end. Wear it well. RG your skill was certainly equal to the task! (maybe even greater) always impressed by you zigg, amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azgjav Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 wow, u do have some really nice and exclusive watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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