Modified 7750 Reliability in New Daytonas

[beanyboy]

I have been interested in purchasing a good quality Rollie Daytona rep for a while now. However, there was much discussion on this board a month or so ago about the reliability of the watch, especially since it needed to be Gerry-rigged six ways from Sunday in order to get the seconds at "6" and to get the chronograph spacing correct. Then a few of the folks on this board who really know their stuff started saying that the movement would fail.

Well, may I get some input from those brave souls who purchased the new Daytona? Any problems? Would you do it again? Would you recommend to somebody that they fork over $300 to EL or Angus for such a beast?

Just wondering. Any input is always appreciated.

Beanyboy

[JJFlash]

I would vote it a "no buy".

Mine arrived with defective movement.

Stopped at 5:00 o'clock consistently.

DaytonaT replaced it with a brand new movement.

Now it refuses to wind on my watch winder.

It has become a manual winding daytona.

However, it does keep good time.

I would go for new, improved Asian 7750 is some other configuration other than Daytona.

[beanyboy]

Another sad story on the new "Seconds @ "6" Daytonas. Sorry to hear that your watch isn't up to standards.

This convinces me to stick with the pre-2001 model, where the seconds are at 9.

thanks.

B

[yodaddynukka]

man i wanted to pull the trigger on the new 7750b from josh. but i guess not...

so even if i am able to source a swiss 7750, it would still have to be modded and still would be unreliable, correct?

[DRVJA]

Have a daytona from Luckyyy witrh asian movement. been running strong for three weeks. within 10 second a week.. on watch winder when not on my wrist.. so far i was luckkyyyyy

[GhostfaceZX]

Have a daytona from Luckyyy witrh asian movement. been running strong for three weeks. within 10 second a week.. on watch winder when not on my wrist.. so far i was luckkyyyyy

Have you used the chronos? Are there any problems with them resetting correctly? I also heard about some people who had to run the chronos all the time or else the watch wouldn't work, but I'm not sure if it was the old A7750..

[kanerich]

I think The Zigmeister's review says it all -- the modification to put the running seconds at 6 fundamentally puts too much stress on the movement, such that you cannot expect a long happy ownership experience with this watch.

[DRVJA]

chronos work and reset fine I am a believer in The Zigmeisters review and I am waiting dooom

[Chronus]

man i wanted to pull the trigger on the new 7750b from josh. but i guess not...

so even if i am able to source a swiss 7750, it would still have to be modded and still would be unreliable, correct?

Correct. And would be more expensive too.

[Guest overboosted]

I have 2 from Josh and one from EL

All working flawlessly.

Had 2 from josh fr about a month, and the EL one I got when they first came out, a few months ago.

[bluespower]

I have two - a SS numeral dial 2006 from Josh and a gold LB stick marker from Andrew. Both working fine, chronos fine, etc. No complaints so far.

[Devedander]

How far is so far (timewise)?

I got one just because I had to have a Daytona... I figure it will break sometime inside year and my daytona fetish will be over. Either that or I will get a seconds at 9.

[JJFlash]

Just an update.

This Daytona is now DEAD.

Never going to buy a Asian 7750 with seconds at 6 ever again.

(Not unless they make them more reliable.)

I would vote it a "no buy".

Mine arrived with defective movement.

Stopped at 5:00 o'clock consistently.

DaytonaT replaced it with a brand new movement.

Now it refuses to wind on my watch winder.

It has become a manual winding daytona.

However, it does keep good time.

I would go for new, improved Asian 7750 is some other configuration other than Daytona.

[mums-mums]

Seven weeks daily use of mine (IWC Portu Chrono) now. Working flawlessly, chronos and all.

But, I am awaiting doom............. and will (probably) not by another 7750 sec at 6 until further (or doom).

[Antonio]

With so many watch reps with seconds at 6, is it just too expensive for someone to make a movement that works that way? So many of our reps use same or same spec movement as gens, I don't get why there's no option for this?

[promotersf]

Got one in White face and Black face and running like a champ. No problems yet...

[t]

i have 3 daytonas with running second 6

1 work good (used from my wife)

the other 2 watches are defect. Not working and the chronos not on right positions

BEWARE for asia 7750. Hand winder chronos are much better.

[JJFlash]

BEWARE for asia 7750. Hand winder chronos are much better.

Got to agree here with tourbillon.

If I get another Daytona, it will be with the Venus 175 movement.

All my Venus 175's are working without a problem.

[lovepanerai]

never again...mine worked for 3 1/2 months and than stopped intermittently and I also just had 2 of my IWC Portos at The Zigmeister and one of them has the small seconds at 6 frozen now to make it work at all. My future mantra: NO HIGHLY MODIFIED MOVEMENTS!!!