Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 I just won this on ebay and am now wondering if it'll fit my IWC GST Chrono 3703-003 with an Asian 7750@28.
cwai02 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 I believe the OEM dial will fit the 7750 (6-9-12) movement. You dont even need to cut the feet.
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 I believe the OEM dial will fit the 7750 (6-9-12) movement. You dont even need to cut the feet.
ubiquitous Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 Fitting the dial to the movement should be fine. The question is... Will it fit the case? Hopefully the dial will either be the correct size, or slightly too large (as then it can be trimmed to fit). If it's too small, then there's not much that can be done in that situation. Are you going to do a Val 7750 to replace the Asian 7750 as well?
cwai02 Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 The GST is good enough. I don't plan to mod it anyway.
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 The GST is good enough. I don't plan to mod it anyway. I agree, but I saw this and ... well, it'll have Lume, and the N is in the right place and ... well, you never hear of modded GSTs.
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 Are you going to do a Val 7750 to replace the Asian 7750 as well? No, it's booked in to see The Zigmeister, so I'll put my faith in a serviced 7750@28. Once it dies, then I may consider it. The IWC movement is apparently so heavily modded, there's no real authenticity to be gained by a Valjoux. I'm tempted, but ... I've not got a huge watch budget. $250 more for a Val is a Moon Watch, see, and I've not even saved up for that yet.
ratchpot Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 I saw that dial up for auction as well. I gave it a miss because it looks like it needs some fairly intricate reconstructive surgery...
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 ...but I also often prefer gen parts with slight errors rather than sticking with a rep piece... BTW - it's gen - no doubt, honest seller, I know him... I'm happy to hear it. The wear doesn't bother me, tbh, but the gen-ness cheers me up.
Richard Tracy Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 What ??? Pug jumps out of titanium..? Welcome to the stainless gst club bro !
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 What ??? Pug jumps out of titanium..? Eh? Still Ti all the way ...
Richard Tracy Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 Eh? Still Ti all the way ... That dial is for a Stainless model,..not Ti.... Creating a franken ?
Pugwash Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Posted June 18, 2006 That dial is for a Stainless model,..not Ti.... Creating a franken ? Well, apparently. I wasn't aware it was the wrong one, to be honest.
Richard Tracy Posted June 18, 2006 Report Posted June 18, 2006 Well, apparently. I wasn't aware it was the wrong one, to be honest. Well if you change your mind.. I would double your orginal investment for it...
Pugwash Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Posted June 19, 2006 Well if you change your mind.. I would double your orginal investment for it... Ooh, that's an offer I will consider if it looks like too much frankeneffort.
Guest Sql_pl Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 I found a correct silver dial for my SS GST but before I jumped on it I realised I would also need that whole inner bezel part which should also be silver and not white... I think I will never find that bezel so I have to live with my rep dial. Cheers!
krustybrand Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 I believe the silver version was a somewhat rare version. The white is in fact correct as well.
Craytonic Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 Could the swiss movement even be dropped in because of the day wheel? Want this watch but that aspect holds me back... if the asian movement goes I want to be able to drop a better one in.
ubiquitous Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 Could the swiss movement even be dropped in because of the day wheel? Want this watch but that aspect holds me back... if the asian movement goes I want to be able to drop a better one in. With a gen dial, I'd think this would be no problem (since the genuine uses a re-worked ETA 7750)... //R
krustybrand Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 The Swiss movement will in fact drop right in.
Craytonic Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 Sweet. I was thinking the swiss one didn't have both of the wheels on it w/o modification and would not work.
Craytonic Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 The 7750s I am looking at have a day wheel but not a date wheel... am I missing something?
krustybrand Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 Best ask The Zigmeister about that. He uses the same supplier I do, and from what I have seen, true new ones (not surplused) have both wheels. You simply remove the one you don't need for some applications. To save work, a manufacturer may order from ETA with only a date wheel if that is his application. A lot of movements you find listed as new are, in fact, surplus and may lack the second wheel.
yodaddynukka Posted June 19, 2006 Report Posted June 19, 2006 anyone know what mods are done to the gen IST 7750 movement?
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