a7750 secs @ 9 daytona

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Hey,

just wondering how many on rwc has the daytona pre-2000 secs @ 9 rep with the a7750 movement (the one with the "wrong subdial spacing")

how is this watch? (overall, accuracy other then the case and subdial spacing, movement, reliability, etc.. )

i tried to look on the board and couldnt find many topics on this specific rep.

10x

[AllergyDoc]

I have 2 of these.

This has a silver dial. It looks white in the pics:

It cost me $209. I have a seconds-at-six from Josh. This one is not quite the same quality as the one from Josh, but very close. The bracelet doesn't feel quite as nice as Josh's.

I got this one from Silix:

The gold on the original bracelet started to flake off after 2 months. The replacement they sent is much higher quality.

This watch looks and feels like one of the best made replicas I've ever owned, the GMT-II C included. I don't wear it as often as I used to because I've shied away from gold lately.

Guys who go for accuracy over reliability won't have these watches because of the subdial spacing. So far my seconds at 6:00 will run all day, stopping only once, but unless I get it serviced I think it will probably conk out some day. These models should be more reliable and I don't care much about the subdial spacing. No one I rub elbows with knows what a real Daytona looks like. I think they're great watches.

Here's my watch from Josh, for comparison:

Edited October 30, 2008 by AllergyDoc

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thanks for all the info and photos! i appreciate it very much

i have ordered a SS black faced secs @ 9 daytona from silix, on a black leather strap.. so i wanted to know what to expect..

i know people are satisfied with the secs at 9 model cause its more reliable, and the subdial spacing is not a big issue for me so its cool..

how smooth silix's daytona works for you? other then the gold flaking out.

thanks alot!

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[AllergyDoc]

Very, very nice. Very smooth. No problems with the movement at all.

However, after I got the gold one and liked it so much, I ordered the white dial version. It came like this:

- A running-hours dial at 9:00. (I understand some people order them like this so that the dial looks more correct. But what's correct about an hours dial that runs continuously?)

- A big dent in a crown guard. (Close up pic deleted from Image Cave account.)

- Bad printing on the 3.

I traded it in for this:

A beautiful watch, no doubt, but not the one I ordered. I ordered the one with the manual wind movement and a fixed needle at 6:00.

That was the last watch I ordered from Silix. Hopefully you'll have better luck.

P.S. I got a Super Sea Dweller from him that was mostly superb. Once I replaced the divers' extension with a gen part it was superb.

Edited October 30, 2008 by AllergyDoc

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thanks for the tips!

yeah i hope the watch i'll receive will not have 0-12 @ 9 cause it will not be acceptable, i dont want to get into the hassle of shipping back for a replacment or full refund.

on silix's photos it shows the dial correctly with 0-60 @ 9 so i believe he knows what he's doing.

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