Francisco Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 We are going to review the new Omega chrono movement. After removing the case back we check that an Asian 7750 has been employed for this modification. The first visible problem with this modification is that the chrono pushers are not placed in the correct position. Here the difference is shown: As previous picture shows, the pushers are one minute up and down in the rep. This happens because the movement that Omega employs is not based on the 7750, and the pushers are in a different place. Therefore, all Omega reps will have this flaw, all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azerbyjam Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Another great review Francisco, thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b16a2 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Francisco thank you for this review! It seems strange that they don't put a jewel under the gear, but they always put one on the top plate. Putting a jewel under the gear is such a simple solution to make it an even better movement but they choose to skeletonise the gear instead!? Hopefully the increased friction caused by this will be minimal and it's good to hear that you think it's more reliable than both the AP and the Porto! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarini Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Another Francisco classic post, many thx. Laz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 AWESOME!!! Once again, another fantastic technical post, and one I'm sure will sell a lot of watches with the confidence that the movement is more reliable. Difficulty in assembly is a shame...but I know the talent we have here that are up to the challenge. Thanks for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcoast68 Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Excellent work!! Thank you so much for this!! Even if it has some shortcommings (all reps do), this does seem to be an improvement over what we had before. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 MASTER! Thanks for doing the write-up. I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Now they need to use this movement in a rep I actually like * It is a movement that it is very hard to assemble, problematic, it tends to stop if everything is not perfectly assembled. I think that the origin of the problem is the very short pins of the two floors gears. However, if it works well at the beginning it should be reliable. I guess the first plate was hardest to assemble right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Great write up Francisco. Not as bad as I was expecting - now lets see some more interesting models take advantage of this movement Perhaps a new Breguet Type XX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Exelent and informative post, Thank you for the work you have done on our behalf. I hope that the sellers also thank you becase a yes or no from you or Ziggy and mean the difference between lots of sales or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asim Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thank You very much!! That was an interesting read and very informative!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thank you Francisco. It's great that you take the time and effort to share with us all. Much appreciated. Now to go shopping for that UPOC.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidestro Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Exelent and informative post, Thank you for the work you have done on our behalf. I hope that the sellers also thank you becase a yes or no from you or The Zigmeister and mean the difference between lots of sales or not. I doubt the sellers would ever do such a thing, they want us to think that all the modded movements are great, same as gen. I am sure they are still [censored] about the reviews of the "new improved" Daytona and IWC movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Simply bloody brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Posted April 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I guess the first plate was hardest to assemble right? yes..some times you touch the plate after re-assembling, and the movement stops... just a litte pressure... mine is working again...however i was scared.... Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Great post Francisco, I've been waiting for a review of this one. Was there any sign of lubrication in this movement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vric Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks for this review Looks like they did it quite well for once.. Mooooooooonwatch now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickey Padge Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 A great write up as always, very informative indeed, thanks! Good to see that it seems the factories are putting more thought into it, each time the modify a movement...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 I am sure they are still [censored] about the reviews of the "new improved" Daytona and IWC movement. Not [censored] off enough to affect the bottom line though, I doubt. Remember...the fact of the matter is, watches sold from people on the forum are likely in the vast minority to those sold in TOTAL. So...if sales are still decent for crappy movements with Daytonas and Portugueses from sources outside the forum to make up for those lost inside the forum, there's no reason to create a new movement. If dealers stop carrying watches because they're getting too many complaints and that affects the bottom line, then there's cause to rethink the movement. Thanks again for writing this up!! Andreww had a good question. How clean/dirty/dry was this movement compared to the standard A7750? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Thanks a lot for this review! Great stuff! There has been quite a few modified movements based on the 7750, including the "seconds@3", 7753, and 7751 version used in the Speedmaster day-date. I remember the "7753" modification to be well executed, with jewels? At least my Blackbird is working well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegaunit Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thank you! Looks quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzanooo Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks for this review Looks like they did it quite well for once.. Mooooooooonwatch now ! +++1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 A superb review as usual...thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks for sharing, I hope that this kind of attention will be noticed by the factories and encourages them to realize that their best efforts will be rewarded, and that there's always room for the improvement we expect as their consumers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emuozz Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 As always a great review, very interesting. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmStaFF Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 thanks for this awesome review francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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