WatchTech

This is a chronograph movement used by a multitude of manufactures. Designed in the 1970's by Edmond Capt, this movement uses a three plane cam system known as Coulisse Levier mechanism. In my experience, the small chrono hands are usually pressed on very...  

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Your posts are educative in two areas: On the pure horological sense And To demonstrate to us the amount of work that watch maintenance takes. Admirable. Thanks, Nilo

at a wholesale price of, what, sub $250, why ever service these perfunctory tractors and not just replace the whole movement and be done with it? Velo

Throw away a 7750 inside a Breitling/Omega/IWC etc. and replace it by a commodity 7750? I'm glad to know that there are watchmakers that don't even consider to do this. Cheers, Nilo

Not suggesting substituting that, but really how different is a Breitling or Omega 7750 to a 'Top' or 'COSC' ETA 7750? You will know better than me. But at any given brand point the ratio of 'in house' labour rates will match the cost of a new branded mov... 

You need a better watchmaker to do your maintenance and not a new movement. But this is me. I prefer to have the entire watch as much original. I use the same watchmaker for years and years and I only had one case that I need to return. It was a non trivi... 

Yes, don't get me wrong. I appreciate originality too, but sometimes i would prefer the option regarding the movement. As long as they don't change the dial and hands! lol Velo

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