Service of an ETA / Valjoux 7750
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...
Another magic performed by the Doctor ...
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
Wonderful photoessay but....
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
Do you want a watchmaker to ...
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
If appropriate why not
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...
In this case ...
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...
I agree
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
