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Watchmasters Corner
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Written by Ziggy Zumba
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Of course, one could always assemble the watch with no oil at all, as it was delivered, but this is not a solution. It is going to fail even quicker if it’s not oiled, I can’t in good conscience send a watch back after servicing it not oiled, all movements need oil to run correctly, otherwise pivots are going to wear out and the watch will stop running.
So this confirms the fact that the reason the ETA 7750 was chosen in the first place to power the new running seconds at 6 Daytona, was because of the available power from the ETA. This is a good effort to accomplish the same thing with an Asian model, but I think it will not work in the long run. If they did not oil the movements on purpose, then they will wear out over time…(consider that this is only one sample I have looked at, but normally what I see on one, I see the same thing on the others, same with the Original Asian 7750, experience has shown that they are mostly dirty and not oiled). Also consider that this is only my analysis on what I think based on my experiences, I could be way off base (well not on the no-oil = worn out movement, that is correct).
Conclusions
Question is, was this movement developed specifically for the Daytona, and is this why the quality is on par with an ETA 7750? Or is this the new standard of Asian 7750’s we can expect to see. My Omega BA is not equipped with this version of the 7750, and so far this is the only one I have seen.
How widespread is this movement, I don’t know, for the record this watch is from Andrew.
Many questions answered, some more not answered…but I think this and the new 6497-2 are the way of the future, 2006 is only 3 weeks old, and already things are looking up…
Now if these were available in the 7750 and 7753 layout, and you could source the movement alone, I would be the first to buy them, service them, and install them in place of my existing Asian 7750’s…that’s how good I think they are.
Thanks for reading my thoughts and comments.
RG
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 14 August 2007 )
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