Re: A reccomendation for those looking to buy a 7750 auto
fakemaster said:
Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Depends on the watch. I had to build my Aquaracer. But that stuff really falls into the anal category.
And now it's mine, as Fakey's care for detail matches my expectations of what a rep should be, and I can tell you it's as good as the A7750 counterpart
But indeed, often quartz versions have cheaper cases, although through Watcheden (and Timesshop to some extent) dealers dare to propose the quartz versions with the "same chassis" (sic) as the A7750 version.
For having tried a Montblanc Timewalker, an IWC Cousteau diver and an IWC Ingenieur Chrono, I can tell you it's very very close (I own an High end Timewalker and Ingenieur and therefore could compare side by side)
The difference might come from the finish as mentionned (crystal, crown etching instead of engraving, lack or different AR, cheaper strap sometimes, lack of individual serial number, lume...)
If you look for a good quartz,
now it's possible, and I suspect it has always been, but it was not carried by the boards dealers who might have had more interest in selling the full version.
However, a careful check of the pictures before buying is recommended : there are cheap and "higher end" quartz versions of the same watch.
Example :
(sorry to be off-topic, slightly)
A7750
High end quartz
Cheap quartz
