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[@kenjmor]

Lovely looking watch, well wear.

[@masterwatch]

Ah thank you.. When I saw TOP grade Valjoux 7754 chronograph GMT movement I was so intrigued myself.

[@johnrb9397]

Oh Steven it looks perfect on you. Sizing everything spot on. Nicely coordinated with the light grey top. Congratulations!!!

[@masterwatch]

Ah.. thank you.. I can imagine it looks a bit too German for people or too utilitarian but I am a Chronograph person and the extra GMT I do like.

[@johnrb9397]

@@masterwatch I like it! What drew you to this brand? You mentioned the movement a few times. Was that the source of the interest or do you have a relationship with the brand?

[@masterwatch]

@@johnrb9397 The movement Valjoux 7754 part of the 7750 family is a 50 year old design of movement as I understand it and today owned and made by ETA. ETA movements have been in every watch (apart from Rolex) but I might be wrong but from a view of the watch industry the ETA movement is the watch industry. It is like saying NH35 in the context of Micro brands. The high end ETA movements are probably more reliable and easier to fix than any other in-house movement.. Saying that in-house movements today are very good and I think Tudor's are maybe the best now but ETA probably still holds the title of the most used and respected mechanical movement today.

[@masterwatch]

@@johnrb9397 PS.. forgot to say.. I find these smaller German brands like Archimede, Guinand, Sinn offer fabulous value for money and their designs are often very true to their original watches. That combined with my like of Chronographs is a winner. Of course this direction leads you towards IWC and Lange and others that are super quality but they get expensive quickly.