The valjoux calibres 7730, 7731, 7734, 7736 and 7737 are chronograph movements produced from 1966 to 1978 based on the 1948 venus 188 design. This will be a more expensive option but will give you maximum flexibility if you are not sure of the required length. Specifically, i wanted to know the differences between the original and the current reproduction, so i started with the movement. Both were monopusher chronographs with just a 30 or 45 minute counter at 3. Hi all, i have a large antique cuckoo clock that on the winding train was running for 2 days but on the chiming cuckoo train would only run for a day just about, as it needed a service i have taken it apart to find that although the barrels are the same size the cuckoo spring is a lot smaller. Unfortunately, they are sometimes built along with gaskets that were not. More valjoux movements followed for the manualwind movements of the 1970s, including the 7733 two register, 7734 two registers, with date, 7736 three register, 7740 two registers, including chronograph hours, with date and 7741 gmt with date. See more ideas about chronograph, watches for men and breitling chronomat. Tissot mens mechanical automatic wristwatches ebay. See more ideas about chronograph, vintage watches and watches for men.
Chronograph watch limited edition pilot watch valjoux 7750 movement victorinox swiss army watch calling all owners. Many will fit various variants, such as 7730773377347736, and venus calibres 150152175178179188200206. It features valjoux 7750 swiss automatic chronograph movement, a strong 316l stainless steel case, luminox trademark light vision illumination tubes constant light for up to 25 years, and a bold 48mm case with sapphire glass crystal and anti. Chronograph mechanical handwinding vintage wristwatches ebay. Everything you need to know about the history of the vintage heuer autavia.
Legendary manual wind, valjoux 7736 chronograph is looking bright and working well with all correct breitling nomenclature of the era and shock protection. Valjoux developed the 7740 movement from the caliber 12. See each listing for international postage options and costs. Full details and images of the valjoux caliber 7736. Once done with the annoying, messy, and timeconsuming task of the gasket clean up, i finally got to the movement. When valjoux began making the 7740 movements, rather than using the buren base. The valjoux 7730 is a handwound, dualregister chronograph movement produced from 1966 to 1973. Feb 9, 2014 chronograph movements column wheel or cam system swiss german chinese japanese movements. I always figure the cost of a service when i purchase a used watch. Aquaplunge, paul maret, and caribbean 200 scuba chronographs. It features valjoux 7750 swiss automatic chronograph movement, a strong 316l stainless steel case, luminox trademark light vision illumination tubes constant light for up to 25 years, and a bold 48mm case with sapphire glass crystal and antireflective coating.
Unfollow vintage valjoux to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Flyback, calendar, moon phase, and other complications were sometimes offered as well. The colors on this watch are playful and evocative of the 1970s. Dec 09, 2015 as per the title, i was checking why my gigandet valjoux 7733 based chrono was not working today, and noticed that the hair spring got loose from the small insert that connects it to the balance cock whats its name again. Dec 28, 2016 now, as fascinating as this all is, i prefer to dig a little deeper on the watches i buy, so i started doing some research. A little lume came off of the minute hand, but overall it is in fantastic original condition and inside is a valjoux 7734 chronograph movement. Apr 26, 2018 the valjoux 7730 is a handwound, dualregister chronograph movement produced from 1966 to 1973. Vintage chronograph with valjoux 22 movement youtube. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
Breitling ref 815 top time with valjoux 7736 movement. Taking a closer look, it appeared to have been fixed with schellac, but. Jacques monnat 7736 chronograph buying on time vintage watches. Rare vintage breitling navitimer 806 809 sub dial hands. Field valjoux automatic chrono 1860 series luminox. I have made successful sales on rwatchexchange and ebay matraunk in the past and can share the. Tropical chronograph mens watch valjoux 7736 steel 40,5mm. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The movement, which is frontloaded, is a mechanical valjoux 7736, which powers the timekeeping and stopwatch functions. Rare vintage breitling navitimer 806 809 sub dial hands for.
The watch is working and keeping time with unknown service history. We take great pride in the watches and other items on our site and in our stock. Get the best deal for bulova military wristwatches from the largest online selection at. Valjoux 7740 movement, breitling navitimer cosmonaute. Unfollow valjoux 7736 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. What is your track record with valjoux 77xx movements. It was soon joined by the elegant triple calendar valjoux 23c. This 401 for automatic will not fit any breitling fitted with a stemwind movement such as a venus 178 or valjoux 7736.
The valjoux 23 family of chronograph movements was widely used and produced for nearly 60 years the valjoux 23 family is ligne in size 29. Jacques monnat 7736 chronograph buying on time vintage. Valjoux is a swiss manufacturer of mechanical watch movements. After a while of research we finally managed to get our hands on the rare ebauches sa, valjoux 7734, 7733, 7736 technical communication no. Watch is keeping good time with a strong power reserve and all chronograph functions are working properly and returning to zero. Valjoux 7730 7733 7734 7736 genuine movement parts new ebay. They use the valjoux 7736 movement that was used in breitling navitimers and. My surmise is that the 7740 was tapped to be one of the replacements for the venerable venus 178 in breitlings manual 3register chronographs for some or other reason, along with the nondate valjoux 7736, as you see these calibers start to appear with corresponding revised model references in. With no date complication, the crown moves between just two positions, a refreshingly simple configuration. As per the title, i was checking why my gigandet valjoux 7733 based chrono was not working today, and noticed that the hair spring got loose from the small insert that connects it to the balance cock whats its name again. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. The valjoux 23 was a refinement of the valjoux 22, reduced in size from 31. Dec 18, 2018 personally i find bulova to be one of the most exquisitely crafted watches in the history of man no other watch created today has survived the test of time with so much quality taste and longevity to date the timepiece itself is truly a watch of the aristocrat exquisite in time tasting quality a watch of the blue bloods hats off to mr. The venus 188 was rebranded valjoux 7730, and was sold for a couple of years before it was redesigned and became the valjoux 7733, 7734 with a date and 7736 with a 12hour subdial.
Established in 1924, venus was acquired by ebauches sa in 1928, with valjoux joining the ranks in 1944. All of these traced their ancestry to the venus cal. Valjoux 7736 meister anker was a german brand known for making big, colorful sport watches. Victorinox swiss army air force one limited edition alpnach chronograph if youve ever had a limited edition watch, then you might wonder who else owns the same model. Aug 08, 2011 valjoux 7734 is a direct descendant of the venus 188 manual wind valjoux bought venus when they went bellyup. Valjouxs are easily the most reliable massused vintage chronograph movement. Jan 06, 2016 1929 air compressor restoration restored to new condition i didnt think it would run duration. Youll find new or used products in chronograph mechanical handwinding vintage wristwatches on ebay.
Alice frei was a hairspring vibrator and otto frei was a watchmaker and they began by fixing watches and selling watch parts to local jewelers and watch repair person in the oakland san francisco bay area. Today well show you a pair of the 7730 variant, which is arguably the most classic looking of the lot. Tissot two tone pr 100 automatic chronograph moonphase watch valjoux 7750 c451 ils 8,783. As fine, durable, and accurate instruments of time go, i see no peers with a competitive price. Tag heuer aquaracer chronograph 42mm caf2112 full set.
When valjoux began making the 7740 movements, rather than using the buren base movements, valjoux itself produced the base movements. Valjoux 77 movement, shown in up down chronograph, reference 3248. Jun 21, 2015 more valjoux movements followed for the manualwind movements of the 1970s, including the 7733 two register, 7734 two registers, with date, 7736 three register, 7740 two registers, including chronograph hours, with date and 7741 gmt with date. In my research, there was confusion whether the original had a valjoux 72 or 7736. Vintage heuer monaco valjoux caliber 7736 chronograph. Vintage omega seamaster stainless steel mechanical 321 cal chronograph 105. We think the resemblances to the poljotmaktime 33 make this a nice resource for anybody interested. It even has a roulette date wheel and funky register hands similar to those on the heuer silverstone and a few other mid70s heuers, like the minute hand of the monza. Valjoux 7733 occasionally with moon phase, manufacturer unknown familygenerations.
Shop ebay for great deals on chronograph mechanical handwinding vintage wristwatches. Meister anker chronograph in steel by fortuna auction. Even the new band fits perfectly to the welsbro watch. All told, the autavias were powered by 14 different movements. When valjoux absorbed storied chronograph maker venus in 1966, they discontinued that companys highend column wheel chronograph movements and focused instead on the priceoptimized venus 188 family. Make offer heuer chronographe 905 vintage valjoux 7734 carrera autavia kentuky monaco heuer ref. The valjoux 7736 seems to have been used in a broad variety of offbrand and lowend chronographs.
The case shape of the present example is unique to this watch and extremely impressive, as is the handwound valjoux 7736 movement. Valjoux reference site excellent source for company history, watch details, etc. For hamilton alone, heuer produced at least six variations of chronographs during this time. Vintage elgin 60s chronograph valjoux 7736 watch panda cal 330. Zais watch made by breitling ww2 luftwaffe pilot chronograph 3 subdials extremely rare vintage timepiece this extremely rare 1940s military chronograph manufactured by breitling zais for german ai. Ultimate guide to the vintage heuer autavia the home of vintage. This union is a fairly new watch i did not expect the watch to bite the bullet in three days. Youll find new or used products in tissot mens wristwatches on ebay. Tissot lunar valjoux 7734 chronograph swiss stainless steel chrono cronografo. Valjoux 7733, 7734, 7736 part 1 of 3 4,234kb download. Established in 1924, venus was acquired by ebauches sa in 1928, with valjoux. Valjoux 7733 hair sping got loose watch repairs help. The valjoux 7730 is a handwound, dualregister chronograph movement. The field valjoux automatic chrono 1860 series watch is a special piece for a special purchase.
This meant revising the features of the basic subassemblies that had been used in 14ligne calibers from the valjoux cal. See our other ebay listing for the alternative 20mm stem. Arno hasslinger wrote a brilliant book on vintage heuers, of course including the. The difference between the calibres is that the 7736 has an additional hour register which allows the timing of events up to 12hrs. Valjoux 7734 is a direct descendant of the venus 188 manual wind valjoux bought venus when they went bellyup. Remember, that at this time, valjoux was one the the many companies that was a part of the ebauches group, so these base movements may have come from valjoux itself or perhaps components for the base movement. Shop ebay for great deals on tissot mens wristwatches.
Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than singapore dollars and are approximate conversions to singapore dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. I have made successful sales on rwatchexchange and ebay matraunk in the past and can share the links with those whod like to verify that. These complications added to the height of the movement. Buy valjoux mens chronograph watches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. It is typically a tworegister design, with small seconds at 9. This iconic heuer monaco required the most labor i have ever put into a watch before even getting to the movement. Field valjoux automatic chrono 1860 series luminox touch. Vintage mens chronograph wristwatches for sale ebay. The history of bulova through 10 milestone bulova watches. The british founded sydney in 1788, establishing here a penal colony in a country they regarded as uninhabited. Now, as fascinating as this all is, i prefer to dig a little deeper on the watches i buy, so i started doing some research.
These hands are for the largest of the sub dial versions from circa 1971 onwards. Despite its brief time in the spotlight, the chronograph c is appealing to many for its patriotic theme and represents a touchstone to the united states bicentennial year of 1976, even though the watch was long. With all the attributes and the parameters of test and certification required by luminox for their products, and the amazingly tight certification requirements of this valjoux movement, this wrist watch is a power ego trip. Late 60s and breitling replaced venus 178 with valjoux 7740 with date. From the second i received this watch i knew that the movement was perfect. Zais breitling ww2 german military chronograph valjoux. However i am talking about a used watch with unknown service history. There are some movements that are made to last forever. Professionally restored and fully serviced inhouse here at the localtime spa, a difor chronograph with a manualwind valjoux cal.
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