Two small watch questions

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Hi



I hope you can help....



Firstly I have a SS Daytona, and I read on here at some stage that I should not have the chronmeter running continuously..... Is this true?



Secondly after a year of wear (never been off) I have a couple of bezel marks.... can these be polished out?



Finally..... I am in the market for my wife.... We both like this model but would like assurance its worth the fleabay price



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLANCPAIN-LADIES-VILLERET-UL...



Many thanks



BJM

[Mr. Ice]

1st. Don't worry about it, what makes the Daytona such a nice chronograph compared to others is that it has a vertical clutch engagement with the chronograph module. This allows it to not interfere with the overall time keeping of the watch.

However, I think keeping it running will add some undue wear & tear on the components(less so then in comparable chronographs thanks to the vert clutch). I mean, I wouldn't do it daily.
In addition, keeping the chrono running non-stop will reduce your power reserve by 10-15 hours (SS Daytonas have a reserve of around 70Hrs, loosing 10-15hrs isn't really a big deal IMO), which is only bad if you do not wear your watch very often, but judging by your second question, loosing power isn't a concern.

Out of curiosity, why would you run it continuously?
Not a fan of the sub 6 seconds?

2nd. Pull out your warranty card and see what Rolex can do for you. Most high-end manufacturers offer a 2yr warranty.

3rd. No clue, I know nothing about women's watches.

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Many thanks for the response...

Its the zenith movement .... does the vertical clutch still apply?

Its running just becuase I prefer the look of it in movement rather than static.

I am taking it up to watches.co.uk to get the marks removed

If anyone can advise on the ladies watch I would appreciate it!

BJM

Edited by BigJonMcQuimm on Friday 25th May 11:42

[Mr. Ice]

The Zenith movement is very nice, but it does not have a Vertical Clutch system. It has a more typical Horizontal Wheel system.

The problem with the Horizontal Wheel is that "With the horizontal clutch, whenever the stopwatch hand was started, the sharply pointed teeth of the clutchwheel meshed abruptly with those of the central fourth-wheel in order to engage with the latter and allow it also to be propelled by the fourthwheel. Depending upon the relative positions of the individual teeth’s flanks at the moment when the function is switched on, the distance to be traversed was either shorter or longer, and this difference expressed itself on the dial as a larger or smaller “hop” performed by the stop seconds-hand."

Heres the article I sourced, it is about the difference between the Zenith powered Daytona, and the current In-house (caliber 4130) powered version.
http://www.watchtime.com/archive/wt_2001_05/WT_200...


Basically, the horizontal wheel should definitely not be run continuously, it causes alot of extra wear on many other components of the watch than the vertical clutch. In addition, it will reduce the overall accuracy of your watch.
Sorry about the misunderstanding, I assumed you were referring to the current Daytona.

Edited by Mr. Ice on Friday 25th May 12:55

[zelleyford]

BigJonMcQuimm said:

Hi

I hope you can help....

Firstly I have a SS Daytona, and I read on here at some stage that I should not have the chronmeter running continuously..... Is this true?

Secondly after a year of wear (never been off) I have a couple of bezel marks.... can these be polished out?

Finally..... I am in the market for my wife.... We both like this model but would like assurance its worth the fleabay price

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLANCPAIN-LADIES-VILLERET-UL...

Many thanks

BJM

To be honist with you. There is no way I would spend that sort of cash on a watch from Ebay. And for £3000 you can buy much more for your money.
Have you looked at what chopard can offer you? or eaven Tag Heuer?
Martin