Post #16 Melting gasket on my WRUW Orfina Porsche Design
I decided to take a look inside my Orfina Porsche Design Chronograph 1 only to discover that the gasket was “melting”, glistening and sticky. Now I’ve got to do a very careful clean up and gasket replacement. I’ve seen dry and crumbling ones but not in this condition, in progress of melting, so to speak. 😔
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Ichiro Chiba
Semi retired businessman from Japan. Visited 80 countries and resided in 4. Watch collection > 100 pieces, including digital / quartz, new and old, but no PP/VC (edit ; deleted AP from here because I...
Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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6.50” / 16.50 cm
How old is it?
How old is it?
I bought it in 1985, so minimum 38 years old.
Cool watch, with that amplitude could do with a service as well as new seals!
That's a very cool watch.
Just curious, is the watch horizontal or vertical with that amplitude? I think the lift angle for valjoux 7750 is 49 deg so make sure your timegrapher is set to that and that the watch isn't in the middle of a day/date change.
Cool watch, with that amplitude could do with a service as well as new seals!
Yes, I am thinking of that. Unfortunately I’ve got some more pieces in the pipeline (stand by for repair/OH). Will probably have to skip the queue for this time piece. 😔
That's a very cool watch.
Just curious, is the watch horizontal or vertical with that amplitude? I think the lift angle for valjoux 7750 is 49 deg so make sure your timegrapher is set to that and that the watch isn't in the middle of a day/date change.
It was set at 52°, measured at around 14:00. I tried it at 49° and the amplitude dropped to 176°. I am going to send it to a watchmaker once our Golden Week holidays are over. Not expensive but one of the few gems of my hodgepodge collection. I’ve so many other watches with lower amplitudes😉.
That's a very cool watch.
Just curious, is the watch horizontal or vertical with that amplitude? I think the lift angle for valjoux 7750 is 49 deg so make sure your timegrapher is set to that and that the watch isn't in the middle of a day/date change.
I would like to learn about the lift angle. Any recommended reads?
Check out this article 🙂
https://wahawatches.com/watch-talk-whats-the-lift-angle-of-a-watch/
Check out this article 🙂
https://wahawatches.com/watch-talk-whats-the-lift-angle-of-a-watch/
Thank you.
The gaskets were like that when I had my Autavia serviced, it seems to happen when they get super old.
Love the Porsche design watch too! I got one earlier this year.
https://straphabit.com/blogs/straphabit-reviews/orfina-porsche-design-chronograph-pd01-watch-review-7176s