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 Posted: Fri Nov 10th, 2006 11:24 am
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KenC



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Just had a great talk with the watchmaker who worked on my Hammy Khaki Aviation down in Clearwater, FL....................he gave me some interesting incite into the Val 7753 movement.  According to him, there is more than a simple "2 added jewels and different subdial placement".  He stated it was a much heartier, more robust movemnt using higher quality components...and that the wholesale cost on a Val 7753 was almost double that of a Val 7750.  When I told him what the watch had cost, he almost "had a cow" and told me that his wholesale cost on the Val 7753 movement is $451.00......and to think, I paid $15 more for my Hammy Kahaki Filed (Val 7750) Chrono than I did for the "Aviation"........do you think I got taken????....subtlelaugh.gifsubtlelaugh.gifsubtlelaugh.gifboy10.gif