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Re: Valjoux 7765 Automatic?
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Hi Gabriel,

you're definitly right: The Valjoux 7765 is handwind. It belongs to the 7750 to 7770 family of ETA's chronograph versions. To save costs, ETA built as many as possible interchangable parts for this family, so the plate, where You found the number 7765 engraved is one of these! The movement of Your watch is definitly automatic; so You own an 7750 with a 7765 plate! Now we can ask why: A 'mistake' of Heuer? Possible. They took the 7765 for a special chrono version at that time your chrono was built (I'm not sure but I guess both were built by Heuer France). Or could this be a so called 'marriage'? But why should someone change the plate? Never heard anything like this.

So don't worry. You got a very fine watch. Enjoy it.

Cheers Martin

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