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A forum for identifying and avoiding wholly or partially non-authentic wristwatches --
including counterfeit, replica, Frankenwatches and other fake or bastardized pieces.
Our objective here is to DISCOURAGE the sales and purchase of counterfeit
wristwatch and jewelry products. It is also for helping people identify
watches that are mostly authentic, but have been: altered for personal customization,
repaired with inappropriate parts or modified to be passed off as more valuable pieces.
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: Hi there, I'm new to this game, I've just
: bought a Heuer Carrera 1964 reissue from
: ebay and I'm very happy but... This may be a
: silly question but when I pull the crown out
: the sub second hand doesn't stop, I assumed
: pulling the crown was like a break allowing
: you to set the exact time. Here is a link to
: the ebay page:
: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330210848116&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014
: The seller has now put upan almost identical
: watch!!
: Please put my mind at rest.... or give me the
: bad news!
Hiya Seth,
I own a pair of the reissues and a number of Lemania 1873 [the base movement for the Carrera Reissue] equipped Omega's and Tissot's and Bucherer's, etc. The Lemania 1873 is not a hacking movement, so the behaviour you're seeing is normal. You can get the movement to stop [and even count backwords] with a little back pressure on the crown. This will not hurt the watch if not done extensively, and will allow you to sync the watch with a standard time signal.
Hope this helps!
-- Chuck
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