Inside the C40 Speedhawk

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Inside the C40 Speedhawk

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Although this may be old news for some, I'd like to share this link, a good page with a video showing the assembly of the ETA 7750 Valjoux movement, which powers the C40 Speedhawk:

http://hiro.alliancehorlogere.com/en/Un ... e/ETA_7750

Fascinating stuff! The C40 is about to replace the C15 on my Which CW Watch To Buy Next list.

(By the way, I am going to London in two weeks. Any tips for nice second-hand watch dealers/shop?)
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Re: Inside the C40 Speedhawk

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[quote="anoraq"]Although this may be old news for some, I'd like to share this link, a good page with a video showing the assembly of the ETA 7750 Valjoux movement, which powers the C40 Speedhawk:

http://hiro.alliancehorlogere.com/en/Un ... e/ETA_7750

Fantastic!

I watched the whole thing. Man, I'm exhausted! 8) Great flick. I think I could put one together myself by watching and following the video clip. I've seen this web site before. Thanks for sharing this with us. Look for more stuff like this.

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Fascinating to watch. Makes you appreciate both the design effort/thought that sits behind putting such a mechanism together as well as the time required to put god knows how many components together in a single movements. Makes £500 for a Speedhawk seem even more v.f.m. when you think of CWL's "tailoring" into a marketable product sits on top of this. Just need a date for delivery now :-)
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Excellent! I wish I could do that 50 times slower.
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Re: Inside the C40 Speedhawk

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This was really very interesting, great to watch a real craftsman at work, recommending viewing.
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