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dsio · 22 October 2010, 01:58 PM

Ahk, yea he said the reversing gears were a major cost in the repair. It was making a pretty unpleasant sound when the rotor was moving, sort of sounded like a plastic zipper being done up quickly, and it didn't seam to have much freedom of movement, my Omega's 7750 you can flick around and hold level with the ground and feel the rotor wobble while spinning for a good 20-30 seconds, this didn't feel like it was swinging freely at all.

Kinda surprised because everyone says the 1570 lasts forever without maintenance and is strong beyond measure, and while its 31 years old, there are some on here that are much older than that.

Thanks for the picture, its nice to learn these things.

22 October 2010, 01:58 PM	#18
dsio "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Real Name: Ashley Location: Brisbane Watch: Rolex Sub 1680 '79 Posts: 2,301	Ahk, yea he said the reversing gears were a major cost in the repair. It was making a pretty unpleasant sound when the rotor was moving, sort of sounded like a plastic zipper being done up quickly, and it didn't seam to have much freedom of movement, my Omega's 7750 you can flick around and hold level with the ground and feel the rotor wobble while spinning for a good 20-30 seconds, this didn't feel like it was swinging freely at all. Kinda surprised because everyone says the 1570 lasts forever without maintenance and is strong beyond measure, and while its 31 years old, there are some on here that are much older than that. Thanks for the picture, its nice to learn these things.