COMMON CORE

DIFFERENT WATCHES BASED ON THE SAME GUTS.

- ALEX KIERSTEIN

A. The 7750 is the Chevy small-block of watch movements: prolific and reliable, as well as amenable to modifications.

YOU CAN'T SEE IT when it's on your wrist, but the heart of even the simplest mechanical watch, with its minute components whirling on jewel bearings, is incredible. And even a humble mechanism can become a legend. The Valjoux 7750 movement was born out of pragmatism, intended to be an affordable alternative to the high-end automatic chronographs emerging in the late Sixties. What it became was a versatile, customizable workhorse that conquered the horological world.