Valjoux 7734 suggestions

[Danhan]

In the spring I scored an eBay valjoux 7734 for not much money and since then I have been racking my brain for how to build it.
The case is the typical 1970s small cushion shape which I can live with but finding a dial that isn’t totally awful seems a hurdle.
Have any of you reworked a 7734 and have any suggestions for dial or dial maker ?
Ideas and inspiration much needed.

[norskguru88]

Drop me a dm if you want a custom dial

My email seikondacustoms@yahoo.com

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[mountaineer]

I have built two custom vintage chronographs. They were challenging builds but turned out great. One dial I had to cut off the feet, the second was custom built without feet.

I would recommend figuring out a way to add feet to any dial you use. It is hard to line up the subdial hand holes and regular hand stack. With dots, micro movements create headaches.

[Danhan]

Drop me a dm if you want a custom dial

My email seikondacustoms@yahoo.com

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Thank you I will as soon as I can decide on a design.

[Danhan]

Thank you for the advice I hadn’t thought of that.
Do you have any pictures of the builds?

I have built two custom vintage chronographs. They were challenging builds but turned out great. One dial I had to cut off the feet, the second was custom built without feet.

I would recommend figuring out a way to add feet to any dial you use. It is hard to line up the subdial hand holes and regular hand stack. With dots, micro movements create headaches.

[mountaineer]

@Danhan below are links to the builds:

Heuer Autavia

Daytona Prototype

Do not follow my instructions on dial feet. You will need to mill the dial to recesses the footplate. I did not do this and it created a height issue.

[Danhan]

The white dial watch is refreshing after seeing so many horrible dials. I like that a lot

[Hypnogagia]

Those builds look fantastic Mountaineer! You’re right about the dial placement on the Chrono movements, the subdial pinions are so small and short that there’s no wiggle room - everything needs to line up perfectly.