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Hello everyone, today I'm showing another watch of my collection : my Lip Chronometer.

 

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Brand Lip

Model Chronographe

Movement 7730 Valjoux

Case material Gold plated

Year ?

 

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I don't know anything else about this watch, so if somebody has some infos I will be glad to hear them !

 

I can't do a summary of the history of Lip because the story is tooooo long. Idk if the brand Lip is known in other countries in the world, but in France Lip is a symbol. Lip is the french watch that your grand parents had, and gave to your parents etc...

 

Lip exist since 1867, and since that date there has been some issues with the worker, even taking them to block the factory and sell the watches themselves so that it doesnt close during the quartz crisis !

 

If you want to know more about that brand, I suggest you to go to :

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIP_(company)

 

 

A. Nogues, watchmaking student.

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On 5/2/2020 at 4:27 AM, AdrianNOGUES said:

 

Hello everyone, today I'm showing another watch of my collection : my Lip Chronometer.

 

8368b80b8f21de99b1631588acf384b9.jpg

 

 

Brand Lip

Model Chronographe

Movement 7730 Valjoux

Case material Gold plated

Year ?

 

0b226aaf36623da8f01e2acba8122add.jpg

 

I don't know anything else about this watch, so if somebody has some infos I will be glad to hear them !

 

I can't do a summary of the history of Lip because the story is tooooo long. Idk if the brand Lip is known in other countries in the world, but in France Lip is a symbol. Lip is the french watch that your grand parents had, and gave to your parents etc...

 

Lip exist since 1867, and since that date there has been some issues with the worker, even taking them to block the factory and sell the watches themselves so that it doesnt close during the quartz crisis !

 

If you want to know more about that brand, I suggest you to go to :

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIP_(company)

 

 

A. Nogues, watchmaking student.

 

Classic 60s. Great example from that era. I run in to Lip on occasion but I also dont know much about them. Thanks for sharing!

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Very interesting read. My only contact with 'LIP' watches is this electronic movement, that I'm currently waiting to receive in the post.  A bit of research, prior to buying it, showed that it is a LIP R148, apparently the first electronic watch to have a date complication.....

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I have nothing to use it in yet, but thought that for £10, including carriage, it was too good a chance to pass up, to acquire some rare spares for the future......

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Very interesting read. My only contact with 'LIP' watches is this electronic movement, that I'm currently waiting to receive in the post.  A bit of research, prior to buying it, showed that it is a LIP R148, apparently the first electronic watch to have a date complication.....
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I have nothing to use it in yet, but thought that for £10, including carriage, it was too good a chance to pass up, to acquire some rare spares for the future......

Awesome ! This movement looks well done !


A. Nogues, watchmaking student.
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24 minutes ago, AdrianNOGUES said:


Awesome ! This movement looks well done !


A. Nogues, watchmaking student.

It will be interesting to see if I can get it running when it arrives. I've had successful repairs on plenty of Timex electric/electronic movements, salvaged a non running ESA9158 with a replacement electronic module and fixed the date change problem on an electronic ESA9157 a couple of days ago. I also currently have a Seiko 3703 electronic on the bench, awaiting a replacement third wheel, which should see it running again, so as long as the coil on this one is not damaged it may well be salvageable....:thumbsu:

Just realised that this movement, because of the date complication, is a LIP R184 not R148 as previously stated....:blink:

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It will be interesting to see if I can get it running when it arrives. I've had successful repairs on plenty of Timex electric/electronic movements, salvaged a non running ESA9158 with a replacement electronic module and fixed the date change problem on an electronic ESA9157 a couple of days ago. I also currently have a Seiko 3703 electronic on the bench, awaiting a replacement third wheel, which should see it running again, so as long as the coil on this one is not damaged it may well be salvageable....:thumbsu:
Just realised that this movement, because of the date complication, is a LIP R184 not R148 as previously stated....:blink:

I hope you succeed in everything you will do and I would love to see the end result! I don't know anything about electric and electronic movements :(


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On 5/2/2020 at 10:27 AM, AdrianNOGUES said:

 

Hello everyone, today I'm showing another watch of my collection : my Lip Chronometer.

 

8368b80b8f21de99b1631588acf384b9.jpg

 

 

Brand Lip

Model Chronographe

Movement 7730 Valjoux

Case material Gold plated

Year ?

 

0b226aaf36623da8f01e2acba8122add.jpg

 

I don't know anything else about this watch, so if somebody has some infos I will be glad to hear them !

 

I can't do a summary of the history of Lip because the story is tooooo long. Idk if the brand Lip is known in other countries in the world, but in France Lip is a symbol. Lip is the french watch that your grand parents had, and gave to your parents etc...

 

Lip exist since 1867, and since that date there has been some issues with the worker, even taking them to block the factory and sell the watches themselves so that it doesnt close during the quartz crisis !

 

If you want to know more about that brand, I suggest you to go to :

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LIP_(company)

 

 

A. Nogues, watchmaking student.

 

That is a real looker!

I'm working on a 7730 at the moment, but it has a bent fourth wheel arbor, that to replace would be silly money as far as I'm concerned

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38 minutes ago, Jon said:

That is a real looker!

I'm working on a 7730 at the moment, but it has a bent fourth wheel arbor, that to replace would be silly money as far as I'm concerned

There is a fourth wheel on eBay at the moment for C$40, is that a more realistic price?

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@JohnD£22.85 is not a bad price, but add the shipping, then 20% VAT and then handling charge from Royal Mail and it ends up being £57.

That's what I mean by 'silly' money.

Thanks for the link though

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@JohnD£22.85 is not a bad price, but add the shipping, then 20% VAT and then handling charge from Royal Mail and it ends up being £57.

That's what I mean by 'silly' money.

Thanks for the link though

Keep looking there may well be one available more locally when the Covid 19 restrictions are relaxed in Europe. I have managed to source some rare vintage parts from Italy and Switzerland in the past. A couple of Italian suppliers I have used before, have shut down their internet shops since early March, but are due to start relisting after 11th May and despatching after 18th May when the postal system is due to be running 'normally' again.....

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Just now, JohnD said:

Keep looking there may well be one available more locally when the Covid 19 restrictions are relaxed in Europe. I have managed to source some rare vintage parts from Italy and Switzerland in the past. A couple of Italian suppliers I have used before, have shut down their internet shops since early March, but are due to start relisting after 11th May and despatching after 18th May when the postal system is due to be running 'normally' again.....

I'll keep an eye out... Many thanks

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