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saabreit
PostPosted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:15 am 
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Both have a pillar wheel chronograph, both have been encased in Navitimer .
V72 derivated from V23, has been declined in many versions and used by many brands .
Venus 178 , an evolution of Venus 175 , has been less extensively used and only by few brands.
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Valjoux 72 for me mainly because many brands of that era used them including Rolex, which used them on their triple dates and Daytonas. But the V178 is a classic movement too.
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I have worked on 100s of both of them. They both have some shortcomings but I would have to choose the R72 as the best one based on the hour counter design. It is less problematic than the one in the V178.

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The status of the expert ! Thanks Craig :lingsrock:
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