MikeH
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I assume you meant the 3313
3133 is a Poljot calibre and others might say it's a better investment than the Omega 33xx and its derivatives.
I have a De Ville Chronograph with cal. 3313. I think it works fine, although the first one I bought had a reset problem and was returned. This example has been trouble free for just over three years.
It has a pleasant feel when actuating the pushers (light & crisp), no jumping when starting (like the Speedmaster Pro 186x). Drawbacks are limited to an occasional wobble from the uni-directional winding mechanism and fear that one day the thing will crater with the problems that have been reported by some that buy these models. Accuracy is very steady at +3 sec/day, with little positional variation. It hacks, so it's easy to correct.
I can't eliminate the FUD factor, and here's my full disclosure:
(My Disclaimer: Excessive force on the reset pusher as well as simultaneous use of both
pushers on a mechanical chronograph is a poor practice to the best of
my knowledge.)
The Omega manual has the following special caution about calibres 3200, 3201, 3202, 3205, 3301, 3303, 3313, 3612, and 3603::
Note: never push the chronograph’s two pushers (A and B) simultaneously (calibres 3301, 3303 and 3313)
And to be fair, since the 3313 is based on the F Piguet 1285, I discovered the following:
In a 2004 Blancpain manual, regarding the (F Piguet) 1185 movement, it says "Do
not press the button b [reset button] before having stopped the
chronograph (button a)."
This wasn't in an older (undated, before
2000?) Blancpain manual I have. Of course, BP has to differentiate
between the standard chronograph and the flyback version e.g. F185.
Not quite the same, but I wonder why BP added some extra instructions,
too.