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Could be you're just looking at a shadow.

It does have a nicer date window than most rep dials and nice crisp printing. Not a total loss.

The 2836-2 modified movements are available on eBay or direct from Helenarou. http://www.helenarou.com/swiss-eta-28362-movement-with-gmt-function-da28362300.html

I bought 6 eta stems about 2 years ago and have used 5 of them in assorted movements with no regards to Swiss or Asian and they always worked. I'm sure at least one of those movements had to be Asian. Have you taken out the keyless parts and tried to see if they will actually slip onto the stem? Have you tried pushing in the release button while you insert the stem? I've got an obstinate Asian movement the the stem will never go in without pushing the release button and even then it takes some finagling. All the keyless parts from 2824-2 and 2836-2 are interchangeable, as far as I know.

The stems are the same........If they weren't the same the parts would obviously not be interchangeable. And I'm 99.9% sure all the parts are interchangeable.

From his web site: This movement accepts gen dial and hands and you can put this movement into a gen case. When you adjust the time, the hands rotates in the same direction as you rotate the crown, same as genuine. 1:1 made from a genuine as sample, this is the final product and the movement is very stable and reliable, the fist real Rolex 3135 clone movement, do not miss your chance to be the first one own it!

So that already ruins the possibility of using a gen dial without butchering the feet. It's pretty obvious that it will probably also not take gen hands if they aren't making it for gen dials. And of course logic follows that the stem position will be for existing rep movements. Blah........... Just another pretty face!

A lot of unanswered questions, including is the crown position correct, will gen dial feet work and will it fit a gen case. So far no answers from Angus.

Gun, Chill out and slow down. That web site is pure horse shi*t. There are all the answers here for the questions you're asking. Sounds like you're ready to jump in with both feet and want an instant answer to who has the best ...............whatever. First, almost no reps actually have Japanese Miyota movements. They have clones of the Miyota that are made in China, so that should be your first clue. And who knows what an ion-plated case and bracelet is? Sounds like Canal Street junk to me though. There's no simple answer, You've got to read, study,research and decide what you want and how much you want to spend. There's good, bad, and indifferent reps in several different price ranges.

I think it would be a deal. Mostly because I like that particular Rolex and much prefer Rolex to Omega. Just my opinion which is only worth 2 cents or a grain of salt. I would think the Rollie would hold value better than the Omega.

It may not fool an AD but I bet it will fool a lot of pawn shops for the first year it's out.

Why not just stick two dial feet into the movement in the correct holes, dab on some epoxy onto the back of the dial feet and place the dial onto the feet and line up the date wheel and window? Then let it dry. Seems like it would be a lot easier method.

I like the first Hamilton on khaki strap. I also noticed that one shows sapphire and the second Hamilton showed mineral glass crystal. I'd think sapphire would be important if she beats it up quite a bit.

Agreed. It would be much easier to file one down than keep ordering more. Probably take about 10 minutes.

You have nothing to worry about with Mary. Even though she's not a dealer here, she's one of the highest regarded dealers on several other forums. I would rather have her sourcing a good watch than get one that you'll just have to send back. Be patient..........

Make a home made one like the tutorial that was on RG: http://www.repgeek.c...ghlight=nalgene I made one out of some scraps of PVC and a hose bib but you can only use it to test empty cases since you'd risk flooding the watch. It tests to 80 pounds pressure directly out of the hose, which is roughly 5 atm or 100 feet.

You have two choices. Send it back and pay for one way shipping and wait for it's return, or have it fixed locally. If it's something simple, it's often easier, and not much more expensive, just to take care of it yourself. It's all part of the game. Be glad you have a dealer that's as good as Joshua about taking care of problems. There's probably none with better customer service.

I'd like to assume you've actually tried winding it.........

Far as I know, the USPS doesn't provide tracking once it leaves the US.

And a new set of hands, maybe a new spacer ring. Probably cheaper to buy a new eta watch unless you can do it yourself.

Try using a razor blade and work it around until it comes loose. I use the heavy duty type blade that comes in a razor knife and it's never failed me.

Open the case back and take a look. If it's real the 2500 co-axial movement will look very different from a 2824-2.

A few random pictures:

It's tough to find parts for brand new models. Particularly Rolex. I doubt if you'll be able to do much frankening on that one.

You monkeyed with the spring stud. The regulator is the one that's mostly hidden and the one that you should be moving. Be happy if you get it close to accurate. I've never gotten a 2846 movement to be very accurate even with regulating it for days. A couple of minutes a week is pretty good from what I've seen. Interesting that I just took a look at my 2846 movement that was fully serviced and the spring stud and the regulator look to be in exactly the same position as in this earlier picture you posted.