CaptainJack

Thats interesting freddy333, both retaining rings I own have two locking screws, almost 180 degrees apart. The TC RR has screws that are round on top and need to slip in at cutouts in the watch case and then rotated to line up the stem slot. I found my old WM9 RR and it had the two screws, but they were cut on one side of the head. Once I lined up the movement, I dropped in the retaining ring so I had proper clearance for the winding stem and then just backed out the screws until everything was tight. It's back together and it's better than it was, but the dial face still has a left shift. I think I'll drop BK a line and see if he can help me with this beast. Thanks guys, Jack

freddy333, It has a gen dial(feet ground off) on the eta movement. I guess the question is should the movement retaining ring be rotated separately into its proper position and then locked down?

Hey sneed12: The TC movement retaining ring has two set screws that need to be loosened to rotate to a half-moon notch so the whole movement assembly can be removed. When I did that, and removed the movement, the ring separated from the movement assembly. I put it back on, but the process of rotating it back into place creates the problem of the dial face rotating. I figured I was doing it wrong, so I was hoping that someone had taken the time to create a tutorial on doing it properly.

Hello all, Tried the search function, but no luck. I had one of the "watchsmiths" on this forum assemble my TC 16610 last year and have not been happy with the dial misalignment since I got it back the second time he tried to space it properly. My watch has a heavy mix of gen parts including the dial face. I finally got tired of seeing the dial offset to the left, so I took it apart today and I'm having a bit of difficulty lining up the movement holder and properly indexing the dial face. I was hoping someone had done a tutorial on installing an ETA movement in a case. Anyone know of a link? Thanks, Jack

I'll post here also(after following the link to the review), sign me up for one.

Sign me up for one.

OK, I'll put myself down for one.

Do you still have the one that got mucked up by the Dremel work? If you do, you could try the sandpaper on that to check for viability. Jack

Hello janeto, would it be appropriate for you to start a buy list at this point? Worst case is TC isn't happy with the new DW and the list gets cancelled. We use buy(commit to buy) lists on the green coffee bean forum I belong to. It prevents excessive PM's and lets everyone know where they stand when there is limited availability. Just a thought, Jack

glennmichael, it's curious that you went with the Dremel. Hand grinding/finishing with one of those is tuff(I use one on a regular bases with model trains). Since the SEL is toast, I'm curious if you could try to clean up the ends with varying levels of fine sandpaper and emery cloth? If you decide to try this, use a single pull technique where you sand in only one direction. I'm very curious if this would work at keeping the two sides of the SEL even and parallel with each other. Just a thought for your consideration, Jack

It's been said that the WM9 V3 clasp was the closest to gen, when compared to all the 93250 rep's out there. When I compared a gen to the WM9, I could see where the V3 fell short. When I compared my new TC clasp to the WM9, I swapped the WM9 clasp to the TC bracelet, it's better. The TC clasp is very good, no doubt. But, if we're talking one to one, not so much. This thread is about getting the best, one to one SEL for our projects. Why not pursue the best clasp? Jack

If TC can put this new SEL on his V2 bracelet, I'll be interested in two. I think the next project TC should tackle is the Perfect 93250 Clasp. I already bought the old V2 for my project and swapped his clasp out for the one from my WM9 V3 bracelet. I've been shopping around for a year now for a gen clasp that wouldn't break the bank, but no luck so far. If TC could find one of his contacts to do a one to one of the 93250, I'm sure he'd have a long list of customers. Jack

Near as I can count, the list is up to about 90 DW's so far. Depends on how many a couple of the guys order beyond ten.

Great looking sub watcher. Your list of gen parts are exactly what I'm getting ready to have installed on my TC case. I swapped out the clasp from TC'c band for the one from my WM9 V3, it looks a bit better. If I hadn't bought a POS WM9 V3, my investment would be on par with your stated cost to date. Jack

One to one ink and font compared to a gen; just the damn backround color is way off. Jack