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  2. Rolex Asia Rep/Swap in ETA 2836

    in Watch Repair & Upgrade

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    Hi all, not sure if i'm posting in the right area but here's my dilemma.

     

    Just bought a Rolex everose chocolate asia rep as i could not find a real ETA movement version, i wish to swap in a real ETA 2836-2 movement out of a highend NOS Sandoz, the DAYDATE is the same as a 2834 which is identical to the 2836 except for the DAY wheel complication. 

     

    Is there anyone in the US that could do this for me, i live in NYC and have been to many of the repair shops in Chinatown and no one will touch it due to it being a rep. Also i did find a replacement ETA DAY wheel on EBAY but was holding off to see if the asia DAY wheel will fit the ETA movement.

     

    I would like to give this as a belated mothers day gift when my mum visits from England in the middle of May.

    Hoping you guys can help.

     

    Thanks

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  6. Orig. Tag 2000 Professional Chrono - Broken Crown

    in The Tag Heuer Area

    Posted

    I'm fixing the same model with the same problem right now!!

    First off, make sure it's not just come unscrewed from the stem, take the stem out and try to rescrew the crown back onto it. If no joy there, the chances are that you will need either a new crown or stem or both! Is there still thread on the stem part? They can snap off inside the crown if you screw the crown in too tight when you adjust the time.

    Look for those first, then we can see where you are from there?

    Sixx :bones:

    Thanks Nikki6,

    I still haven't really got round to repairing this one yet (wearing my Sinn 103 in the meantime) however took another look at it and kinda fixed it. Realized that the tube is in two parts, 3/4 the way up the tube is a groove, grabbing the top 1/4 i began to turn it anti-clockwise thus unscrewing it from the bottom part, great! Secondly i pulled on it, this stopped the watch, after much fiddling i realized i could not put the crown back on with the internal tube spring in place so i eventually gave up trying and tried screwing down the crown without the spring. Viola! the crown screws down!

    I now have a watch i can wear, albeit without the full functionality of the chronograph, unfortunately when i push the buttons they act as if i am trying to reset them (like when they don't return to the normal positions after using the stopwatch). It will probably require a real watch repair man to really fix this now as the crown is now on and will no longer come off, i'm thinking the stem probably needs to be grabbed from inside the case to twist off the crown to fit the spring. For now i'll just wait till the battery needs to be changed and have it looked at then.

    Thanks for your advice (and other members) it inspired me to tackle the problem again.

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  7. Orig. Tag 2000 Professional Chrono - Broken Crown

    in The Tag Heuer Area

    Posted

    Hi All,

    First posting in the Tag Forum. I own an Orig. TAG 2000 Professional Chrono. which has an issue with the crown. It seems to have separated from the stem, i'm not sure if any parts have been lost but i don't think so. The stem can be seen and is almost flush with the top of the tube, the spring is also present and slides over the stem inside the tube. The crown is completely hollow inside and so small that it is hard to see if there are threads inside for the screw-down feature.

    Question is, can this be fixed by anyone inside this forum as i really don't have the funds to send it into TAG again, watch had a similar issue once before and cost $$$ to repair due to water getting inside and corroding the hands. BTW it is a quartz mov'mt.

    Pics. attached (macbook, so not great quality)

    Thanks in Advance.

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  9. Best Black Dail TT SUB?

    in The Rolex Area

    Posted · Edited by consciousness

    Hi All,

    This is my first post. I recently bought a Omega Speedmaster Professional from Ruby @ NiceReplica.com based on the reviews on this site (still waiting on delivery), Now i have my favorite watch i am looking to buy a Black Two Tone Submariner for my brother (his favorite) The WM9 v2 review by By-Tor is great but i am unclear as to which is the best of the TT replicas.

    It does seem to be the 14k which is favored, i would like to know which manufacturer and seller. Lastly, what are the prices for the very best and the replicas that come a close second (as i might not be able to go the whole hog).

    Just to clarify, I am looking for BLACK and GOLD, not BLUE.

    Thanks

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