Prsist Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have a Rolex Deepsea with a date wheel that doesn't change over. How hard is it for a watchsmith to fix? How reliable is such a fix? Wondering if I should just buy a new Deepsea with no issues? Looking for thoughts Thanks in advanced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 It's no problem for a watchsmith to either replace the movement or perhaps fix the date-advance arm. You don't have to buy a new watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prsist Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 So it is quite possible a new movement would be needed? Do you know if an eta movt would fit in the Deepsea? I believe mine is a V2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 It depends on why it's not advancing. Usually, it's a quick fix regardless of the movement. If the movement does need fixing, replacing with another asian movement is a quick fix too...with the labour costing about 5x the cost of the movement!! Going from Asian to Swiss movements though is more work because of datewheel issues, dial mounting and more importantly, hand sizes. Hands though are easy to come by, and most watchsmiths LIKELY carry an assortment of diver watch hands...BUT, the DSSD has blue lume...that's an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prsist Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Thanks Toad. Am I assuming correctly if it has a Swiss eta inside (unverified) its an asian copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 So it is quite possible a new movement would be needed? Do you know if an eta movt would fit in the Deepsea? I believe mine is a V2. My DeepSea arrived several months ago with a bad date change TOO .. just like yours. Contact your Dealer and see how much a new movement is. If it's Asian, it could be very inexpensive. I don't know about your V2 but the V5 takes either Asian or ETA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimoza Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 when you say bad date change you mean date does not change or it changes but is not centered in date window? My DSSD v5 change dates but for dates beyond 20, digits are too low and close to the lower edge of the date window. can i fix that? shall i change movement, date wheel? Thanks. My DeepSea arrived several months ago with a bad date change TOO .. just like yours. Contact your Dealer and see how much a new movement is. If it's Asian, it could be very inexpensive. I don't know about your V2 but the V5 takes either Asian or ETA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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