lysis Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 The title says it all. Anyone out there know of someone in the United States that's willing to fix a rep with an Asian 21J movement? Most of the better watchsmiths here (The Zigmeister, Vac, et al), seem to shy away from them due to lack of parts or inherent problems with those movements. I'm looking to get a watch fixed that has some sentimental value. Feel free to PM as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCocktosten Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Is there a particular reason you want to keep the existing movement (date wheel, etc)? New DGXXXX movements are only $15-$30 depending on where you look. Just looking at Ofrei (which is not where i would necessarily buy from) they have most of the common chinese movements for those price ranges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szvwj Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 It would probably cost more to have it repaired that to purchase a new movement (unless the problem is VERY easy to fix). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I absolutely agree. You replace Asia 21j movements, not fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 +1 Ofrei has these movement between $12 and $27 dollars. (You may need your high cannon pinion from the rep though) Just R&R (Remove and Replace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 The best value is to install a genuine Miyota 8215 in place of the asian copy. 99% of the time the Miyota is compatible with the existing 21J. The Miyota is a workhorse, very reliable, rugged, and will outlast 100 cheap asian copies...do it right and do it once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camiel Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 That's some good advice The Zigmeister. Is the miyota straight swap for the DG2813 for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 That's some good advice The Zigmeister. Is the miyota straight swap for the DG2813 for example? I am not sure what models it's a straight swap, there is so much variation in the 21J auto's, I hesitate to say it is straight swap for anything. You really have to try it out to know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szvwj Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 The best value is to install a genuine Miyota 8215 in place of the asian copy. 99% of the time the Miyota is compatible with the existing 21J. I did not know that...good information, thanks zig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rychastings Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 there seems to be a lot of different asian movements, how do you tell which one works in a particular watch or is it just based on whether it has day, date or etc functions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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