Franken Day Date / Datejust

[red series 3]

Hey guys i want to build a day date or datejust.

I was thinking a buying a gen 1601 case.

Can i buy an adapter to fit an eta movement into this case?

I have done a lot of looking and not a lot of finding... Can you make up a day date in the 36mm 1601 case.

All help apppreciated.

Thanks

Red

[redwatch]

Look up member Stilty....he sells eta movement rings for the Datejust

[red series 3]

Look up member Stilty....he sells eta movement rings for the Datejust

I had only seen him making adapters for the later datejust to replace the 3035 movement.

I will send him a p.m

Thanks

[nomad89]

There's a seller on eBay that sells movement rings for ETA that cost $5 or something. I forget the seller's ID. The smaller one he sells fits the DJ case.

Edited September 18, 2010 by nomad89

[red series 3]

2834-2 day at 12

Has anybody used a movement like the eta 2834-2 with a day date dial?

spacer on ebay

Are these the spacers you mean from ebay

Thanks

Edited September 19, 2010 by Red Series 3

[red series 3]

I ended up passing on the 1601 case and bought a 16000 case.

So i will be contacting stilty re a ring... Where is the best place to buy eta movements.

Thanks

[jkarpas]

stilty is a great guy to deal with, he helped me a lot in the process of building a franken 16234.

I am sure he can help you source the parts you want.

[red series 3]

stilty is a great guy to deal with, he helped me a lot in the process of building a franken 16234.

I am sure he can help you source the parts you want.

I've sent Stilty a p.m, so i will wait for a reply.

Can anyone offer tips of where to buy a set of hands and the H4 gear set to get the hands to clear the dial.

Other than that i just need the movement ring and a date wheel or overlay and a clasp for a gen jubilee bracelet and a gasket set.

I've sourced a movement, I'm in Australia and the exchange rate today was great!

The bits and pieces should start arriving soon.

Appreciate any help.

I can't believe this forum has been around and i didn't know about it

[red series 3]

Hey guys I've sent Stilty a few p.ms without response.

Will he only help me out if i upgrade my membership? I'd planned on doing it but i have blown a fair bit of cash in the last week.

Cheers

[alligoat]

With a 16000 DJ case, you can fit a 2836-2 in there fairly easily. It lines up well with the crown/stem hole. Datewheel overlays can be bought from cubic-works.com for $20 or so. Clarks' sells hands (Tudor) which fit etas for $14 or so.

Left is a 16013 franken and right is a 16014 with the white gold fluted bezel. I didn't change out the pinions, the hour hand is inside the markers and the minute hand clears them. The plastic spacers on cheap reps will also work if you can't get ahold of Stilty- he's not always around.

[red series 3]

Alligoat thanks for the tips.

The 16014 on the right looks pefect. That is exactly what i am looking to achieve.

The case bracelet and dial i bought off ebay arrived today. It wasn't the way i had hoped it would be with the case having scratches where the bezel has been pryed up on both sides. The dial is also marked in a way that would make it unusable with a scratch around the base from 4 - 7 o'clock and some solvent burn at the 6 o'clock mark.

Fun Fun Fun

[kbh]

I've never seen a Day Date franken. I would think Lining up the day window on a gen dial would be difficult to accomplish with an overlay. Even if there was one available.

Has it ever been done?

Edited September 27, 2010 by kbh

[specialvat]

The font size of the eta day wheel is too big for a gen day-date dial, I used a gen dial in rep case set and got ok results

changed the hands since this pic.

[kbh]

That makes sense. If there's a rep Day Date, then there's obviously a correct date wheel overlay for it.

[specialvat]

This one has a DG movement in it, I ve got a 2834-2 but the two are nothing alike I was gutted at the time.

[red series 3]

This one has a DG movement in it, I ve got a 2834-2 but the two are nothing alike I was gutted at the time.

Oops i accidentally bought a bulova super seville to donate its 2834 movement for a daydate project.

[specialvat]

Great minds think alike, thats what I did

Using the 2834 for a watch I m making from parts, shame to waste it as the bulova I bought was toast to start with.

Good luck.

[red series 3]

Great minds think alike, thats what I did

Using the 2834 for a watch I m making from parts, shame to waste it as the bulova I bought was toast to start with.

Good luck.

I thought there where two different size cases in these bulova's a 36mm and a 38mm i've noticed your project in the pro hunter case and wondered which you bought?

[red series 3]

There's a seller on eBay that sells movement rings for ETA that cost $5 or something. I forget the seller's ID. The smaller one he sells fits the DJ case.

I think i found the seller of the movement ring movement ring

[red series 3]

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Edited October 3, 2010 by Red Series 3

[specialvat]

The super seville I got was 36mm, just measured it. 2834-2 is 29mm with plastic surround that dial fits in. Hands was/is my worst thing I ve ruined two sets of minute hands trying to make them fit the asian movement

[red series 3]

Did you try and fit the movement to a datejust case. It would fit if it fits the submariner case.

But it won't work with a day date dial? Thats what i am hoping to do with the movement.

I'm sure it will need a bit of custom work on the day wheel.

And... i was looking about and eta lists the 2836-2 and the 2824-2 as fitting the same datewheel so shouldn't this mean the 3135 datewheel will fit both movements. Whatcha think an eta day and date wheel to demonstrate

[specialvat]

I did nt get as far as putting the movement into the case, as soon as the gen dial did nt fit I used the rep movement.

[evis]

very useful thread! im looking into building franken 79174 and 16234 here. just research.

[red series 3]

A quick update on this project.

I have sourced 99% of the parts needed. I've got a movement a stilty spacer a gen date wheel dial hands bracelet.

Its been an adventure along the way let me tell you.

But i've been stumped on the new wheels required to get the hands to clear the dial

I tried using the part numbers from this pic.

It was posted by another user on the forum but all the eta dealers i have contacted asking for these parts say the part numbers are no good that they are an internal eta number and they can't help me.

I have got the spec sheet from eta on the 2824 movement and they list hand fitting heights by number like a 1 ,2 ,3 ,4, 5, 6 with normal written next to 2 i was thinking the 4 size would probably be correct but i am unsure how to communicate it to a parts supplier the spec sheet lists the cannon pinion as a size of 2,70 the legend lists all dimensions in mm but why are they using a comma i already tried to order the height 4 set and felt silly when they had no idea what i was talking about.

Thanks again guys