stolikat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) Ok guys I have a DSSD daily beater that is a 21j. It is no longer keeping time accurately and has no reserve. The movement needs to be serviced/regulated or replaced. What should I do? Speedy will do the service for $60. I can buy a new watch for somewhere around $120 I believe. Should I sell it? Part it out? Service it, or replace the movement? Thanks in advance for your opinions. Edited January 18, 2011 by stolikat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rychastings Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 just replace the parts and get a new 21j or miyota from ofrei for cheap its cheaper and you can learn a lot of skills in watch repair by doing it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolikat Posted January 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 just replace the parts and get a new 21j or miyota from ofrei for cheap its cheaper and you can learn a lot of skills in watch repair by doing it yourself. OH I have done that before. Not my strong suit I must say. I have big clumsy fingers. I can turn a wrench on a car or motorcycle just fine but I have a problem with the small screws in watches. The A21J is a simple movement but I am an oaf when it comes to doing my own watch work. I have decided to buy a movement from Ofrei and send it all off to Speedy. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue777 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 OH I have done that before. Not my strong suit I must say. I have big clumsy fingers. I can turn a wrench on a car or motorcycle just fine but I have a problem with the small screws in watches. The A21J is a simple movement but I am an oaf when it comes to doing my own watch work. I have decided to buy a movement from Ofrei and send it all off to Speedy. Thanks How do you find the correct movement to buy from offrei? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgematic1 Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 If I'm not mistaking replicamake sells a 21j DSSD at $88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Best way would be to take a photo and post it up here, but more than likely the movement is a DG2813 movement. easily found on offrei's site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 replace rather than repair makes sense in the case of 21j's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 replace rather than repair makes sense in the case of 21j's Have to politely disagree here. If you only look at the cost.. yes, then replace it. But looking at functionality, accuracy and reliability it is ALWAYS better to service the movements. I believe Zigmeister also commented on these kind of matters often long ago. Thing is, if you service it, it will run better. If you buy a new movement from ofrei or from a dealer, often the movement is older than a couple of years or can be dry/not good enough old. And could have to be serviced as well to make it run the best possible. And also don't forget about installation cost of a new movement on the watch. Servicing is cheaper and better. Just my 2c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRockso Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Ofrei has various a21j movements for under $20, why not get one and practice your watchmaking skills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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