William Campbell Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 I would like to know if I can put a genuine movement in any of the current Deep Sea Dwellers that are available today. I would like to wear the watch until the movement fails, and then put in a genuine so that it can be serviced anywhere. Will I be able to put in a genuine movement and are there any difficulties in doing so? Will the hands fit, etc? I will not be doing this myself. And which Dweller do you recommend? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Put in as ETA movement and have it serviced anywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 With enough money anything is possible. I think case-wise and stem-height-wise you should be fine. ETA hand sizes are different from the 3135 I think so you'll need to source hands. All in all I'm guessing it'd probably be 3k worth of work at least if you're not doing it yourself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www_watch Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 until the movement fails, and then put in a genuine so that it can be serviced anywhere. I hope you don't mean an authorized dealer with "anywhere". Because they wouldn't give a fudge for it even if the movement was gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 "I would like to know if I can put a genuine movement in any of the current Deep Sea Dwellers that are available today. I would like to wear the watch until the movement fails, and then put in a genuine so that it can be serviced anywhere. Will I be able to put in a genuine movement and are there any difficulties in doing so?" A genuine rolex movement in a replica case is a trap waiting to slam shut on your $$. Parts for genuine rolex movements are getting very hard to get. My advice is to stay away from genuine rolex movements unless you have a dependable repair guy with a parts connection. I have some 30-40 year old rolex watches that I am afraid to wear because of NP-FY. I have a modern 14010M AK that I will not wear for the same reason. No $500+ tune ups for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Campbell Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I don't mean a genuine Rolex movement. I mean something like an Eta 2836 - a real one! Are you saying that I could not get this serviced? And would this movement fit a replica that uses a cloned 2836? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 I don't mean a genuine Rolex movement. I mean something like an Eta 2836 - a real one! Are you saying that I could not get this serviced? And would this movement fit a replica that uses a cloned 2836? A genuine ETA 2836-2 should be a drop in replacement for a cloned 2836-2. Any of the watch repair folks on the forums could service your genuine ETA movement. You may be able to find a local repair person who would work on it as well. Certainly not anyone who has anything to do with Rolex NA however. Independent watchmakers may or may not work on it, you would just have to ask around.Some of them have and aversion to replicas, others don't care about what's written on the dial, they are just interested in the movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Campbell Posted March 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 A genuine ETA 2836-2 should be a drop in replacement for a cloned 2836-2. Any of the watch repair folks on the forums could service your genuine ETA movement. You may be able to find a local repair person who would work on it as well. Certainly not anyone who has anything to do with Rolex NA however. Independent watchmakers may or may not work on it, you would just have to ask around.Some of them have and aversion to replicas, others don't care about what's written on the dial, they are just interested in the movement. Would there be any issues with the hands? I have read that sometimes you need to source different hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 The hand sizes are the same as the clone 2836 is functionally an exact copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikemcnair Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 here ya go bud.... http://www.esslinger.com/watchmovementmechanicalmovementetamovement.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Campbell Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Thanks for all the help guys. I have one more question. Can a genuine Valjoux 7750 be replaced in a replica that has an A7750? Why, or why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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