redwatch Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Well I think I got pretty lucky anyways Today I won a bid for a lot of ETA movements which includes: 3-4 17J movments 2846 1 21J movment 1 2824 movement 1 2834 frame 16+ 2836 movements in gold and a couple in silver with etching and blued screws Considering what I won it for ($170.00 USD), I think I did pretty good. Of course not all of the movements will work, but I am pretty confident that I will be able to service/repair most of them Of course, there is always the possibility that I got scammed, but I feel pretty good about this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 At the very least, good for parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 At the very least, good for parts! Exactly my thought. Just for complete balance framework for an ETA 2836 from Ofrei is $46 for one piece!!! I figure if I get three or four good working 2836's, one good 2846 and use the parts from the 2824 to fix up one I have here, I will be a happy camper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 oh hot damn. me thinks you were going for the 2836's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiadeCuba Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 nice pick up red. you're on a roll with picking up that gen blue tag. i had my eye on that. you have any watches ready to take on any of those movements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have a few little projects that have been "sitting around" for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Good haul! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Damn, that's a good score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odourboy Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Damn, that's a good score +1 !! Nice catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Score!!! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Nice one, red! I expect every one of these to be in frankens exactly one year from now. ...and GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 holy movements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Aha! So you're the one! Haha. I was eyeing that auction. Cannot beat the deal. Good one for sure. E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Looks like I'm going to be a little busy for a while They look to be in good shape and I will definitely be able to make a few working movements out of this lot for sure! The slow beat 2846's look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 SCORE ! p.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drury Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 wonder why I never find any good deals on eBay ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well first successful repair. Took a movement that had most of the drive train missing and removed the auto winding mechanism off of it. Transplanted that to my wife's new Rolex Turn-O-Graph that i built for her and it works like a champ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephry73 Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 AWESOME! I may hit you up later for spares. At a fare price of course E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Nice nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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