msgmofo Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hi guys, can anyone recommend a new york shop comfortable with replicas for servicing a swiss 2824? If not, does anyone on the forum do this? I'm trying to decide whether it's worth trying to service or toss the watch altogether (very upset, I thought a Swiss 2824 would last longer than this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 You can buy a new movement from Ofrei, or pillage one from a GEN Tissot, or other GEN Inexpensive brand. (eBay) At the end of the day, you would be lucky to find a watchmaker who would service it for less than $150, -vs- doing an R&R for between $100-140. Furthermore, is it really SWISS, and not an Asian clone? What is the watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgmofo Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 You can buy a new movement from Ofrei, or pillage one from a GEN Tissot, or other GEN Inexpensive brand. (eBay) At the end of the day, you would be lucky to find a watchmaker who would service it for less than $150, -vs- doing an R&R for between $100-140. Furthermore, is it really SWISS, and not an Asian clone? What is the watch? It's a UPO 42mm from Josh, purchased a few months ago. It was sold as a Swiss ETA 2824, but I haven't opened it up (no idea what I'd be doing). Would it be worth sending it back to Josh, assuming he even takes it? Servicing vs replacing the movement sounds like it would cost the same (not to mention trying to find someone in nyc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 It may actually be a 2836 or a 2824. The jury is always out on whether these are truely "swiss" ETA movements. Considering the quick failure of yours, I am guessing it is a Clone ETA. If it is only a few months old with a problem, Josh might step up and help you out. He is one of the best/good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I have seen a couple of reps come across my bench recently that were sold as ETA 2824/2836, they were not, however they were not clones either....They were both Sellita SW200's. As the ETA's are drying up the dealers seem to be going to Selletia movements, so they can say the movement is "Swiss" even though it is not a ETA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgmofo Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I have seen a couple of reps come across my bench recently that were sold as ETA 2824/2836, they were not, however they were not clones either....They were both Sellita SW200's. As the ETA's are drying up the dealers seem to be going to Selletia movements, so they can say the movement is "Swiss" even though it is not a ETA. I'm guessing the best way to find out whether it's a real ETA 2824 is to open the caseback? What would be the best way to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 nothing wrong with a sellita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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