camche Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 I am a little confused about movement spacers for datejust projects. I have a 16030 case, dial,etc.. and 2836 movement. All my parts are genuine rolex except for movement. When reading posts I have heard mention of spacers for this project and seen mention of what seems to be use of rep spacers with modification. Is there a source for a spacer for this project that someone can point me in the direction of? I appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Check out raffles-time on ebay. He's in Hong Kong and has a movement spacer- I think it's a #2, that will do what you need. Fits in the Rolex case and holds the movement in place- 2836-2 is correct for the 16030 case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublinlad Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Check out raffles-time on ebay. He's in Hong Kong and has a movement spacer- I think it's a #2, that will do what you need. Fits in the Rolex case and holds the movement in place- 2836-2 is correct for the 16030 case. The #2 appears to be the one all right, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Movement-Ring-ETA-2836-others-fit-Size-2-/160663472018?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25684a0792 Bought one of these myself for a 2836 also fitted to a 16030 case, quickly throwing together a mock-up it looks like a little bit of filing/sanding is needed to reduce the OD slightly, nothing too drastic, only a few minutes with a file/sandpaper, the height may need a bit of work as well or maybe just filing out a couple of notches for the movement tabs, other than that it seems like the way to go. (Don't forget a couple of tabs/screws, to keep it all seated, if you don't already have them) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camche Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbus Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Check, double check and triple check with Raffles Time that send you that correct spacer. In my case I ordered it all the way from China and it was the wrong one! Do be sure the clamps are the correct length too. Guess what also happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 I use his spacers and they are perfect. I needed to file a tiny bit of the brass away so the movement clip would fit properly but it was minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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