hylnder777 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'm new at this and I would like some advice from the experts here. I have chance to pick up a one of either one of these two Swiss movements and was wondering what the differences are? Which is better? I have an original Noobmariner and was thinking of swapping out the Asian movement any advise as to if the hands fit, etc would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Neither is "better" they're both solid movements. Hands will fit either. Stem heights are not even close to being the same, so that will probably be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 What Asian movement is in the watch now? That will likely dictate which movement you can swap in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hylnder777 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 The current movement is the 21j with the nice blue screws that hold the rotor and no plastic ring. It's held in the watch with metal tangs of some sort. Very well done. Even the cover has all the Rolex engravings and numbers on it nice and deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 You can't swap your Asian out and replace it with an ETA. Best option is to find a watch with the movement you want already installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarpo Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I replaced the asian 2824 in my Sinn U1 with a ETA 2824 with no issues. If the original movement is an asian 21j it would be impossible or require difficult modifications Enviado desde mi GT-I9000 usando Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hylnder777 Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks for the tips, I got the 2836-2 and with a lot of mods, patience, internet research, and miniature tools, I built one hell of a 16610 Submariner. Had to get ETA hands and mod the date wheel by removing the center hub area and smoothing out the edges and wow, I did it! Sorry guys, my first attack at this, lol. It beats at 28,800. It even sings when you hold it to your ear like a gen Put all new gaskets and submerged, water tested for a week the sealed case without the movement and she is dry. How do you post pics? Anyone need a nice 21J movement? It's got Rolex style rotor with the blue screws, and lumed hands too. Extra date wheel also for 2836-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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