marlin22 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Just got a couple of Noob 6497-2 movements from wOlf today and took the time to tweak them up a little. Pretty close to gen. (thanks wOlf) I'm thinking that maybe the balance wheel looks a little small compared to gen. any thoughts on that? I have a bigger one I could swap out. Also found the dagger regulator to be a bit longer than gen. although it is the same thickness as the swan neck, a huge bonus compared to other asian movements. The only thing left beyond that is the fact it does not have ETA stampings on it, looks very close. My next project is going to be a Noob/Swiss ETA hybrid with incabloc mod. for my ultimate fiddy. Thanks for looking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Sweet they look really smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 You can't just swap the balance wheel for a larger one just because it looks better. Well not if you want the watch to keep time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I've don it in the past, but only on 6497 movement. I took my DSN ultimate 1950 with swiss 6497 and changed the balance with rep. because the arms on the swiss don't match the gen. Regulated it and it has been working and keeping time since '09 see below: If you look deep you can see the ETA stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellons Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 nice looking movement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Great job on the beveled Incabloc setting gap! I personally do not think the balance wheel looks too small, the OPXI movement has what looks to me as a similarly sized balance. Any plans to polish the barrel gear bevel or find a longer swans neck regulator screw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 So I suspect it is a safe bet that the wheel is the correct size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfovco Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Damn.... that looks really sweet. Pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 An excellent observation was posted on another forum, the bevel on the gears are too large, it goes past the teeth. Will try to to mod then will post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Here is the movement inside my 111M. I changed the high beveled gears with some gears that have a smaller bevel. I have some with even smaller bevels on my swiss movement, but I am saving that for my Fiddy project. Thanks for looking and for your feedback.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapsMoney Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 wow i want this done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogladio Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 +1000!!! Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latara785 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Great Work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Any plans to polish the barrel gear bevel or find a longer swans neck regulator screw? I did this a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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