Exploding Watches

[pannylovernr1]

Many of you have seen this I'm sure, but for the interested here's some links to "exploding pictures":

ETA 2893 movement

ETA 2836 movement

ETA 7750 movement

in english, french,german

[Sherrington]

Try this link. There are all the movements here.

ETA Technical Documents

[pannylovernr1]

These are great PDF's, Thanks Sherrington.

Especially good to have when ordering or when one is trying to figure out where that little extra screw goes that's leftover when the watch is all assembled again

[Finepics]

These are the ETA parts lists and lubrication charts. The servicing manuals come on a CD rom which are like rocking horse [censored] - very rare unless a registered watchmaker, and not cheap either!!! Notice that all the parts for every movt all have the same part number so a datewheel for a 2893 is the same number as a 7750. In fact the parts for an Angelus or Cortebert etc etc all have the same numbers. When ordering parts it is essential to quote the movt number in front of the part number.

[panman]

Excellent info Finepics, ordering watch parts is tricky business.

I'm still hunting for part 251 (GMT wheel, 2893-2 movement) but d*mn hard.

Is there a place where us Europeans could order ETA parts?

www.boley.de and www.flume.de in Germany have a good selection but only want to sell to watch shops.

There's Ofrei.com in the States but since it's outside the EC/EEC then tax will add up and the parts sometimes can get stuck in customs here in Europe