DeeCee Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Hey Guys, I am building my first watch and I would like to know I would be able to pick up a ETA 2824. I have the case, dial, hands and bracelet that fit this movement. Any help appreciated. Thanks!
panerai153 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Ofrei sells ETA movements, as well as quite a few other watch parts supply houses. Also sometimes forum members have movements up for sale. Need to watch the sales forum.
DeeCee Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Posted December 19, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. I checked the sales area and came up dry. I called into Ofrei as well and they did not have any eta 2824's in stock. Ebays selection is slim, did find a 2824 but the date wheel was at 6pm instead of 3pm where I need it.
astonjenks Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 I have a DG ETA 2824-2 that is coming out of my Bond Rolex Sub shortly as I have bought a new Swiss ETA. I do not know about the date wheel yet as it has a dial less face. I also have a set of new Snowflake hands for sale. Th enew Swiss ETA has a date wheel that I am happy not to keep. The movement feels very strong and has over 40 hrs of power reserve and keeps perfect time. Regards Astonjenks
DeeCee Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Posted December 19, 2012 Thanks Aston, I do not believe the 2824-2 is going to fit in this case. If you happen to have the 2824 with date at 3pm I would love to purchase it. Thanks!
astonjenks Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 The Case the new ETA is going into is a Raffles 38.5mm, is that the same size as your case? The new movement is specifiaclly for this build and I am removing the DG movement which is I believe the same size as the ETA 2824, i just do not know yet if it has a date wheel until i remove it to replace it. I will keep you posted. The new ETA is about $175 which i thought was an okay price? Regards Astonjenks
DeeCee Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Posted December 19, 2012 The case I have is 40mm Rolex Submariner Homage. Its got the movement holder, not sure how big the movement is but it says eta 2824 will fit perfectly. Let me know if you ahve the one with a date wheel and we can go from there. Thanks again
mellons Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 The seagul come (st2130 iir) will match a 2824 Available new on the bay also
sneed12 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Ebays selection is slim, did find a 2824 but the date wheel was at 6pm instead of 3pm where I need it. The date-at-6 and date-at-3 movements are identical. All that differs is the printing of the datewheel itself.
The Dude Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 You could try Cousins UK. Make sure to go with traceable shipping though, my last order from them never showed up and they claim no responsibility as I went with standard shipping. Could you use an SW200? Ofrei should have them in stock.
DeeCee Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Posted December 19, 2012 The seagul come (st2130 iir) will match a 2824 Available new on the bay also Thanks Mellons, I will have to check out that movement. Is it a model match? I know that if you are putting a watch together every mm counts. btw what does iir mean? The date-at-6 and date-at-3 movements are identical. All that differs is the printing of the datewheel itself. Thanks Sneed, do they make a seperate date wheel for the 2824 that I can swap out? You could try Cousins UK. Make sure to go with traceable shipping though, my last order from them never showed up and they claim no responsibility as I went with standard shipping. Could you use an SW200? Ofrei should have them in stock. Thanks, Ill have to check that out. I am not sure if the SW200 will fit.
panerai153 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Posted December 19, 2012 Here is and exerpt from a WUS thread comparing the SW200 to the ETA 2824. As you can see below, they are the same movement, both Swiss made. Quite a few of the smaller watchmakers are using Sellita movements in their watches, fully anticipating the day when Swatch Group will finally not sell ETA movements outside of the group. Having said that, when you see the Sellita SW200 movement in a watch, it is the same movement as an ETA 2824-2. The reason watch makers are using Sellita movements, is not so much about cost, but more having to do with the fact that ETA is slowing down production and will cease to provide movements to watch makers outside the Swatch Group in 2010. So because ETA movements are harder to get, watch makers will use an ETA or Sellita movement depending on what they are able to acquire in time to put the watches together.
DeeCee Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Posted December 20, 2012 panerai, thanks for the info. I will check that out for sure. Do you know if there is a difference between the 2824 and 2824-2? I keep seeing both pop up on my searches for that movement. The person who sold me the case said that it is for 2824 and not 2824-2.
sneed12 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Posted December 20, 2012 Do you know if there is a difference between the 2824 and 2824-2? I keep seeing both pop up on my searches for that movement. The person who sold me the case said that it is for 2824 and not 2824-2. Well that person is an idiot. There are differences, but they are tiny. Any 2824 will swap with any 2824-2 and vice versa. All external dimensions are exactly the same.Thanks Sneed, do they make a seperate date wheel for the 2824 that I can swap out? Yes.
DeeCee Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Posted December 20, 2012 Thanks, sounds like my question was answered
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