Guest aclaimsman Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 Can I use a 2824 movement and a Noobmariner dial and make everything line-up correctly inside a TW Best case?
lionsandtigers Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 no, that case it the worst, give it to me. just kidding, yes, it will do the trick lets see some pics when its done!!!
Guest aclaimsman Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 Will do! I have a 2824 movement out of an old Sandoz watch just waiting to be used in something and I wanted to use it in this project.
lionsandtigers Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 actually, not sure about the 2824, the correct eta for the sub is the 2836-2, sorry for the confusion. it might be usable though. you can pick a 2836-2 here 2836-2 pretty inexpensive
Guest aclaimsman Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 I thought that I read something some time ago that the 2824 date wheel did not line up correctly, but it appears that I was incorrect. As soon as I receive the new date wheel, this project can get off the ground.
ubiquitous Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 Just transfer the datewheel overlay from the 21j to the ETA. As for the movement... In my experience, the stem location differs between a 2824 and a 2836. When I was building my franken-DateJust, I tried fitting several different movement types in my genuine case. The 2836 was amongst the many tried. The stem just didn't line up center in the tube, and I kept snapping stems. Seems the stem was positioned too far back towards the caseback. However, when I cased the 2824, it lined up perfectly center, which tells me the distance of the stem from the dial side is different between the two. If you have the movement in hand, it's easy to check- Just case the movement and dial and look through the tube to see where the hole is for the keyless works lines up. Or, you can insert the stem and get an idea for where it sits that way as well. If it's not perfectly center, you risk problems. Having done the 21j to ETA swap myself, I always go with the 2836-2, and on the few that I have done, not a problem since
triplehd Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 I know that the 2824 is just date whereas 2836 is day + date. What are the main differences between the two movements? Is one better than the other?
ubiquitous Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 2824 is much thinner in profile than the 2836. They're both 11.5"', but the 2836 is 5.05mm in height vs. 4.6mm for the 2824. The 2824 is closer related to the 2892, which is thinner yet- 11.5"' x 3.6mm!
Guest aclaimsman Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 Thanks Ubi for the advice. I will have to check the 2824 later today and sure hope it works, as I do not have an extra 2836 lying around.
Guest aclaimsman Posted November 25, 2006 Report Posted November 25, 2006 Ok, I checked and the 2824 will not fit as it is to thin. Now to find a 2836. Anyone want to trade?
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