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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.

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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 ;)

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