3035 in a newer case?

[shindomba]

Hi all!

 

Quick question, will a 3035 movement fit the newer no pin holes case (e.g. 16200) ?

 

Many thanks

 

Shin-Domba

[automatico]

"Quick question, will a 3035 movement fit the newer no pin holes case (e.g. 16200) ?"

 

No.

Why?

The 3035 stem will not center in a 16200 etc case tube because the 3035 movement is approx .4mm taller from stem centerline to top of dial (same dials are used on 3035 and 3135).

A 16200 etc case can be modified (machine metal away from the dial seat inside the case) to accept a 3035 but then the second hand rubs the sapphire crystal.

If you shorten the ss tube to lower the ss hand, the ss hand will rub the minute hand.

If you lower the minute hand it will hit applied markers, hour hand etc, etc.

A 3035 will fit into a modified 16200 etc case as mentioned above without much hand lowering/bending etc by using an actylic 135 crystal but you would not really gain much by changing cases.

 

I know this because I machined a 16234 case for this modification in 1995 (16234 iirc).

Quick questions sometimes require complicated answers.