Omega 5xx movement in 5513/5517

[PresidentGod]

Hi,

I'm obviously new here but have been lurking on the rep forums for a little while. Just picked up a pure time 5517 to get my feet wet and have a couple questions that I haven't seen asked anywhere.

People seem to be using ETA or DG movements that have close but not exact beat counts. I'm thinking I'll pull the ETA2846 out and use an old omega caliber 552 or 565 or 5xx, but I'm wondering why this isn't common practice. The 5xx has the exact same bph as the1520/1530 and is at least as accurate as the gen rolex movement. Has anyone done this yet?

Size is very close on the omega as well, and obviously seamaster hands will fit since this is the engine in the seamaster 300.

For anyone out there that's in the know, what problems do you foresee?  i.e. is there some issue with adapting the winding stem to the crown or will the omega sit at the wrong depth?

Thanks in advance for your insight. If things go well I may end up taking the $650 yuki case plunge and build myself a franken. Until then an omega powered rep sounds cool to me.

Jake

 

[jackflash]

I'd stick with the ETA 2846. Use the Omega movement for a Franken Omega build. There will be far more obvious tells to think about on the 5517, e.g. the bezel insert, there is no really decent rep one out there. Here's mine (with an ETA 2846).

[panerai153]

Close is fine with horseshoes and hand grenades, but with movements, it has to be the same dimensions as the 2846, stem height, etc. I would stick with the 2846. Of course it wouldn't hurt to try it and see if it fits, who knows, it might work.

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[alligoat]

Check out a 552 on Ranftt

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?13&ranfft&0&2uswk&Omega_552

It's a pretty wide movement- 27.9mm and D overall is 28.4.

Hand sizes are 150/80/18- 

Also, it's pretty slim- 4.5mm- don't know if the stem position would line up with the case tube.

But like Panerai says, try it and let us know.