P4Replica Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hi again, Guys.O.K. So having done the obligatory newbie intro' thing: rwg.cc/topic/180001-another-newbie-or-at-least-new-to-this-arenaGuess what ? I need to ask some help, please. Although I will admit to having bought a few decent quality Breitling Chronomat replicas (mostly Miyota OS20 quartz powered) in the early 1990's, nowadays I tend to avoid replica watches like the plague .... especially when it comes to working on them.I've fixed quite a few non-Seiko 7Axx watches for people at work, changing batteries; capacitors; swapping movements, etc..Word gets around. I guy I've recently become friendly with, dumped an assortment on me a few weeks ago:An ETA-powered Calvin Klein quartz chrono; an old Seiko 7N42; a Seiko 5M22 in need of capacitor change ....and I suspect what was a fairly cheap auto Omega Seamaster 007 replica (is it acceptable to use the f*k* word on here ?)The hour / minute hand (mis)alignment on it was diabolical. He asked me if I could reset the hands. Notta problem says I confidently. So this afternoon, I pulled and reset the hands - did a pretty good job of it (anything would have been an improvement).Plopped the movement back into the case, but couldn't get the stem to go back in. Probably pushed a bit too hard on the spring-loaded screw-down crown and managed to bend the tip of the stem. Took it back out again, tried to straighten it and it broke ! Now I really don't want to give it back to him saying 'Sorry Mate', but ....So if I was to post photos, would anybody be willing to help try identify the movement (it looks pretty cheap and nasty to me) - and point me in the direction of a suitable replacement stem please ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4Replica Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Here's the broken stem (crown removed) anyway:Threaded part of the stem measures 0.87mm diameter, so I guess that makes it a nominal 0.9mm.Not sure if it was a two-piece stem, but it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernow Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Welcome. no, it's not really approved of to use the 'F' word here, replica is much more appreciated!As for your stem related problems, I can't help, but maybe post a pic of the movement itself. Try general rather than the Omega section and you should get a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yup. Need to see the movement. Based on the stem it looks likely to be a DG movement (aka 21j) but not sure. Post up and we can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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