ironman18 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) I have been eyeing this dial for awhile now.. http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=815&category_id=147&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Anyone tried this dial? Will it fit eta 2824? Based on what I read i reckon 390 has different dial feet with 2824? Or do I need to clip the dial feet? Edited September 16, 2016 by ironman18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 The dial feet are not in a useful position for an ETA movement unfortunately. There is a company in my native Yorkshire. Www.agthomas.co.uk of Bradford. I know they sell replacement dial feet that stick on and are somewhat better than dial dots. Possibly other watch parts companies have them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Bergeon makes dial feet as well. They will require a dab of epoxy however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 hours ago, ironman18 said: I have been eyeing this dial for awhile now.. http://vintagewatchesmq.com/minhquy/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=815&category_id=147&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Anyone tried this dial? Will it fit eta 2824? Based on what I read i reckon 390 has different dial feet with 2824? Or do I need to clip the dial feet? Just get a Yuki 7928 dial. It looks exactly the same to me. Fits all eta 28xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironman18 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) Thanks gents! I actually already bought a yuki.. what bothers me with the yuki is the "triangle" size index at 12oclock.. its too small, same as the triangle index used on the snowflake dial 7016/7928 dials have a longer and slimmer triangle, slimmer 3-6-9 indeces as well.. Edited September 16, 2016 by ironman18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Forget glue-on dial feet. Unless you have a feet-soldering machine, the right size dial feet and know what you're doing, get dial dots. Dial dots are fantastic, anyone who says they aren't a worthy replacement clearly has never used them (or got cheap crap from China). 3 or 4 dial dots will secure any dial sufficiently - no wiggling. Dial feet come in various lengths and widths, you need to find the right ones for your movement, shorten them, position them correctly (which is a huge pain in the ass unless you have a template), abrade the area on the dial where you want to glue them etc. etc. If the feet are just slightly off position, the dial won't be centered. You don't need to do any of that shit with dial dots. Trust me, get dial dots! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 I mostly agree with slay. I have tried Bergeon dial feet on multiple dials, with proper surface prep & various adhesives/epoxies/cements & they always fall off. No so with good dial dots. In some cases, you may have to stack 2 or 3 dots on top of each other for proper spacing, but the only real downside to dial dots is that they must be positioned so they do not interfere with components & the adhesive can be a bit of a pain to remove during overhauls. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
festeraxp Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Dumb question but where can I buy dial dots? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Dumb question but where can I buy dial dots? Just about every watch parts supplier sells them. google watchmaker supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
festeraxp Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thanks Freddy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Or eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 On 9/17/2016 at 4:05 AM, ironman18 said: Thanks gents! I actually already bought a yuki.. what bothers me with the yuki is the "triangle" size index at 12oclock.. its too small, same as the triangle index used on the snowflake dial 7016/7928 dials have a longer and slimmer triangle, slimmer 3-6-9 indeces as well.. Now I hear this? Darn. I thought Yuki dials were pretty accurate so thanks for the heads up. I wonder why he doesn't fix that inaccuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueTip Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 11 minutes ago, RickFlorida said: Now I hear this? Darn. I thought Yuki dials were pretty accurate so thanks for the heads up. I wonder why he doesn't fix that inaccuracy. Well, it's hard to get a lot of things correct on such highly detailed stuff and with better printing and quality, the price will raise for most of Yukis customers. Maybe he wants to keep the customers and lets the 'anal' guys be handled by other guys such as MQ, Phong etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 As always you get what you pay for mate. From pretty good to virtually indistinguishable from gen costs serious money. It depends what you are looking to achieve, no point putting an MQ or Volermort dial in a Cartel case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueTip Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 14 minutes ago, Sogeha said: no point putting an MQ or Volermort dial in a Cartel case. Lol, that idea itself... Like some guy once messaged me on RWI asking if it was possible to add a genuine dial and hands to his 21j uber cheapie Daytona.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Sure it is, just add a case and movement at the same time :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 hour ago, Sogeha said: As always you get what you pay for mate. From pretty good to virtually indistinguishable from gen costs serious money. It depends what you are looking to achieve, no point putting an MQ or Volermort dial in a Cartel case. At least cartel cases are consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sogeha Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I like the Cartel cases for what they are, and the quality of the reps we get is way better than it used to be. Consistent isn't necessarily accurate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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