will a SA3135 fit in an old DJ case?

[Champagnesky]

Hi fellow watch replicators. Does anyone know if a SA3135 or yuki will fit in a 16xxx dj case and will a gen dw and hands also? dont want to mess around with cutting feet and gluing dwos and stuff

 

 

[automatico]

"Does anyone know if a SA3135 or yuki will fit in a 16xxx dj case..."

A genuine 3135 will not work in a genuine 16000 series case so if the SA3135 is genuine spec it will not fit, but it should work in a 162xx case.  Do not know if genspec hands will fit the SA3135 or not (never had one of the SA3135 mvts).  If the SA3135 H and M hand hubs are oem spec and the ss pinion is oem spec they should fit.

Example of one of many exercises in futility...

I cut the dial seat deeper in a 162xx DJ case about 20 years ago in order to put a 3035 in it and ran into a lot of trouble.   1...the second hand rubbed the sapphire crystal   2...cut the ss hand tube down and lowered the hand   3...the ss hand rubbed the minute hand   4...lowered the H and M hands   5...the M hand rubbed the applied markers   6...substituted the applied marker dial for a white/black 'Buckley' printed dial   7...it finally worked 

Never thought about using a taller 16610 crystal gasket but I may try it sometime just to see if it will work.  Still have the case, 3035, and applied marker dial.  No longer have the printed dial.

[Champagnesky]

Found this post, it looks like it will work though...

 

 

[automatico]

"Found this post, it looks like it will work though..."

The case reference number is not mentioned in the link.  

"Does anyone know if a SA3135 or yuki will fit in a 16xxx dj case..."  if 16xxx means a 162xx DJ case, then the answer would be yes...if the movement and case are genuine spec. 

Replicas and Frankensteins may be the cartoons of the watch world but a 6.35mm thick movement will still not fit into a case made for a 6.0mm thick movement.  No kiddin'.  

 

[Champagnesky]

On 08/12/2016 at 7:01 PM, automatico said:

"Found this post, it looks like it will work though..."

The case reference number is not mentioned in the link.  

"Does anyone know if a SA3135 or yuki will fit in a 16xxx dj case..."  if 16xxx means a 162xx DJ case, then the answer would be yes...if the movement and case are genuine spec. 

Replicas and Frankensteins may be the cartoons of the watch world but a 6.35mm thick movement will still not fit into a case made for a 6.0mm thick movement.  No kiddin'.  

 

its a 16013 case. I installed the movement into the case but the rotor doesent move if i screw on the caseback without the gasket. Dont know how much a gasket will add.

[automatico]

It sounds like the movement is thicker than a genuine movement.  The 3035 for a 16013 is thicker than a 3135 made for a 162xx case so an 'in spec' 3135 clone should fit in the case with no rotor clearance problems.  See if the stem is centered in the case tube because a genuine 3135 in a 16013 case will have the stem too far toward the front of the case.  

Since the 16013 case has a flat section O ring gasket that fits on the case back, you might try a thicker gasket but make sure there are enough threads left to hold the back on.  The 162xx cases have a round section type O ring gasket that fits in a groove in the case.