1570 datewheel overlay

[jackojackk]

Hi there,

 

I just finished a datewheel overlay to mimic the silver date disc of a 1570 movement. 

 

I made it to work with eta movement as the original doesn't turn in the same direction.

 

Is it any close to something good?

 

 

Edited March 16, 2018 by jackojackk

[dieselpower]

I'm no expert but this has already been done by polexpete. His overlays are widely used and seem pretty good to me. They're readily available on fleabay.

 

I'm not trying to p*ss on your chips just letting you know that your admirable efforts might be best spent elsewhere. How about a white one? For some reason pp has only made his in silver.

 

Or, how about a datewheel that slots straight on to the movement? I know some modders hate overlays coz alignment is a real pita!

[jackojackk]

I designed a dwo tool based on what I found and printed in 3D. 

 

For the dwo, I wanted to have the correct brushing direction as it comes from the center to the outer diameter. 

 

 

[alligoat]

It looks good, but is it too thick? 

[jackojackk]

Yes it's way too thick. I still need to sand it more. But I wanted to try the result before sanding it completely.

@dieselpower It's impossible to replace directly the disc as the date window diameter is smaller than the disc. The polexpete dwo has an open 6 on the 26, it should be closed.

Edited March 21, 2018 by jackojackk

[dieselpower]

Well knock me down with a feather, I never noticed that, I've never read anybody pointing that out before. All power to you and your efforts - I stand corrected. Well done that man!

[jackojackk]

As I got a lot of information from members, I'd like to share the dwo tool 3d model. It works for the 2824-2 and the dg2813. It's ready to be printed.

 

 

dwo 1570.stl

 

[highoeyazmuhudee]

I think someone may have made one of these alignment tools before. I have a pic but no file for it.

 

 

 

 

[StoneP]

https://www.shapeways.com/product/L6HSDJ38E/dwotool-v1-1mm


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[bobandshawn]

Hmmm. Just ordered one...

B

[lorenzo1910]

On 21/3/2018 at 11:33 PM, jackojackk said:

The polexpete dwo has an open 6 on the 26, it should be closed.

LOL your too...

And.... What is that .stl file?

[Msmayhugh]

LOL your too...
And.... What is that .stl file?

The OPs date wheel has a closed 6 at the 26 like he indicated it should. .stl files are 3D files that can be printed on a 3D printer. That file is a 3D model of the DW alignment tool that you could print yourself.

[lorenzo1910]

OK... guessed that... but my PC didn't recognize that file... Thank you anyway.

 

About open 6 and 9... I was just kidding...

All the best!

L.

[Drummania]

For the DWO tool, can someone make a PDF file so that it can be printed out? I feel it should be sufficient to print this in to a cardstock paper instead of 3d-print a plastic tool.

[jackojackk]

For the DWO tool I know it exists already and I started from pictures of it to model mine.

I have a friend who owns a 3D printer so I thought if someone was in need of it have access to a 3D printer, it'll be great for him.

 

I also reworked and "rasterized" the DWO if someone needs

[Champagnesky]

On 2018-03-23 at 2:44 PM, jackojackk said:

As I got a lot of information from members, I'd like to share the dwo tool 3d model. It works for the 2824-2 and the dg2813. It's ready to be printed.

 

 

dwo 1570.stl

 

thx, have been looking for this, will be printing tomorrow

[2pac]

Really good work, but I saw a gen silver date wheel and isn't that metallic color. Try to do one with white color, on the net is only possible find white dwo but with thinner font than the gen

[Dizzy]

Someone needs to make a ready made eta datewheel with the silver flat top so we don’t have to mess with aligning it. I hate aligning them. 

[automatico]

"Someone needs to make a ready made eta datewheel with the silver flat top so we don’t have to mess with aligning it. I hate aligning them." 

 

Agree.  It sure would make things easier.

 

About 6 months back I bought a DW overlay to fit ETA 2836 with a bigger outer diameter to fit under a dial on a 41mm DJ project from an eBay seller in China (41mm DJ date has more offset to the right).  I doubt there is much demand at all for them but someone made them.  For some reason no one has made a complete DW for ETA 28xx movements with the standard rlx offset. 

I would guess there would be a lot more demand for a complete standard rlx offset DW than an obscure DW overlay for a 41mm DJ.

 

I looked and the fellow I got the 41mm DJ DW overlay from does not offer them now but has quite a few DW overlays for regular rlx date offset.

 

http://stores.ebay.com/BANDS-AND-BRACELETS-FOR-ROLEX-WATCH?_trksid=p2047675.l2563

[Tribal]

A complete datewheel won't fit on the most Rolex reps, because the Date window don't line up on the dial

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By the way there was a Sub from Paul in the years it had the datewheel but the date was too far to the right

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