Gen Or Rep Eta 2892 Movements? Ebay Good Source ?

[madonna]

Hi.

Have decided to start playing "watchmaker" and both upgrade some of my reps and build some "frankenwatches".

Since it seems like the 2892 movement have a good reputation I thought it could be nice to use that as a basis.

Have been checking ebay for some time, and found one seller offering a pack with 4 movements.

The pics did not looks too bad, and he had good feedback so I decided to go for it.

Total cost including shipping, WU charges etc was around $140, so each movement cost me $35.

This is what I received.

I was pleasently surprised.

All four seems to run very good, and the 3 that have hands all keep perfect time.

Any idea if Raymond Weil automatic watches have any value in themselves ?

As far as I can see, all 4 seems to be genuine swiss ETA 2892, but would be nice if anyone could confirm this.

Also does anyone know if Raymond Weil dials might use real diamond markers? They sparkle/bling a LOT more than what I am used to from rep or "normal" watches.

Replacing a 2824/2836 movement with this should be fully possible ?

Also thinking to buy the B&R BR01-92, and put in the movement it is supposed to have

[FxrAndy]

I would say you got a bit of a bargin there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stilty]

sounds like a smokin' deal and hopefully they work out for you. I've bought a couple off the 'bay myself and so far I am batting 0/2. They both ran extremely fast! One was running +10 sec./ minute! Took them to my watchmaker and he said there was nothing he could do without spending hours on the movement sorting out what parts need replacing, etc. I ended up buying a new movement, and am waiting on replacement cannon pinions, hour wheel, and fourth wheel. These need to be replaced as standard 2892 movements will not work with reps as the hand fitting height is too low. That 2892-a2 is probably going to be the jewel of the bunch!

[flavor flav]

that's a great deal! i bet you can put the diamond dials back on the bay and get your money back!