cib0rgman Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 Hi all, I am not very active in the forum anymore and I was going thru some of my old parts box. I completely forgot about this build that I was never able to finish. I wonder if someone here would like to give a hand and try to finish it. Movement ETA 2893-2 GMT and i also have a Chinese GMT the rest is aftermarket of course the dial is Gen, but I Think is too small for the case opening. the movement needs service and I have a few spare part for it. I started this project back in 2014 almost 10 years in the making. Let me know if you are up for a challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptPaul53 Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 Did anyone accept your offer? I have a 1675 that needs to be finished as well. Maybe we can combine parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib0rgman Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 Hello, I have not hear from anyone just yet. I still would like to finish this project, but just for my own satisfaction, I find myself only wearing the same two watches out of five that i have. Let me know what part do you have. the GMT movement that I have needs service and maybe buying a new ETA GMT movement would be wasier. the problem i was having is that the Dial that is a gen one looks to small for case opening. this is an old 1655 case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 "...the dial is Gen, but I Think is too small for the case opening." The harsh truth is there is not much of a fix for this. When a dial is too small... First, the dial paint at the edge of the dial gets chipped. Then a chunk of an hour marker or dot gets scraped off. How? By the movement/dial sliding around in the case when setting time, winding the watch, or screwing the crown down. What is the fix? A precision spacer and stout case clamps/screws is sometimes a half-azz fix...but if the dial is too small, it will always show. "the movement needs service and I have a few spare parts for it." "ETA 2893-2 GMT" IF the dial is genuine for sure, maybe find a properly fitting case first and go from there because it would probably be worth finishing. Another thing is the 2893 is a fine movement but with 28800 BPH, it will be easy to tell the watch is a replica, especially if anyone handles it and finds the QS date and adj. 24H hand. Fine for a 16750 etc. though. But that would be another rabbit hole. Ha! I've been down this road quite a few times and ill-fitting projects hardly ever/never turn out right. All the parts have to fit reasonably well to start with. My 'shortcut 1655' fiasco is a good example. Where is it now? Case, dial etc. is in the project/junk box. The Rlx 1570/75 is in a 34mm 1002 'explorer' project watch. Leftover parts are in a little tin can. How long did it take to 'complete' the 'SC 1655' project? Probably 100+ hours counting movement work etc. before I decided to put the movement in the 1002. If it ever comes back to life, it will have an ETA 2846 with a non adj. Asian 24H setup. I'll leave it a QS but remove the 'second notch' QS position. One major problem I never could get past was it just never looked right. But it looks good 'nuff for a 2846. Good Luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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