robideaux Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 hey The Zigmeister, do you know if it would be possible to combine the best features of both the most recent eta 6497-1 with swan neck with the CN 6497-2 copy? the cote de geneve on the cn movement is awful, there is no swan neck, and the letters are crooked. what i would like to attempt is a 21,600 beat 6497-2 with the nicely decorated parts (cote de geneve bridges, swan neck, winding gears) from the eta 6497-1. do you think they would be interchangeable? i know you have handled both movements so i thought i would ask. i hope you can give me your best approximation! thank you for all prior insights into the world of horology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Thanks for the question. I have not tried to do this type of swap between these movements so I can't say for sure if it's possible. The biggest issue is going from 18,000BPH to 21,600BPH, the gear train and balance etc are not interchangeable between these models, but I am not sure if the locations of the gears are the same. In other words, can you take the guts from the 21,600 model and put them into a 18,000 movement... Although I have worked and serviced both types, the only way to know for sure if this is possible, is to give it a try. If you have the movements and are willing to give it a go, I am willing to see if it can be done. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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