elprimerozen Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I had my Polex today on my wrist and STOPED!!!!DIED!!!FINISHED!!!! So here is the watch with a gen Swiss made hart..which will be the donor!Its a Tissot Tablo automatic with an eta 2824-2...so lets take this beauty to surgery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 ding ding, paging doctor elprimo... Wish you where in Sweden bro, with you skills i would be around you all day bro... //robi After my friend Robi...it was my turn to run for saving my watch .... Robi i hope thatyou are ok!I wish you good health! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 EPZ- You might want to take this opportunity to swap in an ETA 2846. Same size as the 2836 so it's a 1:1 swap, but with a beat rate that is closer to that of a genuine 1570. It's a great cost effective upgrade and one more step towards a visually more correct vintage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighDef Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 That Tissot look great. Why kill it. Get a 2846, it will be the correct beat for your single red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 That Tissot look great. Why kill it. Get a 2846, it will be the correct beat for your single red. Im with HighDef on this one. Put a nice gator on that Tissot and I believe you would have a beautiful watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think that you are correct....i will buy a new 2846 for this Polex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinsic Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 You sound like you're a FACS with 10yrs of speciality training when you say, "so lets take this beauty to surgery!" And I almost believe that you spent 4yrs in med school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 You sound like you're a FACS with 10yrs of speciality training when you say, "so lets take this beauty to surgery!" And I almost believe that you spent 4yrs in med school... In fact my friend you are very right! I ve spent 6 years in med school and now i m getting ready for my specialty training! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 If your MBW has a 2836 in it, I would think that a 2824 would not fit due to the position of the stem, it would be too high and not align properly with the case tube. All the more reason to go to a 2846, or go back with another 2836, or have the old movt serviced and repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 (edited) For the record, I had the same experience with a 4-month old (daily wearer) MBW last week--just found it dead one morning. If I wind or gently shake it, the movement will run for a few seconds and then stop again. A new, replacement 2846 arrived yesterday (two actually--I have a (slightly fast-running) 5 year-old Asian-based Sub that is slated for similar transplant surgery next), but there is a new vintage datewheel en route with this MBW's name on it, so surgery is being delayed until it arrives. Once the transplant is complete, I will tear the old movement down and see if I can locate and fix the problem. My watchsmithing skills are not nearly at the level of Ziggy's and some of the other regulars here, otherwise I probably would have just repaired the original movement. I would also agree with the other posters that the 2846 is a better (as in more accurate beat) choice for these vintage models. Until it died, it was generally accurate to within 2 seconds +/- per day. And for a watch that looks 100% authentic to 99% of the public and that most genuine Rolex owners would refer to as a piece of trash or a complete waste of money, I would say that, all in all, it was money very well spent. Edited March 17, 2007 by freddy333 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinsic Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 We've got alot of promising surgeons on the boards these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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