Replacing ETA 2836 with ETA 2824

[bebebe]

After extensive search here and on the Web I have some questions on this exchange. Apparently the Swiss ETA 2836 is about .3 mm thicker than the Swiss ETA 2824. Other dimensions seem to be the same. Someone said that this thickness difference is from the winding stem to the top of the dial. Could you make this exchange by making a spacer to go in front of the dial of the 2824 to locate the winding stem in the correct position, which would leave the hand pivots extending the correct amount from the dial? Are the date wheel and hands interchangable? Does anyone know of any other problems? Finally, why is the Swiss ETA 2836 used in Sub's, rather than the Swiss ETA 2824, since the Sub does not have a day function?

[14060 or 16610?]

The 2836 is used for its thicker dimensions. Yes, you could put a spacer on the dial side of the 2824, but then the canon pinion would be way too short, and the hands would be way too far from the crystal, probably flush with the dial too. Might not even clear the dial - remember, the tolerances are very small here. Hands are interchangeable, so are datewheels, however on the 2824 it is a flat datewheel, whereas the one on the 2836 is raised on a ridge. But they are in fact interchangeable.

[marrickvilleboy]

The easiest solution is to replace the 2836 movement (broken? not functioning well?) with another 2836. There is no reason why you would need to put in a 2824 - since you are putting it into a sub case - why would you trouble yourself more by trying to fit a 2824 in?