Replacement for Daydate movement?

[olegunnar]

As a newbie, I fear that may ask an old question: But I want to know if I can get a gen Rolex replacement for my ETA movement? (I got my Daydate (grey dial) from Jay in Silixprime and I am very pleased with it; I simply want to know the options). What is important to look out for? Does anyone have experience with such a replacement job? What should I expect to pay for the gen movement? Will a Rolex movement that was build for a gen Daydate fit straight into my Silix Daydate rep, or is that simply a naive assumption?

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated :-)

Will

[FxrAndy]

There have been a few frankens built around here, getting the movement might be the hard part but if you are going to go to that expence then get the dail and hands too! could be a nice project

[alligoat]

Fitting a gen Day-Date movement into a rep case probably isn't worth the time and effort. The Silix Day-Date movt is a modified 2836-2, so first of all, you'd have to get the older 3085 movt to even have a chance of the stem/crown lining up w/ the case tube. Next, would it fit the rep dial? I don't know. Would the day and date line up w/ the windows on the rep dial?You'd definitely need new Rolex hands- they're different from the ETA hands. And where do you think you're going to find a Rolex Day Date movement? And don't forget, rep cases are a little bit bigger than gen Rolex cases- how you gonna keep the movement from moving around?

If you like your Silix Day-Date, enjoy it and service it for $100 if you have to. If you really want a gen Day-Date, look for a vintage- they're less expensive. IMO, it's just not worth t to put a gen DD movt in a rep case.

[olegunnar]

Fitting a gen Day-Date movement into a rep case probably isn't worth the time and effort. The Silix Day-Date movt is a modified 2836-2, so first of all, you'd have to get the older 3085 movt to even have a chance of the stem/crown lining up w/ the case tube. Next, would it fit the rep dial? I don't know. Would the day and date line up w/ the windows on the rep dial?You'd definitely need new Rolex hands- they're different from the ETA hands. And where do you think you're going to find a Rolex Day Date movement? And don't forget, rep cases are a little bit bigger than gen Rolex cases- how you gonna keep the movement from moving around?

If you like your Silix Day-Date, enjoy it and service it for $100 if you have to. If you really want a gen Day-Date, look for a vintage- they're less expensive. IMO, it's just not worth t to put a gen DD movt in a rep case.

Hi, and thanks for the realistic input. Im sure you are right, it simply was a naive idea I had. But as it probably is not worth it, I shall rather look for an vintage DayDate instead. Appreciated anyway.

Will

[loewenheart]

I think they actually come with an ETA 2834-2 which is a larger diameter 2836-2......

L

[alligoat]

Ironically, it would stand to reason that they would use a 2834-2 because it is a DD movement similar to the Rolex, but my DD rep has a 2836-2 in it. And the 2836-2 has a day feature, only it is at 3 o'clock next to the date. Another case of the chinese making alterations to the movement- like they do for the 2836-2 GMT's.

[Dizzy]

my day date also has a 2836-2 ETA movement. The biggest issue with putting a gen day date movement into a rep case is that the case is stainless steel or gold plated and not solid yellow or white gold. If you are interested in doing a nice franken project that will be very realistic and accurate in the end, then you might want to go with a datejust. The 1680 submariner and 1665 sea dwellers are the best for building frankens becasue the movements are readily available and these gen watches hold their value unlike a datejust or day date. But like i said if you like the dressy Rollies, then go for a nice datejust franken and you'll have a more accurate watch in the end.

good luck!

dizz