jnagy Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 i have been trying to figure this out.can an eta 2893-1 with a rotating 24hr world timer disk be modified by removing the disk and replacing it with a regular hand?would that make it a 2893-2 or are there other differences?i know they are same size and have same amount of jewels.if that is the case you can get watches with the 2893-1 at some places for below the cost of the 2893-2 movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 A quick look at the ETA technical sheets tells me probably not. One would have to have a 2893-1 in hand, and order the necessary parts for the 2893-2 to see if they can be swapped to know for sure. The cost of parts and labour would probably not make sense, unless of course you got the 2893-1 at a smokin' deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 Now that I look at it again... you may be on to something. It "could" be as easy as just swapping the Universal hour Indicator disc from the 2893-1 with the 24Hrs Hour wheel fromt the 2893-2. Everything looks the same with the exception of those two parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnagy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 that's what i'm thinking.the movements look exactly the same from what i can tell.seems nobody has a definate answer.maybe i'll just give it a shot and let everyone know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnagy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 that's what i'm thinking.the movements look exactly the same from what i can tell.seems nobody has a definate answer.maybe i'll just give it a shot and let everyone know. i just compared a parts list and order of assembly for the movements and it is a difference of taking off the disk of the 2983-1 and adding a [hour wheel?]part#253.guess i just figured it out.anyone know where i can get parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 set up an account with julesborel.com. you can do it online. and then you can search for the part online. the part is listed, but it shows no price, so I'm sure it is special order part. where did you find the 2893-1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnagy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 i found a lightly used philip wisdom gmt with 2893-1.shopnbc has them new for 250 .still may just break even with cost of extra part.but,at least they can be found! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofSpeed Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I checked the philip catalog... the wisdom has the 2893-3 movement, not the 2893-1.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnagy Posted March 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) crap,you are correct as the wisdom has no date.there goes my "bright" idea.oh well.they just list the watch as a 2893 on different websites.should have looked closer.you just saved me 175 bucks though. well,the question still stands.can the 2893-1 be easily modified into the 2893-2? Edited March 7, 2008 by jnagy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 you can buy all the parts you need for the date disc and install them on the 2893-3. The base movement is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnagy Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 wow,ok,maybe the game is back on.there goes 175 bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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