Trouble replacing 2824-2

[morgan123]

Hi all,

After my IWC Ingenuier AMG stopped ticking twice and after one return already to China for this watch, I decided to buy a 2824-2 movement here in the US form Otto Frei.

I brought it to a jeweler to swap out the movements and I just got a phone call from him telling me that although the new movement fits, the date wheel doesn

[owdeguy]

Perhaps your asian movement was based on a 2836 and the diameter is just slightly different on the datewheel? Just a guess...

[marrickvilleboy]

The IWC Ingy has a datewheel overlay on the 2824/2836 movement. The dial and date window are slightly wider than the 2824/2836 movement so the overlay is required.

The watchsmith should be able to glue the overlay on top of the existing datewheel to make it align properly.

[morgan123]

Thank you, I'm going to see him now and I'll tell him.

[morgan123]

He couldn't do it... He didn't know how to un-glue the date wheels to swap them.

I think I'm going to have to find another watchmaker here in San Francisco...?

[marrickvilleboy]

If it is a standard ETA 2824 in your IWC, then he should be able to exchange the datewheel of the old to the new. This should be a VERY straight forward procedure for any watchsmith.

So the low down:

1. Either take off the overlay and glue to the new 2824 movement - aligning it properly

or

2. Exchange the whole datewheel fromt he existing 2824 (with the overlay still on top) and swap it with the new movement.

If he can't do that...well...he prolly shouldn't be sitting in that shop.

[morgan123]

If he can't do that...well...he prolly shouldn't be sitting in that shop.

I think there's a very small hair behind the crystal stuck in the hands, and some dust now... He also scratched the crystal.

As far as the date wheel, he was able to remove it from the old movement, yet unable to glue it to the new one? He said it didn't fit. I have it safe in a box now. I didn't realize it was a metal part.

I wonder why he said he couldn't just glue it on? His English was very bad and he was hard to understand..

Edited March 26, 2008 by morgan123

[FxrAndy]

Get a Lello date wheel and then you should be ok. And a new watch maker!