chinese 2893?

[iflylow78]

anyone know of a chinese eta 2893 (self winding gmt movement) - if so where does one find it

[jnagy]

anyone know of a chinese eta 2893 (self winding gmt movement) - if so where does one find it

i'm looking to buy one as well,and they have them at ofrei.com.chinese DG3804B.$26.60

[yt74]

i'm looking to buy one as well,and they have them at ofrei.com.chinese DG3804B.$26.60

So would this accept ETA hands?

[ajoesmith]

So would this accept ETA hands?

simple answer NO

the Asian movement shave different hand sizes compared to swiss movements

[iflylow78]

do you know what the hand sizes are? or where i can go to get more info on it - ofrie does not list much info and when i google that movement all i get is this thread and and ofrie.

[ajoesmith]

the hand sizes are on ofrei's site!

1.00/1.50/.17

[iflylow78]

finally found the "full" listing for the DG3804B on the ofrei site

question - does this movement all you to adjust the gmt hand indpendent of the hour hand? Or do the GMT hand simply mirror the hour hand showing in essence if is night time or day time

[ajoesmith]

AFAIK its independently adjustable

Can i ask why you want the movement?

[iflylow78]

building a fantasy watch and had planned to use an ETA 2893 but like the price of the DG3804B much better.

If it turns out well then I may opt to source the ETA at later on.

[ajoesmith]

Good luck trying to find an ETA 2893-2, they are very rare.

Try the DG3804B im sure itll be fine, not the best looking of movements, none of the Asians are but youll prob use a closed case back.

Good luck with the project

[Toadtorrent]

As an update to this...the hands as AJS indicated for the 3804b are:

1.00/1.50/2.00/.17

Of note though...is that the hands for a 2813/4813 movement (aka Noobmariner hands):

1.00/1.50/0.17

So...for the GMT...what you need essentially are the hands from an Asian Rolex and the difficult thing is sourcing a 2.00 GMT hand.