vmena Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I have the possibility to get an PO 42 with latest Asian 21J high beat (28K) inside... would it be possible to replace Asian mov by an ETA 2892? will hands fit in the swiss mov? I would be a great project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 nope sorry mate, dial feet and hand size are all wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Not only Dial feet and hand sizes but also the 2892 is a much slimmer movement and you have have stem re insertion problems as the stem hole will NOT line up with the crown tube hole. Really why bother The asian movements are GOOD!, they are workhorses and last a long time compared to so called ETA movements in our watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmena Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 I had the hope that ETA2892 was going to ft, as it does in the Omega Seamaster... is t he 2824 or 2836 the ones that might fit? Maybe I can source gen hands... The Asian movements are GOOD!, they are workhorses and last a long time compared to so called ETA movements in our watches! Yes, that's what I've heard lately... but you have to agree that if I have the opportunity of drooping an swiss mov... I'd better do it I have to search for those PO franken posts for the 42... they must be very old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplehd Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 nope sorry mate, dial feet and hand size are all wrong But he can buy gen hands to fit the movment. As for the feet, cant he clip the feet and glue the dial to the movement holder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 But he can buy gen hands to fit the movment. As for the feet, cant he clip the feet and glue the dial to the movement holder? He'd still have the stem issues though, right? Unless he had a custom mov't spacer...or would a spacer even work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmena Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I'm pretty sure that I could cut dial feet and glue it to the movement with an appropriate mov ring. Also, gen hands can be attached to a gen ETA movement. But if the stem do not align because of the mov thickness, then it can not be done easily. But the PO 42 carries caliber 2500 based in an ETA 2892 heavily modified (23 jewels and co-axial escape). So except these mods increased the thickness of the movement, a 2892 must fit into the PO 42 case... I think I will start the search for the hands. BTW... do you know where could I source a better pearl and/or insert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmarshal Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I've got one of the new 42mm PO's as well with an asian movement. At some point I'm thinking of using this watch as the basis for a franken and dropping in a 2836-2 movement as well as gen dial and hands. Will this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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