rmcsherry Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 Does anybody have a source for 6497 bevelled ratchet / crown wheels? Cousins don't seem to stock them, and I'm only after one set!
PAMman Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 I have looked for them as well without any success Ross. Maybe Cousins would order them if there was a demand. After all, they didn't previously stock the higher cannon pinions until 'we' started ordering them. These ETA wheels should be wanted by everyone who has a Swiss ETA PAM036 etc. It really would be the finishing touch.
Rocketeer Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 The ETA technical documents for the 6497/8-2 movements show them as bevelled gears but give them the same part number as the -1 version. Theoretically anyone with an ETA customer account should be able to order them as spares, but ETA tend to be very protective about all of the Mecaline Sp
rmcsherry Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Posted January 13, 2009 That would be great - I noticed that Ofrei stock them as part of TZ watch school, but they aren't bevelled - I know there are different levels of decoration with the 'Mecaline Sp
Rocketeer Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 Just compared the 415 & 420 wheels from a std 6497 (Cousins list these as UT 285 415 & UT 285 420) with the beveled wheels from a Soprod 6497-2. The decorated wheel is just that, a modified version of the standard wheel, so putting a bevel and polish on existing wheels is possibly the simplest way. As the basic wheels are
Rocketeer Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 I'll time how long it takes to do a pair as soon as I get a chance. Any suggestions as to what a pair decorated and bevelled like the Hammy 921 wheels is worth on an exchange basis?
fishgodeep Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 I butchered a 6498 to get mine ...not the way to go on price I also manged (once) to modify the hole on an cheap asian gear to fit a Swiss - not pretty as I only used a swiss file Is it worth swapping out the whole winding gear/ barrel from a good Asian 6497 copy ? I wish some CN manufacturer would make OPII engraved bridges instead of those foil plates as well FGD
Rocketeer Posted January 13, 2009 Report Posted January 13, 2009 I wish some CN manufacturer would make OPII engraved bridges instead of those foil plates as well FGD I always thought the gen bridge plates were stamped rather than engraved?
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