Best person to re calibrate an ETA 2824-2 movement watch?

[PAUL500]

Advice please of a reliable person I can post my watch to, in order to have it re calibrated.

Started to gain an hour a day!

Took the back off and see its stamped as an ETA 2824-2 movement. All seems to be working fine otherwise.

Its in a replica if that makes a difference. I know some watch repairs wont touch them as a result.

Thanks in advance for any assistance

[ed335d]

I can recommend Rich Askham

http://thewatchspotblog.com/

Not sure if the replica issue will be a problem.

[yeti]

What's a 'replica'? A fake?

If it is, the ETA stamped movement is probably fake too.

[PAUL500]

I did not ask for opinions, just advice regarding adjusting an eta movement.

Thanks for the suggestion I will ask him

[Variomatic]

An hour a day gain is outside the limits of normal regulation - typically that'll only cover +/- 5 minutes or so.

If it's happened suddenly then it's most likely that the watch has taken a knock and the hairspring's hooked up. That's a very quick and easy fix. Next most likely is either magnetised or oil on the hairspring, but both of those will tend to give an irregular (but fast) rate rather than a steady gain.

ETA movements find their way into a lot of the "better" copies / homages / replicas - they're not exactly expensive in their base versions and most copy makers are more likely to stamp Rolex / Omega / Longines / whatever on the movement than an ETA calibre that no-one's heard of!

[PAUL500]

Thanks Vario for the valid input.

It needed quite a strong magnifying glass to spot the eta stamping, numbers and logo, so that was my thinking as well, why replicate something so small and inaccessible which would have little significance anyway to a replica, so my guess was the movement itself was genuine and therefore worth repairing.

Just need to find someone now who will give it a go.

[Variomatic]

Well, we're happy to work on copies if you want - pm / email for info if you like Although, the postage could well come to as much as the repair for something like that, so if you can find someone local it might be better for you!

Edited by Variomatic on Tuesday 25th March 07:03

[PAUL500]

Appreciate that.

I am away on hols in a couple of days, so if I have no joy locally I will pm you and get it posted up on my return.

[PAUL500]

Had it confirmed today by Vario that the movement is indeed a genuine ETA one and it is a simple fix.

For all your watch needs you know who to talk to, the people in the game and not the self appointed experts with their wild claims who think they know everything!

[yeti]

PAUL500 said:

... self appointed experts with their wild claims who think they know everything!

I know your watch is a fake.

I wonder what that says about you..?

[GC8]

Yes, a rather foolish comment.

[Variomatic]

The thing is, regardless of what they put on the dial, it's a pretty well made watch with a Swiss auto movement and isn't really trying all that hard to fool anyone (it's certainly not in the high-grade forgery category that people might lose money on)

Probably would've cost more for an equivalent watch with some "no-name" name on it from a high street jewellers as this one did with the branding!

[PAUL500]

It is what it is, I am happy with it, it tells the time, well it will again soon and looks very nice. If anyone asks about it I always tell them the whole story, in fact I would rather it had no name on it at all. Its not a copy of any watch that can be purchased, so no one would be fooled into thinking it was an original model.

People who pay silly money for something that cost buttons to make just for the bragging rights make me laugh at times.

As an aside I believe a new genuine ETA 2824-2 movement alone is about £200 plus to buy.

Edited by PAUL500 on Saturday 29th March 22:44

[GC8]

It is far more likely, particularly since ETA now have plants is China. I suspect that there is a whole range from poor ETA copy, to good ETA copy, to ETA calibre that ETA didn't know anything about.

[PAUL500]

You gents need to stop losing so much sleep over it, I am sure you have some fine watches that cost lots of money that you are happy with. Mine has gone to someone who knows what they are talking about and it will be back doing its job of telling me the time soon enough.

[SickFish]

Can I ask, what is it a 'replica' of?

I have always been of the mind that good replicas of very, ***VERY*** special (we are talking unobtainable for the merest of mortals) £XXX,XXX... pound watches are relatively acceptable..... think *good* Ferrari 250 GTO replicas

A 'replica' Rolex sub however, not so much.....