How to build a low beat Diver, or how to make a almost perfect rep a bit more perfect

[Salisbury2454]

Ok what version was the diver the date wheel has the correct fonts! Omg!

 

[Pratt]

Do u guys work bench always so clean and neat ? mine is a disaster !
Anyway good read ! Cheers

 

[carbonpro]

Bonsoir je cherche un bon reparateur de montre réplique sur paris?

 

[Capt_K]

A little late to the party but was doing some reading on the diver for my new piece and man this is amazing.. wish i had the skills to try this myself.. *on to source for a new low beat movement

 

[miracler]

Great Tutorial! Thanks.

 

[jun_i0r]

Great contribution here. Its nice to see the complete swiss swap! I've done a few and it is not easy by any means. I've found you can also swap the escape wheel, palate fork and balance assembly to convert to a low beat. You obviously lose the quality of a 99% swiss movement though.

 

[Mandreas]

Question here for some of the people who have made this swap.

What movements did you all use? and what is a realistic price range for a swap+movement?

 

[chris3007]

ETA 2840 and 130€


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[Mandreas]

ETA 2840 and 130€


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Would a 2842 work such as this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SWATCH-ETA-...411023?hash=item2a4d69e14f:g:Bu4AAOSwrklU~2b9

I'm looking to make the swap in my diver atm because the 2824 it came with is a lemon and has had to make a trip to Vac twice already in the last 3 months ...

Could you suggest somewhere to source a movement that won't break the bank?

 

[chris3007]

$95?? The price for the used swatch is a joke!! You can buy the same old swatch at eBay EU for $25.

The ETA2842 movement is fine for the low beat mod


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[Mandreas]

$95?? The price for the used swatch is a joke!! You can buy the same old swatch at eBay EU for $25.

The ETA2842 movement is fine for the low beat mod

Thanks for the replies

 

[elusive1]

Chris, where did you learn to work on watches? I don't think my hands are steady enough for this...

 

[chris3007]

I broke some movements before I have learned it. So it's always better to start with some cheap movement from eBay... [emoji6]


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[psyphyc]

Such a cool read. I bought a few beating movements from the bay a few weeks back. I just needed the right amount of push to open them up and get them all cleaned up. This post does it for me. Thanks for that.

 

[fredl187]

Great thread, Chris! Nice to read with a very good pictorial! That's what this forum is all about! Awesome!

 

[redanneqpr1312]

I learn everytime I read through a thread

 

[rgercya]

This is a cool and informational thread! Thanks OP! On the swatch, does it need to have a date? I have a couple of them lying around without date.

 

[chris3007]

You can use all parts for the date from the Asian movement. So a swatch without a date is fine.


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[zaeim]

Nice work, amazing.

 

[lynx1]

Fantastic mod! tried to get those tricky screws off, they were hard enough on the diver, let alone a complete movement overall!