Hi guys, yesterday I started messing with DWO's. Want to share the experience and find tips from you to create a good reference to help everybody that wanna do the same things.
Why I need to adjust my DWO?
Simply because the actual alignment is not satisfying me. After a service, the date sits too low and my eyes can't spot it everytime.
I didn't want to go mad trying to apply the dial hundreds of time (with the risk of ruin it) to find out if is in the center of the date window, so I bought this well know and really nice "custom" tool from Jerkstore:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/L...a09bbf7959ecd88dbc54b19c55a&optionId=14341170
Honestly I recommend it to everybody, is a small expense that will repay when you will use it.
The tool came without dial feet of course, so I bought a set of mixed dial feet, find the one right for the ETA plate and applied with some glue on it. Perfect.
Before starting I also searched and found another TC DWO v4, in the case I will mess up with mine, and was a good idea because... I messed up with mine
Tried to remove adhesive dial dots in the back of the DWO with cutter, but some residue remain on it.
So I took a swab with a little of alcool on it and it worked. But unfortunately, a little particle of alcool goes on the other side ruining the print.
The DWO ink seems to be very sensitive to alcohol.... So, DON'T DO IT!
I always read enough before starting doing new things, so I know that the real DW need to be cleaned, sometimes sanded and well prepared for the glue.
And I did it, cleaned perfectly.
The same goes for the DWO, and I did it.
One simple thing was unknown: the 2824 DW sits too low on the plate and the DWO will rub on it. Shit.
Now I realize why, on my DWO, there was a sort of spacer (regret not take photograph of it) between DW and DWO!
It's sticky and fortunately I did not throw it, so I reapplied it on the DW and tried to apply the DWO.
I use the G-S Hypo Cement Glue, it gives you +/- 5 minutes to position the DWO before starting to dry.
This was the first attempt:
I applied and totally removed (and also all the glue) the DWO 3 times before find the right solution.
But this was because I had not documented enough...
First attempt was without the spacer, so DWO rubbing on the dial movement - removed.
Second attempt, with the spacer, good centering, but when the date change on some numbers, the flips is not smooth and remains between a date and another. - removed everything to see what's happened.
I found out nothing special, cleaned again the DW and reapplied.
Third attempt seems ok, everything seems to works good.
So I installed the dial, made another test and... DAMN, again the date change problem.
Disassembled everything and I found out that the DWO, on some point, is rubbing on the dial. This friction seems to create the problem.
By now I solved putting a little space between dial and movement, just a fraction of millimeters and the date flips ok.
At the moment is the best I could, but I want to solve it in the right way.
I read (later...) that others use the 2836 date wheel that naturally raises the overlay to where it won't rub on the movement gears.
My questions about that is:
With the DWO installed, it won't rub the dial?
Needs sanding because too tick or is ready to go as is?
Otherwise, I need to find the correct thickness of spacer between DW and DWO and apply on it, but really wouldn't do it because can always cause other problems because it won't be "perfect".
If someone has other information about, please post here.
p.s.
I deliberately omitted the keyless issues that came up when everything was installed on the movement, ready to go in the case and the swear words that comes later... I'm starting to hate the ETA keyless...
Why I need to adjust my DWO?
Simply because the actual alignment is not satisfying me. After a service, the date sits too low and my eyes can't spot it everytime.
I didn't want to go mad trying to apply the dial hundreds of time (with the risk of ruin it) to find out if is in the center of the date window, so I bought this well know and really nice "custom" tool from Jerkstore:
https://www.shapeways.com/product/L...a09bbf7959ecd88dbc54b19c55a&optionId=14341170
Honestly I recommend it to everybody, is a small expense that will repay when you will use it.
The tool came without dial feet of course, so I bought a set of mixed dial feet, find the one right for the ETA plate and applied with some glue on it. Perfect.
Before starting I also searched and found another TC DWO v4, in the case I will mess up with mine, and was a good idea because... I messed up with mine
Tried to remove adhesive dial dots in the back of the DWO with cutter, but some residue remain on it.
So I took a swab with a little of alcool on it and it worked. But unfortunately, a little particle of alcool goes on the other side ruining the print.
The DWO ink seems to be very sensitive to alcohol.... So, DON'T DO IT!
I always read enough before starting doing new things, so I know that the real DW need to be cleaned, sometimes sanded and well prepared for the glue.
And I did it, cleaned perfectly.
The same goes for the DWO, and I did it.
One simple thing was unknown: the 2824 DW sits too low on the plate and the DWO will rub on it. Shit.
Now I realize why, on my DWO, there was a sort of spacer (regret not take photograph of it) between DW and DWO!
It's sticky and fortunately I did not throw it, so I reapplied it on the DW and tried to apply the DWO.
I use the G-S Hypo Cement Glue, it gives you +/- 5 minutes to position the DWO before starting to dry.
This was the first attempt:
I applied and totally removed (and also all the glue) the DWO 3 times before find the right solution.
But this was because I had not documented enough...
First attempt was without the spacer, so DWO rubbing on the dial movement - removed.
Second attempt, with the spacer, good centering, but when the date change on some numbers, the flips is not smooth and remains between a date and another. - removed everything to see what's happened.
I found out nothing special, cleaned again the DW and reapplied.
Third attempt seems ok, everything seems to works good.
So I installed the dial, made another test and... DAMN, again the date change problem.
Disassembled everything and I found out that the DWO, on some point, is rubbing on the dial. This friction seems to create the problem.
By now I solved putting a little space between dial and movement, just a fraction of millimeters and the date flips ok.
At the moment is the best I could, but I want to solve it in the right way.
I read (later...) that others use the 2836 date wheel that naturally raises the overlay to where it won't rub on the movement gears.
My questions about that is:
With the DWO installed, it won't rub the dial?
Needs sanding because too tick or is ready to go as is?
Otherwise, I need to find the correct thickness of spacer between DW and DWO and apply on it, but really wouldn't do it because can always cause other problems because it won't be "perfect".
If someone has other information about, please post here.
p.s.
I deliberately omitted the keyless issues that came up when everything was installed on the movement, ready to go in the case and the swear words that comes later... I'm starting to hate the ETA keyless...