Greetings helpful forum folks.
I’m interested in trying to tackle the H2 to H4 wheels / cannon pinion swap on a gen Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement. I plan to use this thread as my reference;
https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/the-2824-2836/207022-dismantle-2824-2-movement-step-by-step
Everything on the dial side of the movement appears to be straightforward. What I’m not sure of, is how far down I need to disassemble the movement in order to properly replace the 4th wheel (aka Seconds wheel). My specific question is this:
After removing the autowind bridge, can I proceed directly to removing the train wheel bridge and then the second wheel? Or do I need to follow the disassembly instructions in the thread to the ’T’?
I’m concerned that not following the steps to the ’T’ might result in some sort of damage to the movement (i.e. not releasing the energy stored in the mainspring leading to some sort of shockloading on the gear system upon removal of one component gear), but I’d also like to avoid unnecessary steps if possible because honestly, it’s fewer things for me to potentially foul up.
All advice welcome.
I’m interested in trying to tackle the H2 to H4 wheels / cannon pinion swap on a gen Swiss ETA 2824-2 movement. I plan to use this thread as my reference;
https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/the-2824-2836/207022-dismantle-2824-2-movement-step-by-step
Everything on the dial side of the movement appears to be straightforward. What I’m not sure of, is how far down I need to disassemble the movement in order to properly replace the 4th wheel (aka Seconds wheel). My specific question is this:
After removing the autowind bridge, can I proceed directly to removing the train wheel bridge and then the second wheel? Or do I need to follow the disassembly instructions in the thread to the ’T’?
I’m concerned that not following the steps to the ’T’ might result in some sort of damage to the movement (i.e. not releasing the energy stored in the mainspring leading to some sort of shockloading on the gear system upon removal of one component gear), but I’d also like to avoid unnecessary steps if possible because honestly, it’s fewer things for me to potentially foul up.
All advice welcome.