Any information that could be helpful to someone wanting to put together their own Angelus project seems to be the big secret here and on other boards. Guys like to post photos of their projects, which I enjoy looking at, but then do not want to share how they got there or what to look for. It's like becoming a high level mason--you are not allowed to reveal the temple secrets
In another thread I suggested either an FAQ page (so the authors do not get constantly hassled) or the possibility of publishing either an e-guide or .pdf format guide on "how to do it" and tips that would be sold so as to compensate these guys for their knowledge.
These boards are designed as a community, as a place to share knowledge and yet certain things seem to be state secrets--almost like "hey I spent hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours to figure this out, therefore so should you" kind of thing. This attitude seems to extend now beyond the Angelus movement to simple modification of a watch and other manufactured replica parts being used in a project. A very odd attitude that seems to go against the basic spirit of this board and other watch boards I visit, yet there it is, it's currently in place and no one challenges this.
It would be a different matter if finding these movements, then mounting them in watches and selling the end product was the stated business of these people and therefore by sharing secrets they would negatively impact their sales. However, as stated by many this is not the case (WM being an exception).
So what's next? Would it be far-fetched to predict that soon a simple question like "how do I remove the caseback on such and such?" will eventually go unanswered or met with the reply "I spent my time figuring this out and bought several different case back tools in the process until I found one that worked. I'm sorry but I see no benefit to sharing my hard earned knowledge with you" :shock:
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I come here to seek knowledge, to learn, to share with my fellow WIS pals. I have learned a lot simply by reading and discussing things with people on this board and others such as RWG and TRC. I have gleaned by reading each and every thread that I could on the topic (mainly at RWG where there actually seems to be meaningful discourse on this topic) that the movement s/be the Angelus 240. I have saved all manner of photos of both historical watches and replica projects to use as a movement reference. You can also measure the inside diameter of a 47mm case as well. That's about as far as I have gotten at this point as any historical data from OP is pretty generic and only part of their marketing.
So will it really be so terrible to tell us which travel clocks or which clock have the movements we should be looking for? Have you finished with your own projects or is it a case where you personally still wish to accumulate more movements and that is why there is no knowledge sharing? (this question is directed to several people--not just one. There are a few guys here who work with these movements and conversions--not just the one everyone thinks of at RWI
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I'm a big boy, so if the consensus answer is no sharing because you all want to get all the movements for yourselves--I can live with that.
But telling us how to merge them with a case and make a watch, doesn't violate the secrets of finding movements--so how about sharing an FAQ/"how to" on that?
Just my dos pesos.
CISO
