Hi guys, first I'm no IWC guy and I think the most from the IWC section don't know me because normally I'm around the AP or PAM section here at RWI.
But I get my hands on a nice IWC rep and the first thing I was noticed was the nice movement. I have tried to find some infos about that clone but there is not to much around here. So it's time to make a full break down and shot some pics to share that with you guys.
This is my first thread in the IWC section, so please be gentle with me.
Let's get the party started
The watch is a IW500705 V1
The stone and the pin in the center of the rotor is just a fake and the real rotor screw is underneath
The crown and the stem looks very standard
So let's remove the dial/movement from the case
Next step is removing the dial and the hands from the movement
But I start the break down at the back side so let's turn around the movement
The first step is removing the rotor bridge
The bridge looks like a customized 28xx bridge
The next step is removing the train wheels bridge
Now we see the wheels, the stop lever and the main spring barrel
The barrel is quite interesting because of the PR mechanism. There are some extra wheels underneath the barrel for the PR
The last parts are left is the big wheel and the pallet bridge
The bridge is custom made but the fork looks like part from a 28xx, so I guess the lift angle is 50 at this movement
Ok, the downside is done, let's go on with the upside
You can remove the date wheel bridge including the DW
The DW bridge has a little plate to cover all the wheels for the PR hand
The DW is very big and also custom made for that clone movement.
Now we can see the keyless and it's definitely a 7750 keyless
After removing the CP the big wheel also come off and I can show you the train wheels
The little pin is the pin for the second hand.
Ok, now the movement is full disassembled and I can show you all parts together
The next step is cleaning all parts
All parts are clean now and it's time to assemble the movement
And after that it looks very nice and works quite well
At the end I have to say, it's a solid movement and I like it. It's easy to service and I would do that every time again. But it could be hard or impossible to find spare parts because 90% of the movement is build with custom parts.
So I hope you enjoy the little inside in the clone movement and thanks for reading
Sent from my iPad Air 2