Is this an ETA 2678 or ETA 2671?

[wisedennis]

I have acquired a WM9 v2 recently…it came with a broken ETA movement..

From my literature research here in RWI and other forum.. the movement can be an ETA 2678 or 2671… I wonder which one I should source to replace the broken one in my watch..

Thanks so much!
Dennis

 

[wisedennis]

 

[RDRoss]

Could just be me but it looks more like a 2820 to me.

Edit. Had another look at it and it sort of matched the 2671. I forgot that they offered it in 25 jewels with ball bearings (my bad). The engraving is rough but, I would say it looks most like a 2671.

 

[wisedennis]

Could just be me but it looks more like a 2820 maybe?

Does it look like “2678” engraved ?

 

[P..DR..D]

I'm no expert, far from it, but that looks like
2678.

Can you take a better picture of this area?

 

[wisedennis]

I'm no expert, far from it, but that looks like
2678.

Can you take a better picture of this area?

I don’t have tool to open the case back
These are photos from the previous owner

 

[P..DR..D]

A rubber ball from amazon wont open the caseback?

 

[RDRoss]

Does it look like “2678” engraved ?

Hard to say from the pictures. I did try to blow them up but couldn’t make it out. That being said the layout does match a 2671 (have a look here).

17jewels.info: ETA 2671

The ETA 2671 was launched in 1971 and is still put into nearly every “swiss made” selfwinding ladies' watch. It bases on the selfwindig technology, which was developed in the 1950ies, but represents otherwise the technical status quo of the 1970ies with 28800 beats per second and the date...

17jewels.info

 

[P..DR..D]

But I wouldnt be investigating or purchasing either until you are 100% certain what is in it right now. Sellers pictures are old and n/a to your decision making at this point in time.

So perhaps, if you cant get it off yourself, a trip to an independent jeweller, give $10-$20 approx and ask them to remove caseback for you. Very simple job.

 

[wisedennis]

But I wouldnt be investigating or purchasing either until you are 100% certain what is in it right now. Sellers pictures are old and n/a to your decision making at this point in time.

So perhaps, if you cant get it off yourself, a trip to an independent jeweller, give $10-$20 approx and ask them to remove caseback for you. Very simple job.

Looks like “2678”