I have a Victorinox 24668 chronograph that I am trying to coax back into life.
When purchased the existing 251.272 movement was broken - the chronograph works but not the regular hour/minute/second.
Rather replacing the coils (which may not be the actual problem) I have sourced a spare 251.272 movement, however it has the 3 o'clock date ring.
I was planning on swapping over the date ring from the old movement, which is at 4 o'clock and "internal, horizontal" (i.e. the dates on the date wheel are towards the inside of the date ring itself, and offset so that the date reads "horizontally" through the window at 4 o'clock rather than at an angle) however on removing the dial I have found that the existing date wheel is badly scarred.
As a result I have to go to plan B, which means either a replacement date wheel or - worst case - a replacement movement with the correct date wheel.
I have had a look at Cousins but they only have the full 251.272 movement with the inclined date at 4 o'clock, which I am presuming is not the right one?
Alternatively they do have the correct format date wheel but for a 251.262.
> Date Ring 4H Black Figures on White Background, Internal, Horizontal (2557.1), ETA 251.262 (Cousins part number ETA25126225571BW4)
I believe that the date rings are interchangeable between the 251.252, 251.262 and 251.272, but can anyone be kind enough to actually confirm this?