Reply With QuoteLooks a fun idea, how would you know where it start?
I'm going to purchase a practice movement to TRY and strip then rebuild and was wondering if it was worth paying extra, for a swiss 6498 or a Chinese copy for a third of price including case?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eta-6497-....c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/44mm-Parn....c100005.m1851
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-V....c100005.m1851
Looks a fun idea, how would you know where it start?
Chinese copy people start on.
Videos on youtube of step by step if I remember,
My advice is to start off on an old Swiss hand-wound non date movement, old watches can be picked up dirt cheap, I have a few old ones myself that would be ideal. Don't try to run before you can walk, you'll break things and make mistakes initially (unless you're extremely skilled). Everyone had to start somewhere, and everyone made mistakes. I broke a pallet lever pivot on a BHI course.....but I`ve never done it since and I`m obsessive about checking they pivots have located before tightening the pallet cock, to this day I still double check. Learning how to handle small parts is the first skill, you really need to master this before going near a movement.
Best place to start is on an old pocket watch, that's what the BHI training course does. It's better to start with something that runs (just) and has no major faults.
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https://watchtoolkit.co.uk/2017/02/0...8-disassembly/
Last edited by bally796; 10th February 2020 at 22:48.
How much would you spend on the first one? the reason i was looking at 6498 movement is there is loads of stuff on taking apart and rebuilding.
yes you are right there are quite a few on the internet. and the copy movement are reasonable
The 6498 is a pretty good movement for beginners - the BHI use it on the Basic Mechanical Watch course. Even so, I'd buy a bag of old movements on eBay and get used to stripping and reassembling them without losing/breaking bits before you splash out on a new movement!
I’ll see what I can dig out, I should be able to find a couple.
I started from scratch in 2010, my background was in classic car work (hobby) and I had a career as an industrial chemist which involved lots of lab work.
Possibly the biggest transferrable skill has been problem- solving rather than the hands- on stuff. Watch work is quite a unique skill, the only way to get a feel for it (literally) is by doing it.
If you have a couple that would be great. PM me and let me know cost movement and postage. what your opinion on movement holders? cheap of ebay or https://www.hswalsh.com/product/berg...-holder-hm4040
Again cheers for the advice
Just purchased this off ebay Marina Militaire 47mm UNITAS 6497 MOVEMENT "LEFTY" Fiddy PAM Watch to have a go at stripping and rebuilding using instruction from the net
It arrived https://s1132.photobucket.com/user/b...?sort=3&page=1 The movement looks same as the one's Cousins are selling
Last edited by bally796; 15th February 2020 at 19:07.
Hi
Which oils would I need for servicing/ oiling 6497/6498 movements ive a seagull 6497 and a swiss 6498 movement to play with?
Cheers
£21 from china cracking quality for the money.
Heres how to strip it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnh7O22mduE
Last edited by bally796; 11th March 2020 at 14:37.
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