Jump to content

2801-2 Lessons?


Recommended Posts

I've been wanting to branch out a bit in my watch hobby.  I've mostly been modding Seiko's, which I'm now finding a bit limiting.  I've regulated some other movements, including ETA's, but never really delved into them much.  

I just purchased two NOS ETA 2801-2's.  I've always had a thing for hand wound watches anyway.  The movements don't have the power stop/hacking lever, so I will order a couple of those.  I'll eventually case the movements.  

I would like to learn to disassemble and lube a 2801-2.  Any recommendations on how to best accomplish that would be genuinely appreciated.  I know that movement is covered in the Timezone level 1 course, but I don't know if that's the best way to learn this movement.  I'm fine with video or a book or online material with good pictures.  I already have a decent set of tools and a time grapher. 

Any advice or direction appreciated.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have sort of the inverted issue. I'm looking to branch out into Seiko's (6619 and the 7xxx line are what I own already) and am looking for good resources for the getting started with that. I've found some tear-down videos online, so I'm tempted to just dive in.

I've only worked on Russian movements that I've been willing to break, so I unfortunately don't have a good recommendation for learning the ETAs, except that I'm also looking at signing up for either the Timezone course or the watchrepairlessons courses here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you oldhippy.  I have the Sellita SW210-1 info as that is what I originally planned to buy, but I don't have the actual ETA info.  I will print it and hang on to it.

Unfortunately, my current skills don't allow me to consider working on a 2801-2.  I need a course or education of some type.  I have really enjoyed Mark's video's.  Is his course here, at least the first two levels, enough to help an average person get comfortable with working on a 2801-2?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks AP1875.  I haven't seen his video on the 2824. I will have to look for it.  I believe the 2824-2 is basically a 2801-2 with the auto winding rotor assembly?  I have watched and enjoyed, and learned from some of Mark's excellent video's.  He seems to give an awful lot, and I have to admit that I feel somewhat of an obligation to take his courses.  He does a very nice job with the video's. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I just found it and watched it AP1875.  It is brilliant indeed.  Really great video, and he is so adept at keeping his hands and such out of the way so you can see what he is doing.  I'm realistic enough to know it's like golf though.  A master makes it look really easy, and it seems easy right up to the time that I try it myself.  I'm looking forward to learning though.  

Link to comment
Share on other sites



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Topics

  • Posts

    • That would be something! Which brings me back to;  
    • you think you're going to sleep tonight you're not, you're going to ponder the question of what makes you think those of the right parts?  
    • Does anyone knows what size case a need for a dial diameter 20.60mm?
    • Sounds like the story with my Rolex. Poor (expensive) job done by an official Rolex dealer with an "in-house" watchmaker, hence I learned watchrepair and did the servicing myself. Same story as I learned with the Omega 861, again poor job by an "in-house" watchmaker by an official Omega dealer. Once your watch goes through that back-door, you have no idea what is going to happening to it 🫣   Quite nice that they sent back the parts which had been replaced !
    • yes that's definitely not right at all. I have a picture one of my friends has a Omega coaxial there was having issues to lose asking me where he should send it. As that's a specialty watch I suggested the service center. When he got it back he sent me a picture so the replace the dial as you can see the hands the mainspring barrel and I think the price was really quite decent considering all the stuff they can replace. So I do know they do change the barrels but the other person I worked at the service center when I would ask questions and unfortunately I can't remember all the answers. I think a lot of the changing a parts is at the discretion of the watchmaker. Plus I don't know enough about the chronographs and whether that would be considered a vintage watch? I take some of the vintage watches may have been sent directly to Switzerland or another service center. Obviously with a watch like the one down below they probably have a infinite supply of parts is its relatively modern vintage stuff becomes more interesting even the watch companies don't have necessarily infinite supply of parts. But no matter what the watch shouldn't disintegrated six months that's definitely an issue.        
×
×
  • Create New...