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I bought a couple years ago this watch as a original one and I guess it is not. Trouble started when trying to set time at some point by turning the stem it feels like if something inside whas jumping and then easy again...deceided to open it up and found a broken teeth as seen on picture...Does anybody know where or how I may get a new one ?..Please.

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There are plenty of Ricohs for sale by indian sellers on e-bay. Maybe a crap one could be a donor. The hour wheel should be identical. But who knows, there are many different Ricoh movements. I would give it a try.

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  On 1/19/2017 at 10:39 AM, ro63rto said:
Unfortunately that model is probably the most faked of the Ricoh range [emoji22]
Good luck

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Hahahaha....I searched parts for the movement for this watch yesterday and yes you are correct , tons of fakes and tons of tips to look out before buy one...
I bought it 3 yrs ago from a gay from UK...but I will keep it , it is a good fake looking watch haha ...
I already bought a movement , this time I made sure I buy the right fake one .
Thank you very much
Moises

thank you much



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Hello again...Donor movement arrived and everything went ok...well some safety locks and little screws deceided to go flying but I found them...just one question...Why is it that the day seems not to be alligned with the date ?...It's been like this for a while ...Can I fix it ?...IMG_2583.thumb.JPG.7be64fc123bfcb0a93920
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A week ago, I was introduced the exact same watch and I almost purchased (dirt cheap compared to ebay ones). What stopped me was the date wheel not aligned properly. The seller told me that "a gear" was taken from a donor movement, not a big issue bla bla, so I gave up on it. I think I was lucky not involved cause I'm kinda obsessed and I'd spend more than watch itself to fix it. Phew...



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