Navichief 83 Posted March 21, 2022 Hello, I'm an old timer to the forums. I can't quite remember if I started with www.thereplicacollector.com (RIP) or RWG. I have an old account on here but I'd like to consolidate to one username for reps. I'm Navichief on RWI, r/reptime, and currently Chief on Repgeek. I'll be porting some of my content over to here. I've been increasing my watchmaking skills over the last few years, and I have some watchmaking related content to post. Happy collecting everyone! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Shopper 5,886 Posted March 21, 2022 Hello & Welcome! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easy_beaching 35 Posted March 21, 2022 Navi is a stand up guy, good to see you're "new" over here too!Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tribefan 6,768 Posted March 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Navichief said: Hello, I'm an old timer to the forums. I can't quite remember if I started with www.thereplicacollector.com (RIP) or RWG. I have an old account on here but I'd like to consolidate to one username for reps. I'm Navichief on RWI, r/reptime, and currently Chief on Repgeek. I'll be porting some of my content over to here. I've been increasing my watchmaking skills over the last few years, and I have some watchmaking related content to post. Happy collecting everyone! PM your old account and we can merge them if you'd like. Cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 304 Posted March 21, 2022 Did you follow the course for watchmakers in Finland? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APjumbo 3,031 Posted March 22, 2022 Good to see others migrating over to the cool forum. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paccbet 7,176 Posted March 22, 2022 Chief is a top guy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navichief 83 Posted March 23, 2022 On 21/03/2022 at 09:51, tribefan said: PM your old account and we can merge them if you'd like. Cheers Thank you, PM sent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navichief 83 Posted March 23, 2022 On 21/03/2022 at 14:24, onzenuub said: Did you follow the course for watchmakers in Finland? I'm positive I've learned a thing or two from your threads! Here's some copy pasta from resources I've found helpful: Here is a list of the online resources I've used for repair and servicing guides. I hope you find them helpful. First is the ETA SwissLab interactive teaching series. You need to have a browser with flash for these, so the phone will not be the best. Flash based assembly and disassembly including part numbers, names, and oiling points. Just Awesome. I'm trying to figure out how to download these and make them available offline, but my internet game is not that strong apparently. Flash browser support is disappearing soon. ETA 2892a2. Unfortunately not helpful for the more ubiquitous 2824 and 2836, but this movement does show up in some reps. This would also work for servicing the Omega 1120 and probably the Sellita SW-300 among others. https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/2892a2/2892a2.html Direct download: (credit to the host, I couldn't crack the direct ETA download path) https://www.xcen3.com/watch/ETA-movements/2892A2/ The venerable 7750. This is in pretty much every rep chronograph watch other than the Rolex Daytona 4130. https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/7750/7750.html Direct download: https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/7750/7750assemble.swf https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/7750/7750disassemble.swf The handwind 6497. Mostly in rep Panerai, the IWC FA Jones, and some others I can't think of at the moment. https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/6497/6947.html Direct download: https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/6497/6497assem.swf https://www.eta.ch/swisslab/6497/6497disassem.swf Official ETA PDF service documents including parts, exploded diagrams, and oiling points. ETA themselves have since password protected these, so I recommend downloading them while they are still easily found elsewhere. 2824 http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_ETA.2824-2.pdf 2836: http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_ETA.2836-2.pdf 2892: http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_ETA.2892-A2.pdf 7750: http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_ETA.7750.pdf Sellita SW200: http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_SWM.200-1fde.pdf Sellita SW300: http://horotec.ch/file/TECH_SWM.300-1fde.pdf Here the best youtube service videos that I've found: The single best watch repair channel. The author also has a great watch repair forum and sells an online watchmaking course. The 2824 service is particularly helpful, and he also reviews the asian clone movements. 7750 and Rolex 3135 services are also there. https://www.youtube.com/c/WatchRepairChannel/videos detailed 2836 service https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvAf6zeSd3lQ3gUvmyV00Ag/videos 7750 and Rolex 3135 service: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVQ_oI1Yg7x9TZwfzDmLJQ/videos RWI user santre22's breakdown, review, and oiling guide to VSF's Omega 8500 clone movement https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/omega-replicas/7529859-full-review-of-the-vsf-8500-clone-movement-pic-heavy RWG user GenTLe's breakdown and service of the Miyota 9015 : https://rwg.cc/topic/190688-miyota-9015-assembly-many-pics-inside/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k4jun 251 Posted March 23, 2022 Good to see you here C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 304 Posted March 24, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 05:29, Navichief said: I'm positive I've learned a thing or two from your threads! You make me shy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
