Sourcing a Quartz Movement

funkyouup

Ive just purchased a non working watch on ebay, from the pictures it looks like the battery leaked and ruined the movement.
Is sourcing a replacement movement for a quartz watch generally possible, or have i just bought a nice paper weight.


The watch in question.





https://www.ebay.ie/itm/PHILIP-WATCH-WINDSURF-SWISS-MADE-BELLISSIMO/202494187348?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Wibbs

On the steel part below the battery slot there are some numbers. Can't make it out in the pic, but that should give you the calibre number. When you have that a search in ebay should source one. How long that takes is another thing. Sometimes you have to find another working watch to get the movement. Yours looks to be an 80's early 90's movement by the look of the layout and general design. I'm sure a movement could be sought though.

Nice looking watch. Very 70's Gerard Genta in looks.

funkyouup

Thanks Wibbs, hasn't even arrived yet so fingers crossed.

Trigger Happy

If the exact movement can not be sourced then get your calipers out and measure and get googling.
I had this problem once and was very lucky to find another movement of the same dimensions, with the stem in the same position and same hand size.
But very lucky.

alantul

Looks like an eta 956.412
Check over beside where the battery goes and outside that on the plate the calibre number should be there
*it may have a different number now if the manufacturer ordered them for their own use but the base looks eta 956

Wibbs

alantul wrote: »

Looks like an eta 956.412

I had a similar thought, but thought better to wait for an actual expert. I had a very similar movement in a mid/late 90's Monnin(sp) divers watch.

Here's one on ebay from Spain at 25 quid plus postage and there's a shedload of them from a UK seller at 30 quid(plus postage). You need to match the full calibre number for the hand sizes and the like.

alantul

Wibbs wrote: »

I had a similar thought, but thought better to wait for an actual expert. I had a very similar movement in a mid/late 90's Monnin(sp) divers watch.

Here's one on ebay from Spain at 25 quid plus postage and there's a shedload of them from a UK seller at 30 quid(plus postage). You need to match the full calibre number for the hand sizes and the like.

Its eta for sure, thats good value for them too. Gettin harder get , great movement to be fair .

Esel

I would try cleaning the battery area before deciding to source a new movement.

Wibbs

Yeah, they're a very solid "old style" quartz movement AT. Metal plates and geartrain, with some jewelled bearings*, not the much more usual plastic everything these days.

The one thing that has always bugged me about 90% of quartz movements - and this goes for the top of the range Seiko movements too - is the exposed coil. Right where a slight slip of a screwdriver while changing a battery will short it out. Why don't they cover them? They've been like this since the early 70's when the standard was essentially set. IIRC it was ETA or ESA that set the basic standard(on the back of the earlier Girard Perregaux and Seiko stuff, who didn't expose the coil, the GP had a stepping motor that didn't have one as such) and everyone followed. Even Omega when they produced their first in house quartz and it's a beauty and very nice quality, also insisted on leaving the coil exposed. Now they did add a coil protective cover. Which is great, only you had to remove it to get to the battery clamp screw...






*though because the torque of a quartz train is significantly less than a mechanical movement they're not needed nearly so much, hence so many perfectly serviceable modern movements don't have them.

funkyouup

Esel wrote: »

I would try cleaning the battery area before deciding to source a new movement.

For sure, im just doing the research now so i know what ill need to get. I have my doubts though after a battery leak.

funkyouup

I'm a little hesitant after watching a few videos of movement replacements, worried about damaging the watch face.
I assume it's a pretty standard job for most jewellers?

funkyouup

Watch arrived today, smaller than i imagined but in great condition, going by the pic i think i need a 956 411 movement?


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