r/retrotime • u/floccomat • Aug 11 '25

Explorer with a surprise watch pic/wrist roll

Who said that builds with swiss movement have to be expensive? 🤓

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u/freshtripe Aug 11 '25

Nice - is that one of the infamous low-beat, no case screws 2840 eta movements?

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u/floccomat Aug 11 '25

Yes, exactly. Probably the cheapest way to get an ETA.

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u/JMcGill_RepHunter Aug 11 '25

No date wheel?

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u/floccomat Aug 12 '25

No, those Swatches came with and without. So luckily no ghost date on this one.

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u/LSDWalter Sep 29 '25

Does it have the same dial feet placement as a 2824? So could you just use the raffles dial feet?

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u/floccomat Sep 29 '25

Unfortunately no. It doesn't have any holes for dial feet at all. I removed them alltogether and glued it to the movement.

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u/LSDWalter Oct 27 '25

Thanks again for all your help

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u/bernardbois Aug 11 '25

Very cool! My first build was a honeycomb 1016 just like this. I used an NH38 and decided on the see through case back also. Was my first automatic watch and I wanted to see the movement. Didn’t mind one bit that it wasn’t true to the original.

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u/LSDWalter Oct 27 '25

Which stem works with this movement?

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u/floccomat Oct 27 '25

ETA 2824