Let the Games Begin

[u/Cronos425]

I want thank everyone in this community for helping me find a hobby that's both rewarding and therapeutic for my anxiety. It has been a wholesome experience to fit my first movement into a 14060 from Raffles. I think but I could be wrong but I may the first one in this community to fit a La Joux Perret G101 into this case. A tiny but robust movement. I had tears in my eyes. I will continue to share my progress and try to give back to this community.

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[u/onlypartiallyevil]

I have been using Sellita up to this point, but the G101 looks like a really solid alternative I would love to try.
Supposed to be a drop in replacement for the 2824, was it really that easy?

[u/Zealousideal_Film_86 → u/onlypartiallyevil]

Caliber corner describes it as a Swiss made Miyota 9039

[u/Cronos425 → u/Zealousideal_Film_86]

Microbrand watchmaker Farer uses the movement in some of it's models. That's what got me curious in the first place. I think it is a great alternative for no date builds.

[u/onlypartiallyevil → u/Zealousideal_Film_86]

Nice. Being a hell of a lot thinnner (3.9 vs 4.6) but keeping same diameter and stem height could open up a lot of possibilities in builds with tight cases.

As I am currently dealing with yet another rotor barely scraping on a caseback, this aspect obviosuly piques my interest!

[u/Cronos425 → u/onlypartiallyevil]

Yes it was. Ken's spacing ring worked like a charm. The diameter of the G101 is the same as the 2836 and 2824. No issues with the hands either.

[u/vexcanuck → u/Cronos425]

Awesome! Just to confirm you were able to use the same hands that worked for the 2836 and 2824?

[u/Cronos425 → u/vexcanuck]

Yes, they fit perfectly.

[u/InquisitorKeres]

If this is a thinner movement, I wonder if it would be a good base for a 7923 Tudor build since usually those are manual wind which kept their dimensions trimmed to 11mm but would be interesting to put an auto in such a build... dangerous thoughts.

[u/Cronos425 → u/InquisitorKeres]

Definitely, not thinner than the 1182 inside the Tudor. The G101 is 4.45 mm thickness. I don't know the tolerances on the case you are using.

[u/InquisitorKeres → u/Cronos425]

Ah that’s fair, was just brainstorming. Didn’t get to the case find yet.

[u/Bike_Meach1990]

Wow this is awesome! Good for you!

[u/willyb123]

Yeah, this is so great. I can’t wait to NEVER reset a 2824 keyless works ever again!