Comments on: ETA 6497 / 6498 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/ A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: J.Peter http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-2081 J.Peter Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:58:37 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-2081 Joby, The 6498 is like 99.9% of watches on the market today. The hands are friction fit onto the post. You could remove the seconds hand and attach a disc without any problem at all. There is no pin you need to remove or anything. Joby,

The 6498 is like 99.9% of watches on the market today. The hands are friction fit onto the post. You could remove the seconds hand and attach a disc without any problem at all. There is no pin you need to remove or anything.

]]> By: Joby Thomas http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-2070 Joby Thomas Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:29:56 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-2070 Hello, I wanted some information about the 6498. I wanted to know if you can replace the seconds subdial with a rotating disc instead of the standard small hand. I wanted to know how they fasten this individual hand to the gear stem itself? I heard you remove a pin? Can you clarify this with me?Thanks so much. Hello, I wanted some information about the 6498. I wanted to know if you can replace the seconds subdial with a rotating disc instead of the standard small hand. I wanted to know how they fasten this individual hand to the gear stem itself? I heard you remove a pin? Can you clarify this with me?Thanks so much.

]]> By: Charles Taymour http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-786 Charles Taymour Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:25:59 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-786 Hi Peter, Thanks for your comments on the ETA 6498. I am on the verge of buying myself a reliable and durable manual watch that I can honestly wear almost everyday. The watch I am interested in is the Eberhard Traversetolo which houses the ETA 6498. It's a great watch and from what I have read, including your comments, it's the watch for me. However, what I'm a little hesitant about is the size, a bit too big for my current liking. What are your thoughts on the ETA 7001? If I am looking for reliability and durability through the years which would you honestly recommend - the 6498 or 7001 ? I look forward to your comments. Best Regards, Charles Taymour Hi Peter,

Thanks for your comments on the ETA 6498. I am on the verge of buying myself a reliable and durable manual watch that I can honestly wear almost everyday. The watch I am interested in is the Eberhard Traversetolo which houses the ETA 6498. It’s a great watch and from what I have read, including your comments, it’s the watch for me. However, what I’m a little hesitant about is the size, a bit too big for my current liking. What are your thoughts on the ETA 7001? If I am looking for reliability and durability through the years which would you honestly recommend - the 6498 or 7001 ? I look forward to your comments. Best Regards, Charles Taymour

]]> By: Watches I « Tick Talk http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-67 Watches I « Tick Talk Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:55:27 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/02/13/eta-6497-6498/#comment-67 [...] next set of tasks would prepare us for the WOSTEP gear train exam. We were given an ETA 6497 movement and our mission was to disassemble it completely, clean it thoroughly and reassemble it [...] [...] next set of tasks would prepare us for the WOSTEP gear train exam. We were given an ETA 6497 movement and our mission was to disassemble it completely, clean it thoroughly and reassemble it [...]

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