omega 2366-2 screws holding movement broken off, help needed

kazd · Sun. 7:24pm

Hello members , I’m in a process of inspecting some pieces here, now that I got much better at opening them 😊 this one sitting in safe for at least 15 years , not used , finally I opened the back and surprise , a screw fell out , or the top part of it ,so both of them are broken / snapped off , please advise , what can be done with this , it’s a beautiful watch, another question to you dear experts is , about the dial , is it redone , again will be greatful for any expert advise , thank you kazd

JimInOz · Sun. 7:39pm

Yes, the dial has been repainted.

To remove the remainder of the screws you need to fully disassemble the movement. You may be able to "tickle" the threads out with a needle.

Failing that, soak the plate in a saturated solution of alum until the threads have decomposed enough to clean them out.
Make sure everything else has been removed from the plate before you do that though.

kazd · Sun. 10:31pm

JimInOz
Yes, the dial has been repainted.

To remove the remainder of the screws you need to fully disassemble the movement. You may be able to "tickle" the threads out with a needle.

Failing that, soak the plate in a saturated solution of alum until the threads have decomposed enough to clean them out.
Make sure everything else has been removed from the plate before you do that though.

hello there , thank you for your reply , I truly appreciate it very much , I have to do some thinking about the alum soaking method , never done it before, I have a tool that I purchased to try removing very microscopic size screw on ♎️352 it wasn’t successful , do I found a donor plate and replaced it, the front bezel ring is holding the movement snug in so there is no play as the dial is pressed tight against the top of the case , but it’ll have to be fixed , I’ll include the tool that I mention , maybe will work this time as these screws are larger size, still , will have to remove the dial, and well, the dial is most likely redone, thanks again , only here on OF can find expert honest opinion and advise , I’m including pic of the tool , kazd

JimInOz
Yes, the dial has been repainted.

To remove the remainder of the screws you need to fully disassemble the movement. You may be able to "tickle" the threads out with a needle.

Failing that, soak the plate in a saturated solution of alum until the threads have decomposed enough to clean them out.
Make sure everything else has been removed from the plate before you do that though.

cesar G Iglesias · Mon. 3:05am

As Jimingoz told you before, you need to disassemble the movement, once the movement has been disassembled, the screws should protrude slightly - just enough for you to grip them and pull them out. The alum option is a good option when it's imposible to grip the screws and remove it but you must be very careful no other iron or steel parts must be in contact with the alum solution. Insert only the part of the plate where the broken screw is, as the alum solution may slightly affect the colour of the plate. You certainly don’t need a new plate and I can confirm that the dial has been refinished.

kazd · Mon. 6:32am

cesar G Iglesias
As Jimingoz told you before, you need to disassemble the movement, once the movement has been disassembled, the screws should protrude slightly - just enough for you to grip them and pull them out. The alum option is a good option when it's imposible to grip the screws and remove it but you must be very careful no other iron or steel parts must be in contact with the alum solution. Insert only the part of the plate where the broken screw is, as the alum solution may slightly affect the colour of the plate. You certainly don’t need a new plate and I can confirm that the dial has been refinished.

Good morning and , and thank you , thank you , love you guys , I will try to disassemble the movement to see if I can do what you suggest, should I apply some screw loosening liquid on the screws , wouldn’t really know what to use, so, again, I don’t even find enough words to express how grateful I’m for this advise , good day to everyone , regards, kazd ❤️♎️🤗

cesar G Iglesias · Mon. 7:48am

Hi Kazd, you’re welcome. I’m assuming you have experience in taking a movement apart… If that’s not the case, I’d advise you to take the watch to a professional. It’s not usually necessary to use any liquid; normally, unless there’s rust or a lot of dirt - which doesn’t seem to be the case here - the remaining screws can be removed simply by using tweezers or a pair of small pliers to loosen them.

kazd · Mon. 9:59am

cesar G Iglesias
Hi Kazd, you’re welcome. I’m assuming you have experience in taking a movement apart… If that’s not the case, I’d advise you to take the watch to a professional. It’s not usually necessary to use any liquid; normally, unless there’s rust or a lot of dirt - which doesn’t seem to be the case here - the remaining screws can be removed simply by using tweezers or a pair of small pliers to loosen them.

thank you for coming to the rescue 👋🤗 yes definitely probably I’ll give this to a professional , it is a very fine and delicate movement, thank you I will repeat here thousand times , on the other topic, I’m gaining tremendous priceless amount of knowledge from you guys, wishing I had this engagement before I started this adventure, I know some mistakes can be corrected easier than others , just finding out that sourcing correct parts is time consuming , requiring
much patients and off course money, good day, thank you , thank you again and again,🤗👋regards, kazd ❤️♎️