u/Designer_Advice2573

My situation is a little bit niche so please try to understand the scenario first 😁
My toddler is staying with my family until Thursday and so I will be picking her up in a few days, and when she's back I will have zero time to fix any watches.

So, with that being said and the time crunch I am under:

I have a ZF Pelagos Ultra and the A2824 is not working. We think it's the keyless that's messed up (I can share a video if anyone is interested in seeing it) but all that to say, I would rather just replace the movement versus fix it.

I have a Cronos with a PT5000 in it, and although it works phenomenally, I do not mind digging into that watch to get that movement out and using it to fix the Pelly while I have the time.

Is it a bad idea to harvest the movement out of the working watch to put into the new one, since I have the time? Or is it better to just wait, not risk messing up the working watch, and just wait a while until I have the time to fix the Pelly?

Fwiw I have an SW200 coming in for the Pelly, so I am a bit excited about the upgrade, but I am also worried that I'll go months without having the actual free time to fix this watch

Purchased the ZF Ultra not too long ago, and I guess I hand-wound it too much cause now the keyless works is busted, and it won't even start up from wearing it anymore.

I was thinking of selling the watch at some point, but I think I paid $300, so selling it with a dead movement seems like a quick way to get maybe $100 bucks back.

So, I thought, why not try to swap the movement, learn a little about watches and learn a new skill?

I will say that I am decent enough at watches. I am not ready to break a movement down fully yet, but I think I am dangerous enough to take on a movement swap. For those who know, though, would an A2824 swap to a slightly better movement be the toughest thing to do? Also, if it is a decent idea to take a whack at it, should I go with a Seagull eta clone or should I go Miyota, Selitta, etc., etc.?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!