6239 Water Resist Question

[drecupido]

I've been working on a v72 6239 project. The crystal was difficult to fit. However, I think I have it near perfect. I had to build a tool and turn it on the lathe, then fillet and polish. I used thread locker on the pushers and lubricated the seal on the case back. After submerging the watch in a glass of water for approx. 20min, I'm still getting slight leakage from somewhere. Would you expect this? Is it meant to just be water resistant not waterproof?

Thanks in advance,

Don

[Ephry73]

Well my brother, the culprit will always be the pump pushers. Should be at least washable, but you need to take the pushers apart an grease the inside rings and I always like to goob them up with silicone. Once sealed the pusher stays grease and none of it makes it to the case. Sealing the crystal with GS cement helps a lot. Also, check your crown tube sealing and use blue thread locker to make sure it's done right. Leaks are all about gasket areas being dry and no sealant where it needs to go. All of my pump pusher chronos have been good to at least wash weekly with a brush and warm soapy water with no leaks. Washing cars and playing in the pool. These are not divers though. The system was improved with the screw-down pushers, and still only good to 100m

Hope that helps.


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[kevin300z]

NOT WP!

It's a Daytona NOT a SUB.

Edited August 22, 2014 by kevin300z

[freddy333]

Most likely the pushers, but any other seal (crystal, caseback, crown) can leak.

[flex]

Even the Gen 6239 was never designed as a water resistant watch. But damn, those pump pushers make the watch look so sexy