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This gorgeous AP Bucherer arrived today after a full overhaul and mod by our one and only Legend and what a beauty she is. Alvin also completely serviced my AP Panda which is a stunner, he modded this one previously for its former owner. Many thank to Legend, loving your work my friend. AJ

Got the tension washer installed.. now the bezel works perfect.. no play at all and turns great when pushed down.. woohoo

Arrived today from The Legend!

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Y JF midcase Gen bezel and insert Gen 3135 Gen dial and hands Gen SubC-crystal with AR (*) Gen crown Preik crystal caseback (*) JF SELs with polished chamfer + Noob v9 SubC-clasp (*) Also visible. Me and custom toilet. Running COSC. Skickat från min iPad med Tapatalk

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Ok...I have little to nothing to do with the content of this tutorial, other than finding it useful, and salvaging the files packaged by SSSurfer, resizing them, editing them and reassembling the package here. This has been a much-in-demand tutorial that when AJS left RWG, died with him with no images, and really...marginal utility. The original posting had 203 images or so that amounted to a 40Mb post to download that had to be spread across three posts in order to get all the images in. To make the post more readable, I have done the following: reduced the quality of the images to reduce image download size by 75% removed the similar pictures that I felt didn't really serve much use in order to have the tutorial contained in 2 posts, rather than 3 added in user edits where applicable Hopefully people find it useful...and I thank AJS for putting this together initially. A lot of time and effort went into photographing all the steps, and linking them to the tutorial. I'm sorry if I offended him by removing some of his wine shots, and other misc. picx. Remember...if you find this type of information useful, consider upgrading your membership to a paid subscription, to ensure the life of the board and it's content is here for you in the future. AJOESMITH'S MOTHER OF ALL TUTORIALS - SWAPPING A DG2813 WITH A HIGH BEAT DG4813 Ok finally all done. This is a tutorial of how to install a DG4813 into a noob sub! This is just my method and i do what works for me. This may or may not be the correct way of doing this but im no expert. I'd like to thank the forums mainly RWG and Rgeek as they have provided me with the knowledge to do this. So enjoy! What youll need for the job, notice the nice glass of Red! Of course the watch it self, a Noob Sub, the movement for the swap, a new DG4813 fastbeat movement. Some post it notes, tweezers etc and some lint free paper? You will also need a Rolex caseback tool. EDIT: There is an expensive Bergeon set with a complete set of Rolex dies, but for the most part, the only die you will need is the large 29.5mm one which will fit Subs, Daytonas, Seadwellers, etc. Obviously it won't fit the ladies DJs. If you need to work on the smaller Rollies, you might consider additional chucks or the larger set. The Red wine The Watch - a Noob Factory Sub First step, get the bracelet off, so that we can get access to the case back. Remove the plastic if present (i.e. a new watch). Open the buckle and the divers extension. Here is the bracelet with the spring bar removed. The springbar needs to be pressed and released to release the divers extension. Watch sitting flat and easier to access the caseback in front of the bergeon Rolex case back opening tools. EDIT: You can use generic arms for the tool, but I recommend using the genuine Bergeon 29.5mm chuck as the teeth will not wreck your caseback The red wine, time for a sip Nice The bergeon openers, going to use the biggest one on the far right (29.5mm) Here it is, with the arms attached, watch face down in hand, and the case back opener on top. Apply pressure and turn. Off the back comes where you can remove the rubber seal with tweezers. At thie point, turn the watch over and unscrew the crown and pull out to the time setting position and set the time to 12 oclock, this will help in the hand removal Time for another mouthful of wine...and another. Next to remove the movement, you'll need to unscrew the movement holder screws - 1 here and 1 here With the 2 screws Unscrewed, remove the 2 metal tabs Next to release the stem, here is the stem release button in close up While pressing it GENTLY, use the other hand to pull the stem out by the pulling on the crown, when the stem releases, stop pushing on the stem release button. EDIT: Some including The Zigmeister say to always remove the stem in the winding position, to reduce the chances of throwing the keyless works out of position when putting the stem back in Stem out Turn the watch on its side then quickly and smoothly turn the watch dial side up n a sheet of paper or something clean (e.g. a casing pad) Sometimes the movement doesnt 'drop' and needs a light 'tap'. A few taps on the crystal and it should come out. Lift the watch case away and set it t the side leaving the movement, dial and hands, which you'll need from now on EDIT: Leave the case facing down to avoid getting dust settling on the inside of the case and on the inside of the crystal Lift the movement up and there is the movement holder under it, again place it to the side Some more wine...Another sip! EDIT: SD4K mentioned that to remove the hands, If you adjust the hands to 12h (date-switch-position) before you take em off,you will have less problems with setting the hands in the right position when you put them back on. To remove the hands youll need some post it notes or a Bergeon dial protector, and a hand removal tool. Peel off a post-it, fold it in half and cut to shorten the length, and then cut it in 2 sticky pieces lengthwise. Place the post-its at 3 oclock and 9 oclock position and under the hour hand. Use the hand removal tool to remove the hands, its very difficult to photograph as I only have 2 hands, 1 for the camera and 1 for the tool, so this pic is really just to show you the position, don