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I would NOT recommend using a carbon-cased watch for diving. The reason they discontinued the gen FC Diver is because they had tremendous difficulty maintaining water-resistance consistency, and when you take into account the fact that the rep cases/gaskets are nowhere near as well made as the gens, you're just asking for problems.

No need to send it back, just ask around for a local watchsmith: it might cost you a few bucks, but it will save you a load on shipping and the work will be done faster. I don't recommend disassembling the watch unless you have adequate tools.

Someone on another forum is seriously looking into offering a conversion set, I really wouldn't recommend trying to tinker with the dial yourself unless you have considerable experience and the hands of a surgeon.

That's actually a better overall watch than the H-factory version, you just need a better carbon case.

Is this the DLC steel case version, or is it ceramic like the bezel?

From what someone stated on RWI, they won't actually be changing anything on these watches for production, so the carbon effect that you see in the pics is what you will get.

There could be several people working on such a project, but it always comes down to who can actually deliver the goods.

Learn to use the PM function, guys.

Hi Motoman. I would highly recommend opening the case-back and having a look. Just unscrew the eight screws on the back with a decent quality flat blade screwdriver and you're in business. As others have mentioned, it could be something as simple as a loose rotor or some loose foreign object. Normally the rotor shouldn't make any contact with the case-back if the former is installed correctly.

It's already available now.

Snowstorm brought everything to a halt today so I assembled my carbon diver. I tend to think that it looks nicer with SS than with the ceramic bezel, which oversaturates the design with black.

Yup.

Hi Eunomians. In all fairness, you'll need to modify a hex socket wrench to remove the hex bolts. The exact size escapes me though, as I found the right size from an old mini screwdriver kit. Once you have the right size, you will have to grind the outer part of the socket until it's a little less than 0.5 mm thick to avoid gouging the case-back. To be honest, that was the most frustrating part of the build, and I'm really happy that AP moved away from those screws!

I would say that it's a firm maybe. It's hard to see in the pic but I also managed to re-shape the crown guards to make them more like the gen.

Hi everyone. The first Montoya cases are done. Those of you who are on the waiting list please PM me, as I will need your personal info. Tomorrow I start on the official first transplant, wish me luck