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ismaelmv

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  1. i have bought 3 vdb's. one of them is a new 3646 case.

    all were sold with "serviced movements". none of the movements had been serviced. all 3 of the movements died less than a week of receiving them.

    one of the cases was a stock DSN 6152-1 case (it even had the ugly lug engravings), but was sold as a reshaped case.

    his newest creations have many problems also. here are some pics of a "serviced Rolex 618":

    BTW pics are from the Zigmeister, who did an incredible job in restoring this movement.

    afterdialremoval.jpg

    keylesscoverremoval.jpg

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    cannonrustedtohour.jpg

    cannonpinremoved.jpg

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    Movement After CLeaning

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    Franken Rolex 618 (work done by Zigmeister)

    -movement disassembled - every screw was loose - movement very dirty - found dial side and keyless works rusted solid - all motion work gears rusted - hour wheel rusted to cannon pinion - movement soaked in penetrating oil overnight - cleaned - frozen gears carefully disassembled - all gears cleaned of rust and polished

    -movement was so dirty that it completely contaminated the cleaning fluids - fluids disregarded

    -over 3 hours required to clean and disassemble rusted parts

    -cannon pinion friction extremely low

    -hand and dial lume very poor quality - back of hands had big blobs and lumpy lume - could not install hands correctly - excess lume removed from back of hands - hands installed parallel and flush

    -crown spring is very weak - difficult to switch to winding from time setting

    In the end the Zigmeister saved the movement with his amazing skills so i'm very happy with my watch.

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