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mymanmatt

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  1. That really requires a complete refinish. No refinisher is going to just do the minute markers. I can tell you that the printing done correctly, is very difficult to rub off. However I have seen some refinished dials where the printing will come off with one touch. So, my guess is, gen dial thats been refinished, and not very well.
  2. Use one of those big red candle lighters. Put a small piece of cardbord around the edge of the crystal, side opposite of the cyclops, and hold it with a small pair of pliers. The cardboard keeps the pliers form absorbing the heat from the crystal. Heat it under the cyclops for about a minute or until you see the cyclops pop. Then push it off, lay the crystal down and let it cool. Clean the residue with a single edge razor blade, windex the crystal, your done
  3. For people that work on watches, it IS a simple repair. However, trying to repair it yourself can complicate the repair. What has happened is, someone has disloged the set lever. The movement needs to come out so the repair can be done from the top. Takes around ten minutes. Look for another repair shop.
  4. Same principal. Slightly bend the skinny side. When she closes it, use a rolling motion instead of pushing straight down.
  5. Ladies dials do not sell quickly. Ive had some for years, no interest
  6. Lots of reasons for it not to be running, some of them very costly. I would at least try to find a working movement. Then a minor service could do the trick
  7. I only see 1 screw, it has 2. Where is the other one?
  8. a slight tap on the side may reposition the balance staff, if thats whats wrong. If it was dropped while running that will happen. If doesn't start, service it.
  9. I have some. Can you be more specific
  10. Im guessing your talking about a ceramic. Is it blue? I just repaired one with the exact same problem. Let me know matthew.wright@sbcglobal.net
  11. Good advise. Do not wear it, the screw that holds the rotor is rolling around inside your case. If it wedges under the hair spring, it can do major damage. Be sure and loctite it when you reinstall it.
  12. Wow. In all my years I have never seen a bent lug. I have even seen them after they were droped into a garbage disposal. ( yes it was on ) and the lugs were gouged, but not bent. Good luck with repair. You might want to trim the bracelet end piece instead of the lug
  13. One way to to tell for sure is to rub your fingernail around the cyclops. The gen is very smooth on all sides. All the aftermarkets have a noticable roughness to them on the very lower edge. The aftermakets are not polished there. You will notice that on the clark crystal also.
  14. irolexu forgot how we do it. Install all of your bearings and springs first. Then set the bezel on top of them. THEN put your retainer ring on with the skinny side down. Then press the retainer ring into position, gently. You can use a bezel from a datejust, turn it upside down, if fits perfectly over the crystal. Press it down gently until you have the correct tension against you bezel. Install the insert and you are done
  15. No it has nothing to do with the dwo alignment. Remove the old dwo, be sure the calandar wheel is clean before you install the new one. Use you dial to align the new dwo. Move it up or down or left or right to align in the window properly. When you are finished, pull the stem to set time position and move it slowly until the date changes, then install your hour hand, roll it to 6 oclock, then install you minute hand. done
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