Martyd3 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Gen Tropic 116, case drilled and gen spring bars installed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Slowly being pushed towards the edge of getting one...... Where did you get the GEN springbars? I have been looking for thicker springbars that have the longer pivot pins to stick out of the lug holes....can't seem to find the right ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I've bought them from a number of ebay sellers. I think these came from Wholesaleoutlet. http://cgi.ebay.com/SPRING-BAR-ROLEX-SUBMARINER-GMT-20MM-S-S-PARTS-/310191796945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4838df32d1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Looking good Marty! I really need to get me one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docdoc Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Marty what kind of drill do you use to enlarge the spring bars holes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Wow Marty! That looks really good! Are you going to upgrade the seconds hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 man that looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Slowly being pushed towards the edge of getting one...... Where did you get the GEN springbars? I have been looking for thicker springbars that have the longer pivot pins to stick out of the lug holes....can't seem to find the right ones? I have a load of spring bars here if you need some, they come in at just under Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabus Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) Martyd3, did the bracelet take 2mm spring bars without mods? You did a very nice job on the lug holes. Edited September 19, 2010 by Gabus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Martyd3, did the bracelet take 2mm spring bars without mods? You did a very nice job on the lug holes. No you need to open the last link on the bracelet,they are folded! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Looks fantastic! You need a good flat top three datewheel on this beauty Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCocktosten Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 No you need to open the last link on the bracelet,they are folded! And you need to cut the guides on the endlinks and spread. At least in some cases. I think there are different batches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0digy30 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Were you able to replace the crystal without complete disassembly... or did you have to de-case the movement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Very nice bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Sorry guys, was in NYC for the weekend. To answer your questions ... I use a table top drill press. If you ever plan on drilling more than one set of holes, it's worth it. If not, drop me a line and I can drill them for you Yes, as Tribal said, you do need to open the end links for the gen spring bars. I did not have to cut mine to open them. You can easily replace the crystal with out disassembling the watch. I use Snap On #55 cobalt bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 What did you use to open the end links Marty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I started with an awl to slightly widen the hole and then used an old #55 (sorry, it was a #46 or #47) drill bit to finish the job. The #55 is the size to drill the lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0digy30 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thanks for the answer regarding crystal replacement... I'm too poor for a Gen crystal, so I'll grab a Clark for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carl Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thanks for the detailed answers. Beautiful watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
permabull Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Would the right Clark crystal really be an improvement over the out of the box PC one? Can't believe PC haven't done a better job if that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0digy30 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 AFAIK the out of the box cyclops is way underpowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Rep Crystal Gen Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
permabull Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Thanks Marty, the difference is clear! Do you think the Clark crystal matches the gen crystal in magnification? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Looks great.....have you compared to other 116 crystals that are supposed same specs as GEN?...like Clark or WO crystal....they tout their manufacturing exactly same as GEN 116? Rep Crystal Gen Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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