woof* Posted July 8, 2011 Report Posted July 8, 2011 Does anyone know for a fact that a genuine Rolex or Clark crystal will fit? I hate that tiny white crown etching...and would really like it gone. I'm hoping others have gone before me and tried these mods out and found what works or not. Will a genuine dial fit? I've searched here and other places with not much luck. If a gen dial doesn't fit then I will have it relumed. With the help of our own Jmb, we have been upgrading my SSD. About the only things left to do are dial, crystal and maybe a gen bracelet. So I'm curious, has anyone swapped crystals and dials? I've been tracking a couple auctions for dials. I do not wanna shell out that kinda cash.... to find it's a really bad fit. So far this has been done: drilled lugs/opened bracelet, gen crown/tube, and Bk datewheel, gen insert. If anyone here has modded thier SSD please jump in!
prdubis Posted July 8, 2011 Report Posted July 8, 2011 Sorry for the dumb question, but why are you all drilling lugholes? The SSD v2 is supposed to be a Z serial with no lugholes, right?
woof* Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Posted July 8, 2011 We are making it the previous version... and besides ....I love lugholes!
prdubis Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 And it's maybe easier to get a good bracelet...
danielv2000 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 Woof, I asked around and the general consensus is it would not fit. I even asked PBdad and it appears that the crystal would sit lower than the bezel if that's possible. Please correct me if I am wrong here. That LEC is the main reason I parted ways with my famous SSD. I have a friend who wears one as a daily beater and it's a painful reminder of how I really loved the watch but hated the LEC. I was an option was to get a crystal specially made but that would be big $. I hope I'm wrong or someone figures it out. If they do, I'd snag one in a hurry.
txcollector Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 The OEM crystal won't fit since the rehaut design is different from the gen. That's the main thing the defunct WM9 project (the one he ran away with people's money) was suppose to fix.
woof* Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Posted July 9, 2011 The OEM crystal won't fit since the rehaut design is different from the gen. That's the main thing the defunct WM9 project (the one he ran away with people's money) was suppose to fix. That's too bad, it really would have been great to have a modern Sea Dweller at the level of the Wm9 sub! Mine will have to do for now, but I really was hoping to change crystal. Still, the dial would be a big step if anyone knows if the gen will fit? Thanks Txcollector!
txcollector Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 I've looked into the dial and honestly it is not worth the money. The improvement is minimal. The only worthwhile mod is the OEM insert (but kind of a pain to do). Most folks will check the pearl first and I have not seen one that looks as good as the OEM.
z80 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 The etching really bothered me on my SSD as well.. If I hadn't sold it, I was thinking of getting it polished out (I read a diamond polish should do it), you can actually feel it on the underside of the crystal.
txcollector Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 removing that etching with diamond paste will be quite a challenge.
woof* Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Posted July 9, 2011 It's got a gen insert txcollector..the pearl is full of tiny cracks and I put a dab of epoxy on it. It looks much better in person than those pics show. Diamond polishing..that's an interesting idea z80. Any idea what's involved? Has this been done before?
z80 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 Hmm.. Could you fill it from behind with the crap they use to fix chipped windshields?
txcollector Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 I was able to remove some nasty scratches with diamond paste but only with mineral crystal. With sapphire I'm not sure you will get it done in my lifetime not sure about the windshield stuff. I suspect it would leave a weird dirty spot worse than the crown.
Jkay Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 No fair! I suggested diamond paste a month ago If not to remove it but to make it far less noticeable.
z80 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 No fair! I suggested diamond paste a month ago If not to remove it but to make it far less noticeable. Well.. maybe that's where I read it
jmb Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 I'm afraid the the amount of grinding/polishing required to remove a "strong" etching would leave a spot that would have optical distortion as you would in effect be creating a slightly concave lens at that spot.
polexpete Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 Still, the dial would be a big step if anyone knows if the gen will fit? Gen dial fits an SSD no problem. Here's mine Tritum dial, drilled lugholes.... Cheers P.
rosnik Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 Yes I'm in accord with Polexpete, the Gen dial fit ( with mods ) and it's a great improvement. The REP dial got the 'little minute marker' stripes bigger than GEN one . Gen Crystal can't fit.
alligoat Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 ditto on the dial- aftermarket yuki dial also fit easily- cut off the dial feet and glue to the movement ring. I'm just ignoring my LEC, nothing else to do as far as I can see.
woof* Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Posted July 9, 2011 Awesome! Im going to find a dial for this. I really appreciate all the comments and help here! This is one of my favorite watches. I like the way it wears and feels. For me, it's the perfect watch(at least this week ) I hate the idea of clipping dial feet on a gen dial, but the dial won't be resold. Both of those dwellers with new dials look great! I hope someday someone figures out a way to remove the etching.
ImWatchingYOU Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 So there should not be a crown etched on the SD? I thought even the gen has it, or what's the deal?
woof* Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Posted July 9, 2011 So there should not be a crown etched on the SD? I thought even the gen has it, or what's the deal? We are talking about the tiny etched crown at the 6 in the crystal. New gens have it, but it's almost invisible..almost need a loupe to see it on gens. But on our reps that have it, it's giant in comparison and can easily be seen.... and screams Fake!
txcollector Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 We are talking about the tiny etched crown at the 6 in the crystal. New gens have it, but it's almost invisible..almost need a loupe to see it on gens. But on our reps that have it, it's giant in comparison and can easily be seen.... and screams Fake! fortunately they've skip the DSSD
prdubis Posted July 9, 2011 Report Posted July 9, 2011 What about the color of the HEV on the Noob v2? Mine is too light, it should be more like anthracite grey. Maybe I made it lighter when I cape coded the watch? Can you post some pics of yours? Thanks!!!
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