blackfidel777 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 Just picked this up everything is original the dial is repainted the tube is o.k. , crown has stem boken inside , any one got any ideas if i can replace this tube with Yuki tube and 703 Rolex crown ? Thanks a lot.
redwatch Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 A gen tube shouldn't cost you too much money as far as I know. That watch looks strangely familiar. Did you pick it up from here?
Nanuq Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 My my my, that's a beauty! You've got a 702 crown and tube there, which is far, FAR cooler than a 703. My advice is to find a 702 and replace the crown. I understand it's possible to soak your crown with the broken stem in alum overnight and it will eat the broken piece out of the hole. I think............. Can anyone verify this?
Seacraft Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 Nice pickup - and yes, 702s are nicer than 703s My my my, that's a beauty! You've got a 702 crown and tube there, which is far, FAR cooler than a 703. My advice is to find a 702 and replace the crown. I understand it's possible to soak your crown with the broken stem in alum overnight and it will eat the broken piece out of the hole. I think............. Can anyone verify this? Alum? Liquid?
blackfidel777 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks where can i find Alum ??? This is from my friend he is Tudor sub collector.
Seacraft Posted March 29, 2012 Report Posted March 29, 2012 Nanuq - interesting stuff. Did some digging and it is liquid Aluminium Sulfate . Some more searches revealed a few interesting topics. Here is one example: http://www.finishing.com/547/30.shtml Worth looking into further - thanks for stimulating some extra thought.
polexpete Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 Nice find, i have a 702 crown you can have PM me your details. Cheers P.
Nanuq Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 Boy is that generous! 702 crowns are hard to find. There are some amazing folks here at RWG!
blackfidel777 Posted March 30, 2012 Author Report Posted March 30, 2012 Yes. Wait i don't know what is the price for it
marsupilami Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 will this method work with a broken stem in a titanium crown, too ?
gavidoc Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 Seems to be a decent redial. You got a pretty decent sub (excluding hte dial). How about some more pics? If you can save the 702 it's the way to go. That is the original crown for this watch. I've got the original on mine as well. It's awesome compared to the new 703.
Nanuq Posted March 30, 2012 Report Posted March 30, 2012 Here ya go gents, this is what I remembered seeing: Ye Olde Alum Trick
blackfidel777 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Posted March 31, 2012 Hi. Bought at the indian store ALUM POWDER FATAKDI POWDER GROUND ANTI BACTERIAL DEODRANT AGENT. Disolved in water and let the crown soak in it .
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