BigCrown Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 AP Diver Lens Replacement Tutorial Here is a simple, step by step procedure to remove and install the new Colorless AR Date Cyclops Lenses that will be finished later this month. 1. Remove the caseback: there are 8 round screws that hold the caseback in place. These crews actually go through the entire mid-case and attach to the hexagonal screw heads seen from the bezel. This is a great sign because the AP Diver actually uses 1:1 case construction. I found this very impressive. 2. Remove the base metal 'cap' that encapsulated the movement. There are four small screw heads that need to be removed. 3. Remove the winding stem. To release the 'clutch', aka keyless works system that holds the stem in place; there is a small, familiar button that you will need to press with a screw driver or tweezers. Shown with the blue arrow. 4. Remove the movement by removing three screw heads and the steel wings that hold the retainer ring into the case. 5. I find it best to place the movement onto a movement holder (but this is optional). Once secured, you can remove the retainer ring and re-install the winding stem. Be sure to press the keyless works button while you install the stem. 6. The trickiest part! while removing the hands, I generally suggest setting the time to a time that will be easy to re-install the hands later. I typically use noon or 3 o'clock. Pull the winding stem out to the time setting position. This will put the watch into 'hacking' mode. Please use good hand removers that will not scratch the steel hands. 7. The dial is secured by dial feet which penetrate the movement plates and lock into place by two rotating 'wings'. 8. Once the locking wings are rotated outwards (unlocked position), the dial will slide off the movement. (pull upwards so you do not bend the dial feet). 9. The dial is primarily two layers with the cyclops lens 'sandwiched' in the middle. The lower level is also secured by the dial feet. 10. The cyclops is held in place by just a simple sandwich fit (no adhesive). Once the dial plates are separated, the cyclops can easily be removed with tweezers. 11. Now that the ugly blue AR cyclops lens has been removed, you simply retrace these steps to install the new one. I will have an AP Diver with one of the colorless cyclopses installed very soon (next week). Then after our approval, the order will be shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmac Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Nice job. Great clear instructions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_MJ Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Great tuto..looks simple but for me is like to cut time bomb wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCrown Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Great tuto..looks simple but for me is like to cut time bomb wires. LOL. Trust me, there will be some members who brave this and end up with bent scratched hands on their AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Awesome tute.. Thank you BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sts1131 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hi there BigCrown, am I too late to join the AP Cyclops Lens?Tried Pm u but your inbox is perpetually full. Appreciate if you could share with me details to get hold of your wonderful lens. I am in Asia. Kindly pm me how to proceed with ordering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 are the cyclops ready? I'd like to see a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MALDONADO Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 thanks for showing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertiadrifter Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi there BigCrown, am I too late to join the AP Cyclops Lens?Tried Pm u but your inbox is perpetually full. Appreciate if you could share with me details to get hold of your wonderful lens. I am in Asia. Kindly pm me how to proceed with ordering. I too want to purchase this. Let us know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sts1131 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Only reply from Edgematic but BigCrown isn't replying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerthat Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I am fairly certain you can still sign up / purchase 1 Big crown got a sample produced thus far but he rejected it because it still had a little blue tint Believe that it may be another 2 weeks until any new updates for that reason As he is waiting now for what hopefully will be perfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bong Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Very good tutorial, thanks a lot bong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgematic1 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I'll ask B to get overhere again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwatchdude Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Lol. True! I tried to do the pr mod on my iwc 5004 and bent the hands without proper tools. Never again will I work on my watches! Great tutorial tho! LOL. Trust me, there will be some members who brave this and end up with bent scratched hands on their AP.http://www.rwg.cc/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/bangin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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