Watchmaker Recommendation Needed Please for DSSD and PAM111

[fishrising]

Looking for recommendations on who I should send my (1) PAM111 N series from Noob with factory upgrade V3 to make it as WR as possible?  And (2) who should I send my DSSD to (it's either a v6 or Ultimate, not 100%) to make as WR as possible, and better align my pearl, and verify which DSSD I have and what the movement is?

 

CONUS would be preferred, and if in the Northeast US, or CT, even better!

 

Thank you!  In the meantime I will continue to search and read and see what I can come up with on my own.

 

[hiker01]

Can you open the caseback? Do you have any watch tools? It's fairly easy to make your watch water resistant......if you are handy (if not, keep on looking for a watchsmith):

 

- buy watch grease like DC#7 Silicone grease from Ofrei (you could get the tools there, too)

- open your watch and check that they have rubber o-rings (caseback, crown, and tube) grease all of them.

- check that your crystal is setted properly......a lot of times this is your weak point......either they don't have gasket/plastic seal or they're not glued (if I could get to the xtal, I glue mine).

- put it together and tighten the CB, if all you want is just to shower/work around the kitchen with it, a quick 30sec. dunk in a jar of hot water is all it takes to test, no fogging??? then your good to go.

swimming/diving with it.....have it tested....at least to 10 ATM. 

 

I've done these to all my watches and I could shower with all of them.......the divers I swim/dive with. Even some of the Chronos I dived with. I used to have an AP ROO Safari that I took down to 90+ ft.

 

Good luck!

[fishrising]

Thanks guys, I am debating doing it myself, but I also want to look at what it would cost me to have someone do it, especially if they can pressure test. Only people in my area with a way to pressure test are either ADs or small watchmakers who wouldn't touch a rep.