chango Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 So I'm wearing my 42 PO SS and I head something hit drop on the floor. And when I turn around to look, my watch falls off and hits the floor. Is there a fix for this or should I just write it off and put on a leather strap? Luckily it happened at home and not out and about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chango Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Loctite? Epoxy? It appears that the link pictured comes apart by hand now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krpster Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 JB Weld ought to do it. Just make sure you keep it on the surfaces that need to be adhered. A little goes a long way. You don't want it to squish out and get on the pins where the link should be free to rotate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkay Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 As you can probably tell, these link is supposed to be pressed-fit ... I suppose your pins were not knurled properly, and they became loose. Epoxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chango Posted February 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Thanks guys. I actually have JB weld but it seems kinda gooey for such a fine task. Have you ever used it on a watch? What kind of epoxy do people use for such watch fixes? I also have loctite blue and red in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importr Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 As krpster said, a tiny bit of jbw on a shaved toothpick. Press it into the outer link rather than on the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risdian Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 My rolex gmtIIc also undone in a similar fashion. Blu loctite set that right since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chango Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Just set it with Loctite blue. Hopefully this doesn't happen again especially when I'm on the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero_Dave Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Good luck, but I don't think I'd trust blue loctite myself. Dave... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rymeister Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Go with the jbw chango I used it to hold a crown tube on a planet ocean which is tiny and that held up for well over 8 months never had a problem,and applied it with a tooth pick as importr said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chango Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Yeah. So the blue loctite didn't work. It just fell apart again. So I JBwelded it and one week later still no problem. JB weld is definitely the way to go with this. Thanks for the advice gang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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