omgiv Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Everyone is showing their new 372's off and I just wanted to be a part of the crowd. Here is my 372 I ordered from Andrew . Now that the shock has worn off, I should start by saying that there was nothing wrong with the watch. I took it completely apart because I wanted to fix a few things with the cg and also wanted to check out the movement. My concern was that they disabled the running seconds like they did on my 390 (snipping the off long pivot). I found a few interesting things that I thought others would also find interesting. The first was the thickness of the dial. The dial is extremely thick, which allowed the fourth wheel pivot to be left long. There is a small cutout on the back of the dial for the long pivot. Because the dial is so thick, they had to add a cap onto the canon pinion. It is a very interesting solution. Because there is a cap on the canon pinion, the hour hand had to have a long tube. Haven't really seen one quite this long before. This allows the hour hand to fit over the cap and grab onto the canon pinion. The last thing I noticed on my watch was that there was a ton of adhesive on the faux plates. It looks like they used double sided tape or dial strips to hold them on. There was no way my plates were coming off without a lot of help. Now it's time to get her back together. Thanks for reading!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Interesting! Sent from my SHV-E250S using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 My crown lever had the plastic tube in it which was a first I've seen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgiv Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Are you talking about the black rubber washer to keep the cg pin tight? All of my Noob cg's have had them if that is what you are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectologist Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks... I love tear-down posts... well done my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w0lf Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Love it, my favorite kind of post and thanks for awesome pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3nj4min3 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks for sharing this. It was indeed interesting to see the individual pieces and differences of this watch/movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonicwinter Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 A very interesting way to start this thread. Great job. Will be following this closely. This is why I love RWG and the enthusiasm of its members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Looking good.... Some pretty nifty modifications the Chinese come up with every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Awesome!!! Thanks for taking the time, great shots too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Majestyk Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Love the "exploded" pic! So glad to read you know what you're doing! If I took mine apart - I'd end up with extra bits & pieces all over the place. As a thought, would you (RWG-members) swap out the movement for a SWISS 6497 & just have the plates glued on that?.... Just had a thought.....hmmmm ULTIMATE 372 here we come - LOL. (This hobby'll be the end of me! LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 WoW wish I could do this with my pieces! I'd get it stripped down fine it's getting it back together that would be the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5imon Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Interesting, thanks for the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaboy Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Great post. BTW, since you tore it down, what is your overall opinion of the build quality and case construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgiv Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Thanks for the comments gents. The only things that I did not take off were the bezel and crystal. The things that I did take off were well built and seemed to fit properly. It feels very solid on the wrist. I think that it is a good price for what you are getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vootzilla Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 this is a very cool post.. thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgiv Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Finally had time to get it back together again. I decided to leave the faux plates off for now since the movement looks pretty nice. There are a few scratches on the CDG from removing the adhesive, but I think it gives it character. A lot of people are bashing the PT version for having blue screws but this one had blue screws for the pallet for bridge. I went ahead and polished those to match the rest. Another interesting note is the screw heads are slightly longer so as to stick out the right height with the faux plates. Go figure..... Thanks for looking!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolikat Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidefguy Posted August 6, 2013 Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 Nice work, I wish I had your skills! Btw how hard would it be for the rep makers or someone like Marlin to create their own bridges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin22 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Nice work, I wish I had your skills! Btw how hard would it be for the rep makers or someone like Marlin to create their own bridges? With very accurate CAD drawings easy, without not so much, believe me the thought has crossed my mind.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankster23 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Everyone is showing their new 372's off and I just wanted to be a part of the crowd. Here is my 372 I ordered from Andrew . Now that the shock has worn off, I should start by saying that there was nothing wrong with the watch. I took it completely apart because I wanted to fix a few things with the cg and also wanted to check out the movement. My concern was that they disabled the running seconds like they did on my 390 (snipping the off long pivot). I found a few interesting things that I thought others would also find interesting. The first was the thickness of the dial. The dial is extremely thick, which allowed the fourth wheel pivot to be left long. There is a small cutout on the back of the dial for the long pivot. Because the dial is so thick, they had to add a cap onto the canon pinion. It is a very interesting solution. Because there is a cap on the canon pinion, the hour hand had to have a long tube. Haven't really seen one quite this long before. This allows the hour hand to fit over the cap and grab onto the canon pinion. The last thing I noticed on my watch was that there was a ton of adhesive on the faux plates. It looks like they used double sided tape or dial strips to hold them on. There was no way my plates were coming off without a lot of help. Now it's time to get her back together. Thanks for reading!!!! The plates had to come off in order to get to the movement tabs, is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgiv Posted August 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Unfortunately....yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvilla510 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Awesome first pic, great pictures all around, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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