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my 116610 super franken build thread step by step


live1

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Yeah. No shortage of pics there!

But a little unclear on how he set the insert back into the bezel. Said he used a piece of wood. Not sure if he worked it in gradually along the outer rim or pushed it in with a single press with a circular block.

Screwdriver to remove insert is a bit risky if you ask me, but whatever works I guess.

@live1, congrats on your watch. Looks great.

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Thanks for posting the link Live. Please pass along my congrats and thanks to zocker as well. One question I had is why you used a 2.3mm crystal gasket. Rolex uses the 29-295-2 crystal gasket on this model which is 2.7mm. With everything else gen, I wonder if the crystal is .4mm too low.

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Thanks for posting the link Live. Please pass along my congrats and thanks to zocker as well. One question I had is why you used a 2.3mm crystal gasket. Rolex uses the 29-295-2 crystal gasket on this model which is 2.7mm. With everything else gen, I wonder if the crystal is .4mm too low.

2.7mm is the standard 16610 but not on ceramic.
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cost of build was

v3 noob 350 pounds

bezel assembly and insert and dial 400 pounds

gen dial cost me 350pounds, i solds the dial that came with bezel and insert for 450 pounds.

Gen crystal 145 pounds

bp hands 75 pounds with gen style relume

so total 1420 pounds,but i sold that other dial that came free with my bezel and insert,so total really 1000 pounds.

But i also made 500 pounds profit on a gen hulk dial,and made 950 pounds for a gen hulk insert lol,so in reality this build cost not much considering its worth over 2000 pounds

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According to my 2008 R20 insert the crystal gasket used for the 116618 and 116619 (can't the 116610) is 29-295-2. That gasket is 2.7mm. I have to assume that the gasket for the 116610 would be the same as these. If I am wrong in reading this, please let me know.

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