Jerry521 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Hey All, I would like to ask if anyone would have the knowledge on how to fix, or should I say correct the crystal height for a Noob V5 Submariner 116610LN. As from my observation and study of the difference between the gen and the rep, two of the more visible issues are the crystal height and the fonts spacing and coloring on dial. Now on the gen (apologies for not being able to have a pic for the gen), the crystal height should be the same height as bezel. which as you can see in the pic above, the height of the crystal is way above the bezel. So my question comes down to this, 1. Does anyone know if the rep use sapphire crystal with same specification as the gen? 2. Is it possible to correct the crystal height so it is at the same height as the bezel? 3. Thank you all very much for your comments! Cheers, J Edited May 29, 2015 by Jerry521 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bc1221 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 i dont think the crystal is flush with the bezel on the gen buddy. see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest REPPIN Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 LOL I think the noob here is you...not the watch! Crystal height on the gen sub is not flush with the bezel. Trust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bc1221 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 and with the font spacing, im assuming youre talking about the 300m and the 300 m bit.. again, the gens have different variations so its correct on the rep. you may want to do some more reading before posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry521 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks guys for the generous feedbacks. so I may be wrong on how the Gen 116610ln looks then? truly appreciate your comments. Of course I'm a noob, that's why the question, but seriously I do research before posting, perhaps not enough. here are more comparison pics of Gen agains the V5 from Noob Gen Top, V5 Bottom, Gen may not flush with bezel but almost, compare to the V5 Gen left, V5 right, regarding the font I was referring to the equal sigh between 1000ft = 300m, where V5 have all fonts more closed together than Gen. The font on V5 is closer to 16610 from what I have seen Do correct me if I'm wrong, it's truly good learning for a noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted May 31, 2015 Report Share Posted May 31, 2015 You need to use a different gasket in order to solve this problem. Order a 2.35mm gasket which is right. noob uses 2.7mm which is wrong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry521 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 You need to use a different gasket in order to solve this problem. Order a 2.35mm gasket which is right. noob uses 2.7mm which is wrong Freaking Awesome sputim!! Thanks heaps for the brillant information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 The crystal should sit very slightly above the bezel and not flush. Some guys don't know what their talking about. It may appear flush in some pics. Noob always gets this wrong. 2.35 gasket will cure the issue but you will need crystal press to do it properly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry521 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 The crystal should sit very slightly above the bezel and not flush. Some guys don't know what their talking about. It may appear flush in some pics. Noob always gets this wrong. 2.35 gasket will cure the issue but you will need crystal press to do it properly. Thanks watcher, I'm looking into the tools and steps on how to get this done. Already ordered 2.35mm gasket. Hopefully I can get it right! One question though is that the bezel die, I read on RWI that a special sized die is required to press the bezel back into place without damaging the gasket, do you have any idea the standard die size for rolex submariner bezel? Cheers buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 It's a 29.5 size die but I adapted a ring that fits on top of the ceramic retaining ring to help seat it down properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry521 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 It's a 29.5 size die but I adapted a ring that fits on top of the ceramic retaining ring to help seat it down properly. Mate you are a life saver! Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 On 6/2/2015 at 10:35 AM, watcher said: It's a 29.5 size die but I adapted a ring that fits on top of the ceramic retaining ring to help seat it down properly. Actually I measured the retaining ring on my V3 and V5 Noob and the right size of the die should be 30.5mm (internal). It can't be 29.5 as that is the internal diameter of the gasket, and you need to press a ring which is placed outside the external part of the gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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