daovto Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 As per title... is this an (Athaya) 702 tube? Gen 702 crown screws down smooth and tight on this but when I try same crown on my existing Athaya 702 tube on my watch it doesn't screw down?I thought gen crown worked with Athaya tube... have I got that wrong? Or is my tube in the watch not Athaya?Was hoping not to have to change tube out to switch to gen crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelliottz Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Those don't look the same same to me. The top does look like an Athaya 702 tube. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted December 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Those don't look the same same to me. The top does look like an Athaya 702 tube. Sent from my SM-N920P using TapatalkCheers JZ. Well I've come this car... looks like I'll be getting a bit hands on with crown tubes... a first time for me. Any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Yep that's some other odd tube you have in your watch.Get a rat-tail file or a triangular file and tap it gently into the hole in your existing tube. Unscrew it from the case. You might have to use some heat to loosen it. Then see if the Athaya tube will thread in the hole. If it does, give it a dot of blue Loctite and seat it tightly.Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelliottz Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Yep that's some other odd tube you have in your watch.Get a rat-tail file or a triangular file and tap it gently into the hole in your existing tube. Unscrew it from the case. You might have to use some heat to loosen it. Then see if the Athaya tube will thread in the hole. If it does, give it a dot of blue Loctite and seat it tightly.Good luck!This. It's actually fairly easy to do. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Appreciate the tips and encouragement guys... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Turned out well. It was very straight forward. I had just the tool for the job. Much nicer feel to this crown... it is used but in pretty good condition.Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVNE Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Any more pics of the watch MrWozz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelliottz Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Nice, Woz!Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Any more pics of the watch MrWozz?Couple for a Monday morning... crown is operating smoothly :-) has that gen feel (of course!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice upgrades! Looking good with the gen crown and service insert. Btw. the crown and tube originally installed were from Athaya, here's a shot from the sales thread....and link from next door:http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=24671 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daovto Posted December 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Nice upgrades! Looking good with the gen crown and service insert. Btw. the crown and tube originally installed were from Athaya, here's a shot from the sales thread....and link from next door:http://www.homageforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=24671Cheers... when you have such great foundations the tweaks are easy ;-)I did a bit more searching around. I think MY conclusions were that not every Athaya 702 tube is compatible with every gen 702 crown. I picked up the crown and tube so was no biggie other than being first time I had done it!Now I can tick that one off I need to tackle tapping a new thread for tube replacement. Your new Cartel build is very informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emameme Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) On 2/12/2015 at 0:25 AM, Nanuq said: Yep that's some other odd tube you have in your watch. Get a rat-tail file or a triangular file and tap it gently into the hole in your existing tube. Unscrew it from the case. You might have to use some heat to loosen it. Then see if the Athaya tube will thread in the hole. If it does, give it a dot of blue Loctite and seat it tightly. Good luck! Can I use purple loctite or the blue one its a must? For fitting it, I need use something or just hands? Thank you Edited April 19, 2016 by emameme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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