GenTLe Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 From some time I was fancying an Ap ROO Diver in SS. Problem was that I already had a full ceramic one and I didn't want to put too much money into a brand new or a shiny M2M watch. Then Vynilspin put on M2M over RWG.bz a Noob 5.1 SS Diver... The watch has been used continuously by his son and without real care, with the result of scratches (but not on the crystal), dings, chewed screws on the case back, badly working keyless works, a nearly broken strap rubber ring, clasp springbar rusted and blocked and stem unscrewed crown. But it was priced accordingly and I got it for around 210$ shipped. This is how it was when I received it: First thing to do was complete unassemble of the case. One of the passthrough screws was a bit blocked (the guy used it to swim and some water passed in it), so the tweezer was not strong enough to unscrew the hidden midcase nut. With a dremel and a bit of patience I make a tool that worked pretty well and did the job: Using the crystal press (note: Noob diver crystal comes out from the back: you need to push the crystal from the part that normally is outside of the watch, contrary of the normal way where you push from the inside part) and some patience because the antimagnetic movement cover had 1 out of 4 screws that was stripped I obtained this: Here after have them all washed properly: Another evening dedicated to movement disassembly, cleaning and drying (here after I had started to oil and reassemble some bits like the autowind bridge, the click and the balance jewels): Here the mainspring (and another spare one) after cleanup and greasing: During the disassembly I discovered some broken parts, the reason of keyless working bad was there. The setting lever was gone, the stem wasn't in good shape and also the minute wheel teeth were not good. Ordered the spares from Cousins UK (apart the.minute wheel that I already had around): Here the movement half done: And completed: Meanwhile one evening was used to fix as much as possible the case. Here the bezel after the border repolish and surface rebrushing -case has been rebrushed and repolished too-: Caseback screws before and after (kept in place using a 1mm lead pencil head): The case done, mounted back with greased gaskets, waiting to get the movement: Movement in, nearly ready for calibration, still with the stem to shorten Calibration was good: Finally the head completed (antimagnetic stripped screw has been replaced too): And, in the end, a pic of it completed at day light: Me/happy Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchfreund Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wow. Good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Man, what a beautiful work, congratulation ! Just a question... How did you rebrushed the bezel ? It's very clean now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Man, what a beautiful work, congratulation ! Just a question... How did you rebrushed the bezel ? It's very clean now ! Difficult to explain in words... An aluminium bar, larger than the bezel, with a taped strip of 320 grain sandpaper. That way you can keep the bezel (represented by the coin) with 2 hands (one each side of the bar) and nove it back and forth: Important is to end over the tape when it is time to lift the bezel, otherwise lifting it over the sandpaper may scratch it in a different direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imajedi Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 I think it actually looks better than new. Amazing job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Very interested indeed ! Seems easy like that but need a great skill Look at this vid from AP, it might interest you; look at 2.00 when the guy is finishing the bezel, it's magic !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martijnp Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wow amazing job, enjoy the watch bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Wow man congratulations! What a great outcome. Looks way better than a new rep. That is one of the best posts I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Look at this vid from AP, it might interest you; look at 2.00 when the guy is finishing the bezel, it's magic !!! Lol, I used a very similar way without even knowing it Thanks all guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoricall78 Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 OP, great job! Really love these threads, the piece looks like new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 That's an excellent result, congratulations & well done you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themannier Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 2 hours ago, GenTLe said: Lol, I used a very similar way without even knowing it Thanks all guys! Exactly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule play Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Absolutely brilliant. The aluminum bar + 320 grit sand paper + scotch tape was what I needed to know. I will undertake this project shortly to repair my v7 bezel that has some slight color variations due to my cuff rubbing the bezel. That picture is very valuable. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmj Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Fantastic job!! Sent from my MI 3W using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Great job and enjoy this brilliant watch! Just rebrushed my bezel of my diver v7 yesterday as well and looks like new now However, I used 400 grit sand paper but I think 320 still looks correct. One question tho, how did you polish those screws that nicely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Someone told me they (AP) even use the 280 grit one Screws? I have placed them here: Then if heavily chewed I passed them flat over some 1000 grit paper and finished with dremel and some fine metal polish paste of the kit in the pic: I also have around some coarse and fine carborundum engine valve seat grinding paste I use to do this job: But they may be a bit too abrasive for watches Maybe one day I will give them a try... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Awesome Job and great skills too, I think it's better than new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thanks sir I will try to repolish some screws this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap2013 Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 excellent result and job on this watch, thank you for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phener9 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 great post. I have picked up some good tips here very informative post and fantastic restoration well done and thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted February 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Glad it is still useful for someone! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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