elprimerozen Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 This morning i went to test my new omega speed master to a friend that run the service in Thessaliniki Greece of Rolex and Omega...I was very happy because all my watches are water proof out of the boxcondition!...but this omega faild to pass the test ...and here starts the panic!!!! Im crazy about water proof My friend sayed no problem we are going to make the watch water proof so here are some pics for you to see! First of all i have to say that when he placed the watch in the tester(no water) the test in 5sec gave the result that the watch is 100% NO water proof....very sad...so we opened the watch first: From the inspection of the watch he saw that the crystal was not corectly placed on the case so we replaced the crystal in the correct position...he took out the crown placed silicon on the o-rings and on theo-rings of the start stop butons..He closed the case put on the crown and we placed the watch in the test machine this time the machine was the old style with water!He put a pressure of about 6bar after a while(4min) a litle bubble apeared!!! So the whole proses again from the start! And then again the test!!This time no bubles!!1 After the watch passed the test he started to make a clean up inside the caliber....inside there was a litle dust..and even a HAIR!!It was a very nice surprise that the movement quality of finish was the same as the swiss 7750. Here some more pics of the movemnt!!Beautyful caliber!!!! Then he started to fix the noise(wrrrrrrr) of the ballbearing of the 7750.The noise in this omega was not so good like my other 7750s that i have: Here we can see the beautyfull rotor which is a litle different from the standar 7750 just to look the same as the gen rotor!!! Now he took out the rotor to place it on a litle working bench to regulate and lubricate the ballbearing: Here is the litle workin bench that he tested the rotor and made the lubrication: ...and one more: Here is the dials.Beautyfull color and the quality is high!Enjoy!!! ...and the caseback:: Finaly we closed the watch and tested again and it passed!!!!A bad day that turned to be one of the best rep days ever: Here is a pic gift to all A GEN ROLEX LADY FULL GOLD FULL DIAMONDS,AND CASE DIAMONDS!!!!!Just to see what was together with the omega rep!!!ENJOY! Thanks for reading and my best regards to all RWG!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spa Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Nice, what is the depth that your 0mega rep can handle now, before bubbles appear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Very nice write up! Always fun to see and watch this sort of work in progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Nice, what is the depth that your 0mega rep can handle now, before bubbles appear? The bubles first apears after about 4 min at 6bar....now thewatch can stay with no bubbles at 5bars.For more presure i dont know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spa Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 The bubles first apears after about 4 min at 6bar....now thewatch can stay with no bubbles at 5bars.For more presure i dont know! 5 bars can translate to about 50 meters depth ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Great pics and write up... Thanks, RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elprimerozen Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 5 bars can translate to about 50 meters depth ? Not exactly...we have to consider the movemnts of your hands and a lot more...i made this service today just to wash the watch and feel no fear about it I like to keep my watches waterproof and clean!I just like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Thanks for this report. Very interesting. Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Very interesting but, Speedmaster is not intended for underwater use. How do you waterproof the chrono pushers and still be able to use them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMK000 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 This sweet country has everything. Med is Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonrep Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Wonderful post and pictures! Thank you so much for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Nice post & great pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Category 5 Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Very enjoyable. My favorite way to clean a watch is with dish soap and warm water. I never wear my watches in the shower/pool/ocean though. Whenever I get a new rep I am always stressed about the first watch attempt. The watchmaker I used in Ft. Lauderdale told me totake the watch into the bathroom during a hot shower. He told me most will fog up if they have a leak. I have never had one fog, nor have I had one leak during washing, but I still get pretty nervous the first couple of times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkarpas Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 poly oraio !!!!!! my planet ocean 45.5mm is waterproof out of the box.. steile mou plz pm gia to pou einai to magazi tou filou sou thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Thanks for posting your expericence. Very informative. Butterfly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 I wish I had more time to this type of pictorials. Thanks for sharing! vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANOS Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 very nice!i did enjoyed really bravo elprimerozen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z3k0 Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 5 bars can translate to about 50 meters depth ? Not really, more like 40 meters since you have 1 bar on sea level, and 1 more for each 10 meters of depth. bye, Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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