RickFlorida Posted March 25, 2019 Report Posted March 25, 2019 My build is fighting me all the way to the finish. Now that I have my RoloJack shaped cartel 5513 case all shaped and ready for me to do some final assembly, my case and caseback threads need repair. What is the thread/pitch of the midcase and caseback on Joshua/Cartel 5513's? It's from 2 or 3 years ago. Even if my case was not shaped by RoloJack I can't just buy a new Cartel 5513 Case because I heard they no longer have genuine specs. Is the Cartel Case threaded the same as Rolex 5513 but even if it is, I don't know what that thread/pitch is or how to fix it. Does anyone machine fix these? Thanks
RickFlorida Posted March 26, 2019 Author Report Posted March 26, 2019 I bought a new caseback so once I get that in my hands, I will see if that does the trick. After 50 plus years of the 30.9mm diameter case thread production, I'm betting that a "threadchaser" was made for watchmakers to clean up (re-align the threads) of cases. Am I correct about this? When you look up metric thread sizes, I only see a 31.5mm thread. So 30.9mm threads on rolex cases might be a Swiss specific watch thread or perhaps French like the lignes?
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