flavor flav Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Please nobody listen to this. The force from a hammer is concentrated on a small region of the crystal which can easily result in breakage while the force from a press with a properly sized die is distributed over a large surface area and therefore very unlikely to cause problems. Mods, is it time for a ban yet? In the meantime...... exactly.... this guy has already told us how he broke his crystals, then tells us how to install them with a condom and a hammer...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 LOL! I've just realised, Flav like many of our friends on RWG are American...when this guy said 'rubber' he meant a 'pencil eraser' like the ones used in school LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Technician Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I think he's got some good advice going here. I personally use a large rock and a housecat when installing crystals, but you gotta use what you have, right? Also, for Danny; Make sure you add a tiny bit of fine sand or lapping compund to your movement. It will smooth out any imperfections in your watch making it as accurate as possible. Give it at least a month to "break in", winding it fully and shaking it every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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