Tribal Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) Hello Guys, I replaced the Glass on My 1680 with a gen Tropic 127 And i must say that was a hard job to do it,because i have no Crystalpress..... I sarted to lift up the retaining Ring like Ubi do (Ubi thank you for that).... I took a razorblade to pull up the retaining ring,i pulled around the hole retaining ring... That was an easy job,after i put off the Ring there was no gasket between the case and the ring I put of the old glass, that was easy,also installing the gen one.... I put a gasket between the case and the retaining ring and pushed the ring down....... .... nothing, i pressed with a plastic ring that matched the case with the Retaing ring ....nothing,not 1mm. After that i took a screw clamp to push it down and it works... Man, if you don't have the right tools its so difficult to do this..... I think thats my next purchase.... Ok hard work but its done.... and here the result.... Damm i love this Vintage Rollies...... Next step is to install a Gen Tub and Crown Hope you like ,opinions are welcome........... RG Tribal Edited April 29, 2006 by Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) Harbor Freight has a crystal press for like $14.99, plus S&H www.harborfreight.com/ Wristwatch told me about this awhile back. Edited April 29, 2006 by alligoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Excellent work! Sorry I did not get you the pics to show the process of removing the retaining ring- None the less, it looks like you got it done regardless BTW- Here is what I use to press my rings back on... The case is an old Omega Sea-Master (176.007). Fits the retaining rings and crystal perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitztozeiss Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 That is what I need . . . a press. Tribal are you going to install a gasket? I don't know if you saw my THREAD, but I also found that my 1680 lacked a gasket. I bought one on eBay from Helflands last night, so hopefully mine arrives next week. Ubi, I'm going to try to find a PVC pipe of the correct diameter and cut to length to serve as a press ring along with a C-clamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 That is what I need . . . a press. Tribal are you going to install a gasket? I don't know if you saw my THREAD, but I also found that my 1680 lacked a gasket. I bought one on eBay from Helflands last night, so hopefully mine arrives next week. Ubi, I'm going to try to find a PVC pipe of the correct diameter and cut to length to serve as a press ring along with a C-clamp. Yes,i installed a gasket on the case under the retaining ring..... You need much power to pull in the F*@*# Retaing Ring... No i dont saw your thread... Best Regrads Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted April 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 Excellent work! Sorry I did not get you the pics to show the process of removing the retaining ring- None the less, it looks like you got it done regardless BTW- Here is what I use to press my rings back on... The case is an old Omega Sea-Master (176.007). Fits the retaining rings and crystal perfect! i've done it with plasic ring fits too.... Thanks for the tip with the razorblade... Rg Tribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
700club Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 that is one damn nice looking Sub! congrats Tribal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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