Richard Tracy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 The first steps into watch repair.. Well this is my second watch opening and it worked out well.... thanks to The Zigmeister and Edge's repair booklets.. I received a 45mm PO with what looked like a bad crystal...it was so bad that I ordered a 2nd used PO that, according to the seller had a perfect crystal.. in order to do a swap and have extra parts for any future repairs. Just received the used po today and after taking the my watch apart, I decided to give the original crystal a good cleaning.... and what do you know.. all the un-even inner surfaces turned out to be removable... My watch face never looked so good.. as a matter of fact it's much cleaner than the crystal I received today.... I feel kind of silly now for ordering the 2nd.. but I paid peanuts for it.. and feel good that I was able to take the watch apart and put her back together... I also have a spare watch .. just in case... Only problem I encountered was replacing the crystal without a press.... What I did was place a cloth on a cutting board,.. placed the crystal face down on the cloth.. fitted the case on top of the crystal, .eyeing the placement.. then placed a book on top of them and striking the middle of the book with my fist.. Worked perfectly... I plan on trying to learn to do my own repairs... I want to be free, if you know what I mean... Black 45mm PO.... Beautiful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premiumdesigners Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Beauty!!! What did you use to clean the inside of the glass? any special clothes or cleaner? or good old water an paper towel? Windex? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 nice work! good to see more people DIY style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Excellent!! I'm also quite pleased to see more and more people willing to give this stuff a try! Good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 What I did was place a cloth on a cutting board,.. placed the crystal face down on the cloth.. fitted the case on top of the crystal, .eyeing the placement.. then placed a book on top of them and striking the middle of the book with my fist.. Worked perfectly... That's scary You've got big balls DT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tracy Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Thanks guys for the support ! I really appreciate it ! As for cleaning it only took eye glass cleaning solution and two cotton swabs.. and a bit of blowing... From seeing the condition of this 2nd PO that I now have.. if anyone has this model 45mm po from Trusty,.. and have not cleaned the interior of your crystal.. you don't know what you are missing... these watches come with very badly fogged lenses.. that are so bad it looks asthough the crystal is flawed internally.. I can't believe the difference.. my dial looks 100% better.. I can now wear it outside in sunlight ! James bond stylie....at the beach... Glad I live in So-Cal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Good work completing the job yourself is so satisfying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 As for cleaning it only took eye glass cleaning solution and two cotton swabs.. and a bit of blowing... From seeing the condition of this 2nd PO that I now have.. if anyone has this model 45mm po from Trusty,.. and have not cleaned the interior of your crystal.. you don't know what you are missing... these watches come with very badly fogged lenses.. that are so bad it looks asthough the crystal is flawed internally.. Been there and done that! Rusty Watch I should add that the watch is now a little peach and my daily beater! Been dropped in a few buckets of water too and still as clean and dry inside as the day I fixed it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Congrats RT glad to see you give it a go. So much for lack of cahones? Good job and I told you the feeling of fiddling with your own watch was awesome. Now you should be able to follow a couple of the guides and do pretty much anything you need to. Congrats again and Nice watch. If you want rid of the 2nd PO LMK lol. Edge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Good stuff Kevin, I'm doing a little dabbling myself thanks to a couple of members (Bazz and Offshore) for getting me all set up. Ken Edit to add; actually if anyone has some old non working watches that they were going to toss, I will be glad to pay postage if you would send them to me for practise, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 This is why I wrote the tutorials and this is why I am sure that Rob and Tommy and Joe and the guys post how-to's. I really enjoy seeing people try these things themselves and there are a lot og how-to guides out there for DIY'ing, this is a main reason for loveing the forum, it's a mutually beneficial forum in which LOTS of members post great tips and procedures for doing things yourself, and it is a really great feeling. RT good job and keep it up. @Ken I might have something for you soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonthebhoy Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 @Ken I might have something for you soon Be careful Ken.......he's sending you this.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUST-SEE-GIRLS-PINK-...1QQcmdZViewItem He wants you to take it apart, rebuild it and turn it into the best sub ever. JTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Be careful Ken.......he's sending you this.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MUST-SEE-GIRLS-PINK-...1QQcmdZViewItem He wants you to take it apart, rebuild it and turn it into the best sub ever. JTB Look at that link you dirty bas***d............"MUST-SEE-GIRLS-PINK" I would ban you for that simply disgusting....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.