Tribal Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 I received the new modern SD today...Overall a nice constructed watch... So i desided to strip the whole watch because i wanted to mod the Cg's... The Rep Tube is nice but glued in the case,so i broke it by reinstalling Time to install a Gen Tube on it after modding the CG's The Crystall is damm thick about 3,6mm and it has agap on the bottom like on the Noob Sub Crystals. So I think we can't install a gen one... Rehautt is not bad a little conical but not so good as on the modern MBW's.. The Bracelet is not so good because some screws areb end and the divers extension won't work correctly... I installed a Gen Insert on the bezel,but i must grind down on the edges a little bit,after that it snaps in. The Rep Crown looks like gen but the inner threads are not deep enough to fit the Gen tube correctly... So a Gen Crown must be installed I will post some detail Pics of the construction from the Sd next time... Overall it's a nice watch some small issues,but hey it's a rep and a damm good one I think... I'll keep you all updated.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leitztozeiss Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Glued? Trib, do you mean there's no real metal thread engagement between the case and tube? Or, is the glue used to secure the threads, kind of like loctite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 Glued? Trib, do you mean there's no real metal thread engagement between the case and tube? Or, is the glue used to secure the threads, kind of like loctite? The one I saw was threaded, but the factory had coated the tube with epoxy or some other permanent glue to lock it in (it is a good idea to seal the tube, but I use a semi-permanent cement like GC so you can still easily remove the tube when you need to). You might be able to remove the tube without damage by heating the case more, but I think it would probably be a hit-or-miss affair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt.watch.obsessive Posted November 29, 2007 Report Share Posted November 29, 2007 It has threads but lots of glue as mentioned. I had to really heat it up to get it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioarmani Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Mine is threaded--no appearance of glue under loupe. Buy a gen SD kit from the bay--the diver's extension fits perfectly with the clasp & the links: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ME:B:EF:US:1123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pismo Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hi all , What's about bezel fixation ? rep system clip ? or more like genuine ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted November 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 The Tube has threads but it's glued too... Maybe heating up will bring the Tube out with no damages... By the way on the treadside of the Tube he is shorter than the gen one... The Bezel construction is like on other Reps... But smooth 120 Klicks thats nice... I have changed the diving Extension with a Noob one polished the edges and it will work perfectly.. So you see its good to have some spare parts ;)When my PC is ready to work again I will Post some Detail Pics of it... By the way I'm not shure about the Movement if it's a real ETA 2836-2 ... Hope to hear som opinions from you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 It's a gen ETA, I checked it! But mine was extremely deregulated, about 2 minutes/day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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