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  1. This may be old news but for me its new. As some of you may know I have been working on a few projects lately. One included a from scratch build. Ive benn tinkering with 3D Printed Cases and heres what ive got so far. The gold filament has produced a better than expected product. Sizing is a bit tough for fitment as the printer doesnt always print to scale but once dialed in repeatability is acheivable. I have a 170 and a 7750 planned for these case. I will post in those build threads but wanted to get this result out as Im pretty excited about the product. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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  2. Hey Guys, I just joined the world of hobby watchmaking from Germany. I got myself some basic equipment and now trying to do my first projects. First project is a broken mainspring on a 100 year old Longines pocket watch Kind regards Tschacko
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  3. If you have a staking set you could go for a Kendrick and Davis staff remover or a Unruh Max remover but I think both are more suited to pocket watch staff removal. There are videos on u-tube of the kendrick and Davis removers. And the topic has been covered on this forum before just do a search for it. Both are far cheaper than a Platax, but keep your eyes peeled on ebay sometimes they pop up as buy it nows a reasonable prices. And try German ebay used watch tool prices are far more reasonable than U.K ebay and often don't show up in English ebay searches.
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  4. Personally, I've never owned a Rolex but I've experienced this same issue with Seiko divers. There is a rubber seal in the base of the crown and due to age and use, it can become brittle and break, causing it to fall out of the crown in small bits. When this happens, the space previously occupied by the rubber gasket allows the crown to seat further into the watch, thereby interfering with the normal operation. You will likely need to remove the stem and crown, install a new crown gasket or o-ring, whichever is required, and all should return to normal. I might add that if the gasket has perished, likely your watch is due or even overdue for a full service.
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  5. Your thinking cap came in handy. Many repairers just reach for the soldering iron and sod the consequences.
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  6. 9415 is an interesting lubrication? It's grease like so it stays in place except on impact where it becomes a very fluid extremely slippery. But if you're trying to get maximum amplitude you have to be careful not to apply too much or you will lose amplitude.
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  7. I am inclined to think alchohol would pose the least or no risk, especially if a quick dip, evaporates real quick. TexasDon, no tongue in cheek, seriously, I got a watch that started draining battery following such a dip, I was being told the fluid damaged the circuit, some say a short circuit somewhere, fifteen years on I still don,t know the real cause. So I asked. I still got the watch, kappa brand, swiss EB, metal gears and big jewels looks pretty too. Can I interest you in a trade off, goat for horse . Regards
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  8. Hello Israel and welcome. This forum is inhabited by the friendliest, most welcoming and helpful bunch of watch fanatics that you're likely to find anywhere on the internet. If you need help or have questions, just ask.
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  9. I think I feel a little email mischief may be in order. [email protected] I'll start by asking them about their green credentials. I've no doubt they will respond with some corporate "aren't we amazing" cobblers. ... from there... anything might happen .... email sent.. let the mischief begin.
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