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Old 17 April 2009, 12:02 AM   #1
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How do they attach a Cyclops?

Reading the post here about damage to Rolexes. One poster wrote that his Cyclops fell off when his DJ fell on a tile floor.

Which begs the question, how do they attach Cyclops, and how do they remove them if they are scratched? Is it a big deal? Obviously, its some sort of glue, but being a woodworker who uses a variety of glues, I'm curious to know if anyone here has direct experience with this.

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Old 17 April 2009, 12:41 AM   #2
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Can't exactly tell you how is it attached or what kinda glue they use. It's glued on.
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Old 17 April 2009, 12:42 AM   #3
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Glue.
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Old 17 April 2009, 12:55 AM   #4
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Probably a Crystal UV bonding adhesive.

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Old 17 April 2009, 12:57 AM   #5
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transparent glue...
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Old 17 April 2009, 12:58 AM   #6
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I don't think they remove it if it's scratched, I think they just replace the whole crystal.
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Old 17 April 2009, 02:09 AM   #7
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I don't think they remove it if it's scratched, I think they just replace the whole crystal.
That would make sense. I tried looking for something on the 'net showing the process of putting Cyclops to crystal, no luck yet.

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Old 17 April 2009, 09:17 AM   #8
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To maintain my parts account t with Rolex, one of the tools I had to buy was a set of dies, which cover the entire crystal leaving a cyclops sized gap in the exact place to aid in resetting. As for the adhesive, a Rolex compound which I cannot divulge.
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Old 17 April 2009, 09:22 AM   #9
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To maintain my parts account t with Rolex, one of the tools I had to buy was a set of dies, which cover the entire crystal leaving a cyclops sized gap in the exact place to aid in resetting. As for the adhesive, a Rolex compound which I cannot divulge.
Thanks Scott - a very interesting, if still cryptic, insight.
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Old 17 April 2009, 08:23 PM   #10
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Thanks Scott - a very interesting, if still cryptic, insight.
Agreed, thanks for the info. Also the preceeding post by Father John about how they remove the cyclops, which would also make sense.

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Old 17 April 2009, 09:19 AM   #11
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knowing rolex...its gorilla glue..but they'd come up with some 40 hour special process and call it something like glue-a-chrom.
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Old 17 April 2009, 09:34 AM   #12
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knowing rolex...its gorilla glue..but they'd come up with some 40 hour special process and call it something like glue-a-chrom.
This is something I will very rarely give up because its used way too much, but Valentine you deserve a
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Old 17 April 2009, 09:35 AM   #13
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This is something I will very rarely give up because its used way too much, but Valentine you deserve a
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Old 17 April 2009, 09:28 AM   #14
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It is glue. The exact type, I don't know. I have a little White bottle I get from Rolex. No markings. It's uncommon to need to replace one though.
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Old 17 April 2009, 09:32 AM   #15
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It's called Seiko Glue.
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Old 17 April 2009, 11:29 AM   #16
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It is glue. The exact type, I don't know. I have a little White bottle I get from Rolex. No markings. It's uncommon to need to replace one though.
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It's called Seiko Glue.
Thanks techy's, I always chat with the Rolex tech-expert at my AD.
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Old 17 April 2009, 10:03 AM   #17
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Reading the post here about damage to Rolexes. One poster wrote that his Cyclops fell off when his DJ fell on a tile floor.

Which begs the question, how do they attach Cyclops, and how do they remove them if they are scratched? Is it a big deal? Obviously, its some sort of glue, but being a woodworker who uses a variety of glues, I'm curious to know if anyone here has direct experience with this.

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Old 17 April 2009, 10:37 AM   #18
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This may sound incredibly odd, but my watchmaker swears by "Super Glue" brand UV activating adhesive. I have chipped the cyclops on my 16610 twice and he has replaced them for me. He also has the "jigs" to properly align them when replacing. I have also been told that I better never chip the one on my GMT IIc because he cant get that replacement cyclops with AR.
The last time I had one replaced was in 2005 and the watch has been worn almost every day since with no issues.
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Old 17 April 2009, 11:44 AM   #19
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I believe there is an actual gasket on sport models. White derlin material- http://www.watchmaterial.com/catalog/l_sap206cn.jpg
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Old 17 April 2009, 08:17 PM   #20
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Someone posted the name of the glue last year - an exotic name I cannot recall.

Regardless, a couple of days of the crystal soaking in acetone allows easy removal.

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