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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. Chris |
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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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Glue.
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Probably a Crystal UV bonding adhesive.
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transparent glue...
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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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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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Thanks Scott - a very interesting, if still cryptic, insight.
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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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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.
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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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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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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. Fr. John† |
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