Sapphire Gasket Issue

[bertieng]

There are threads teaching how to thin up a gasket, but how about if the gen gasket is too thin for the retention ring to hold up the crystal tightly?
Most of the aftermarket gaskets only mention about the height but not the thickness.
In this sense, when those reps claiming to be 1 : 1 is not true at all......

 

[Reaps]

You may want to clarify to help :

What replica you're working on, i.e GMT, Submariner,

Which factory it's from, GSC, Clean, etc

What parts you are using, i.e gen gasket + gen crystal or just gen gasket + deep crystal, etc, etc

 

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Clean GMT Master II Crystal Gasket rework

Hi, I am considering of changing crystal gasket from CF GMT Master II 126710 Best approach will be swap gen crystal but its hefty investment and I would like to try one thing first. So, my purpose is to fix cyclops magnification. I really don't mind the quality of CF crystal but the...

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[bertieng]

You may want to clarify to help :

What replica you're working on, i.e GMT, Submariner,

Which factory it's from, GSC, Clean, etc

What parts you are using, i.e gen gasket + gen crystal or just gen gasket + deep crystal, etc, etc

Thanks for your comments.
I am working on the BP Milgauss GV. Tried to swap out the stock crystal with the gen but the gasket is too thin for the retention ring to hold up the crystal, and it falls off. The stock gasket is green which is not correct for the gen spec.

 

[Reaps]

Thanks for your comments.
I am working on the BP Milgauss GV. Tried to swap out the stock crystal with the gen but the gasket is too thin for the retention ring to hold up the crystal, and it falls off. The stock gasket is green which is not correct for the gen spec.

Oh man you may have picked the hardest replica to franken... if I recall the ARF is the one you want for a franken base

 

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[Pompompurin's] GMF Rolex 116400 Milgauss (VR3131 version) quick review + franken process

I managed to get my hands on a Rolex 116400 Milgauss (from GMF Factory with VR3131 movement) to franken. The ingredients: - Base watch - Gen dial - Gen hands - Gen crystal Looks like a simple plug and play job? Nah, as I will mention below. Overall, I can see the usual half-ass / mid-tier...

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