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[ginopino]

I understand. I want to put mine in the D/Z series, so I need a crystal with LEC non AR.
It was difficult to install? Need obligatory a press?

For the crown: very much diffence? In photos seems the TC crown is near perfect, indistinguishable for me.


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[britain4]

I understand. I want to put mine in the D/Z series, so I need a crystal with LEC non AR.
It was difficult to install? Need obligatory a press?

For the crown: very much diffence? In photos seems the TC crown is near perfect, indistinguishable for me.


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Yep that's right. You will definitely need a press although I rigged up a makeshift one with a C clamp and a random lid that fitted round the retainer lol!

No the crown's not that much different. Up close, the teeth are more finely polished, and the crown is a bit sharper but it's not a world of difference, the TC ones are very good!

In order of upgrades I'd go insert-crystal-crown (maybe crystal first if you have a blue tinted one)

 

[ginopino]

Is really no blue tinted, but will be my next upgrade.
Hope to find a brand new one and with the occasion I wanna ask my watchmaker to mod the movement to improve the date change.



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[Rocky Mountain Region]

. Bought this one M2M last summer. Either V5 or V6. I liked it enough to order a V7 Extreme. I liked the V7E enough to order a new TC bracelet for the LV, which just arrived and was summarily installed. A noticeable improvement.



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[britain4]

Is really no blue tinted, but will be my next upgrade.
Hope to find a brand new one and with the occasion I wanna ask my watchmaker to mod the movement to improve the date change.



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That's pretty lucky then!

I think it'll be a big improvement anyway, the clarity and sharpness of the gen cyclops is excellent.

 

[britain4]

But with the deeper teeth on the extreme bezel you are in the D series, or I'm wrong?


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I just realised according to the period correct guide an F series has the deeper teeth and a non-LEC crystal doesn't it?

 

[ginopino]

Yes, is correct an F, but in the latest posts there is a thread union regarding the dials.
And the TC dial seems to be for a Z and later, that's why I want the LEC non AR crystal, so will be period correct.

We had to consider that with dials there is overlapping with the series, first models of Z series may have the D dials and vice-versa

Another issue is the clasp...

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[britain4]

Yes, is correct an F, but in the latest post there is a thread union regarding the dials.
And the TC dial seems to be for a Z and later, that's why I want the LEC non AR crystal, so will be period correct.

We had to consider that with dials there is overlapping with the series, first model of Z series may have the D dials and vice-versa

The other issue is the clasp...

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Yes you're right there. Why do they have to make it so complicated lol.

A google search brings up various F serials with late D dials and at least 1 on chrono24 with the same dial as the TC: http://www.chrono24.com/rolex/rolex...ition-f-series-great-condition--id2884351.htm so there is definitely overlap, not going to worry too much about it.

Of course the clasp is another issue and would probably take a bit of luck to be able to solve it.

 

[ginopino]

Now my biggest problem is if take the correct NON AR with LEC, or the one with AR... looking at the photos, I love the black hole effect the AR do!

 

[britain4]

Now my biggest problem is if take the correct NON AR with LEC, or the one with AR... looking at the photos, I love the black hole effect the AR do!

Yup that's personal preference! Did I hear somewhere Rolex had discontinued the non-AR crystals so if you had it changed in a service wouldn't it be an AR one anyway?

I like it on the ceramic, not the 16610

 

[ginopino]

Yup that's personal preference! Did I hear somewhere Rolex had discontinued the non-AR crystals so if you had it changed in a service wouldn't it be an AR one anyway?

I like it on the ceramic, not the 16610

Oh yes, if serviced the new one will be with AR

 

[Aquanautilus]

Yup that's personal preference! Did I hear somewhere Rolex had discontinued the non-AR crystals so if you had it changed in a service wouldn't it be an AR one anyway?

So you would need the "serviced"-S in the LEC.

serviced:

unserviced:

Edit:
I'm sorry...just checked:
Full replacement-crystals don't have the S attached.

 

[aphillipe]

God I need a V7 extreme LN..... someone has to be overextended and needs to unload one.....lol

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[britain4]

So you would need the "serviced"-S in the LEC.

serviced:

unserviced:

Edit:
I'm sorry...just checked:
Full replacement-crystals don't have the S attached.

Do you mean the AR service crystals don't have the S? I didn't know that.

 

[britain4]

 

[Aquanautilus]

Do you mean the AR service crystals don't have the S? I didn't know that.

Some do, some don't. As far as I am informed they stopped producing ones with the extra S.
So again everything is mixed up in the Rolex world...really confusing.

Maybe someone is able to confirm this?

 

[Letmeinplease]

What period of sub has no engravings between the lugs [emoji6] .

So a 2008 16610 would have engraved rehaut right? So if you wanted period correct you'd need to change the clasp, have a crystal which matches the clasp and lug engravings which match the two? At that point you might as well put a yuki with gen hands.

So just buy a gen? Lol



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I found some M serials on chrono24 with no rehaut engraving which would suggest you could work with the PJ clasp code. Regardless as mentioned elsewhere on the forum, a watch 10-15 yrs old wouldn't be unusual to have an replacement bracelet even Z serial to have had one after 2 years replaced wouldn't be unheard of.

 

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[Bananaman]

Is there a thread on how to make TC subs period correct? for the perfectionists who find themselves spending so much money on reps they might as well go gen.


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[AL0HA]

Whats up guys! Just put my order in with TC, and now the wait begins! Quick question though, I've read that some people have fitted the newer 6 digit bracelets on their 5 digit sub. Does the bracelet need any modification to be attached?