The short SN screw mod: a new and easy way

[Bozz]

To mod the micrometric screw, I cut the screw in two parts.
The internal is glued to the bridge, the outer part with the head is movable and can be screwed.
You gain the width of the SN head

 

[karesz501]

Nice! But what happens if you need to adjust the lever???

 

[Ruski91]

I was thinking the same thing - but it is certainly an interesting fix.

 

[Bozz]

Nice! But what happens if you need to adjust the lever???

No problem because is a false lever, the true regulator is below the arrow and it works. You can read a detailed explanation in the ALE thread.

 

[Ruski91]

Very clever! and looks great!

 

[Ruski91]

(Duplicate post, not sure how that happened. Please feel free to delete)

 

[Bozz]

Very clever! and looks great!

Thanks mate

 

[chris3007]

Nice mod and very good idea.
I thinking about this screw since 2 weeks now.
It must be possible to build a gen like screw. I just need a tool for a 0,2m thread. [emoji16]


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[Bozz]

It must be possible to build a gen like screw. I just need a tool for a 0,2m thread. [emoji16]

A better solution

 

[chris3007]

The only tool I have fond for a 0,2m thread cost 450€....I don't know witch solution is better now [emoji12]


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[slaughterer62]

I have been looking for that screw for a long time. Never found it. If somebody wants to build it, I will take a few dozen... LOL. Bozz's solution though is very ingenious.

 

[Bozz]

If you can build it and the price worth it, I'm in!!!

Btw for now we have a dirty and fast solution...

 

[ALE7575]

No problem because is a false lever, the true regulator is below the arrow and it works. You can read a detailed explanation in the ALE thread.

Yes Bozz is right. You can regulate the watch just moving directly the head of the regulator. The lever can remain in its position without problems.
I have regulate my A6497's in this way many times

BTW interesting and ingenious "Mod" Bozz

ALE

 

[Bozz]

Thanks ALE, happy to share my "tips"

 

[tanweekiat]

Yes Bozz is right. You can regulate the watch just moving directly the head of the regulator. The lever can remain in its position without problems.
I have regulate my A6497's in this way many times

BTW interesting and ingenious "Mod" Bozz

ALE

Pardon me, if it's a fake faux lever, can't we just move the lever?

 

[NickOT]

the regulator dagger/lever is not false. it does work, you can use it to regulate the watch. but you can also just manually move the regulator head to adjust the watch.
normally you would move the regulator head to adjust the watch down to possible +/- a few days a day. then you would you the regulator lever to fine tune it.

picture taken from ALE's thread:
http://forum.replica-watch.info/vb/...ECK”-(Part-I)-–-What-is-this-How-does-it-work

I've seen this mod idea for the MM screw before as well, and I have done my mod similar this way also but I cannot seem to find the original thread. Only difference was instead of just cutting 1 screw in half, it was using two screws. so the tail of one screw and the head of another. the screws are not glued in so it can be turned, but obviously you can only regulate it one way using this, as screwing the head in will also screw in the tail of the other screw. but when you unscrew the head, the tail of the other screw won;t come back out.

but thats a non issue, if you can do those mods, you can easily regulate the movement using the regulator head.

 

[ALE7575]

^^^^This

 

[Bozz]

I've seen this mod idea for the MM screw before as well, and I have done my mod similar this way also but I cannot seem to find the original thread. Only difference was instead of just cutting 1 screw in half, it was using two screws. so the tail of one screw and the head of another. the screws are not glued in so it can be turned, but obviously you can only regulate it one way using this, as screwing the head in will also screw in the tail of the other screw. but when you unscrew the head, the tail of the other screw won;t come back out.

but thats a non issue, if you can do those mods, you can easily regulate the movement using the regulator head.

That solution would be great. How do you screw-in the part without the head? Which tools?

 

[NickOT]

That solution would be great. How do you screw-in the part without the head? Which tools?

Wow yeah that was a nightmare. I wasted a screw trying this. I cut the screw first then tried to screw the part without the head in first. I did not succeed with that.
Next attempt I inserted the screw first, then I snapped the head off. I then used thin pliers to grab the end of the screw that was already protruding then rotated it to extend the screw. Then I was able to screw in the part with the head.

 

[Bozz]

yeah! logical solution! I had not thought... many thanks!