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Vr3135 tear down and cleaned.
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Fantastic thread, great learning about this movement. I recently purchased what looks like a SH3135 but due to my lack of experience not only did a snap the second wheel while trying to fit second hand I lost the escape wheel!!! Will a genuine Rolex replace this escape wheel? Help appreciated
How did you manage to loose an escape wheel fitting a seconds hand?
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This is impossible unless you took off the train bridge and or removed the balance. Pressing a or fitting a seconds hand would not effect any of the wheels but the 2nd wheel by bending the pinion that sticks up that you press the seconds hand on. Now if you attempted to replace it and removed the train wheel bridge then yes you can loose the escape wheel.
This is exactly what I did. Trying to fit second hand I bent the pinion. During replacing second wheel I some how allowed escape wheel to somehow....escape!
Anyone know if a genuine will work??
Anyone know if a genuine will work??
I'm considering changing my SH3135 to a VR3135, but I'm not sure if they are both held in place by movement tabs? If so, I guess it's a straight forward process.
Also thanks a lot for the detailed write up! For someone getting into modding, this is super interesting and helpful.
Also thanks a lot for the detailed write up! For someone getting into modding, this is super interesting and helpful.
sickopsycho
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I hope you just got the short end of the stick, Rob. My VR3185 flips just fine. Or possibly it relies on some dirt in there and it won't work after I clean it?
Anywho- I hope it was just a fluke and that your TD will replace the parts for you, at least so you have them.
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I hope you just got the short end of the stick, Rob. My VR3185 flips just fine. Or possibly it relies on some dirt in there and it won't work after I clean it?
Hey brother. That was when the VR3135 came out. I fixed it by replacing the date finger and jumper. I have had zero issues with the GMT VR date besides the spring skipping hours. Just got the Batman today and the VR in this seems nice. No slipping. Ill see if the GMT hand goes off. I set it with the 24 date to coincide with my hour hand so right now its almost midnight so the hands should all be lined up. Now at 12 tomorrow the GMT hand should be at the 6 o'clock position where the bezel reads 12. Im looking forward to seeing it.
sickopsycho
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Ok, good to know. I knew this was a slightly older thread, guess it was an earlier 3135- look forward to hearing your results, I haven't even given mine a full wind yet as I'm waiting to open it up and clean it first. =)
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It makes sense that someone has found a way. And I assume some few in our community have as well.
But, well, this is the kind of information that will be better of kept silent, for obvious reasons.
But, well, this is the kind of information that will be better of kept silent, for obvious reasons.
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Found this today. w(°ｏ°)w
SH 3135 with gen Hairspring and Bridge.
Can't believe it!
Where did you found this? :O
