R2's Making of a Planet Ocean Pearl

[R2D4 0]

Seanf sent me a PM asking me if I would epoxy on a new pearl to his 42MM pecker. I said no way Jose! I don't play that way. Jk, it was for his 42MM Planet Ocean 3rd gen I believe.

 

He sent me new inserts with pearls. I looked and thought, I know we can do better than that. They were those canal street flat zits. So, what you see here are random photos that I took during the process. I willl do my best to explain and answer any questions you may have.

 

1st I took the bezel off of his watch with one of these:

 

 

2nd I took the insert out and put away the spring and plunger for the ratcheting of the bezel.

3rd I took the new orange insert and popped out the canal street pearl and sized up what I would need to make sure this fit under the bezel as per the gen.

4th I took some 3MM 304SS rod and chucked it up in the lathe. (My lathe is really to big for this.) That's what she said, bha dha bump tish!

5th I milled down a ledge to about 1.65MM OD to fit into the insert. It was 1.10MM in height. This was due to having enough shoulder to give the pearl height.

6th I milled a 2.5MM OD ledge to act as a stop to prevent the pearl from fall through.

7th I polished and rounded off the edges of the pearl with would be visible.

8th I milled a .047 Inch Flat Flute Mill and made a well for the paint, lume and epoxy.

 

 

9th, I filed the insert hole to accept the new pearl with a miniature round file. Carefully removing stock.

10th Paint with white paint, lume mixture, V10 GlowInc. 15/20 Particle, then covered with clear epoxy.

 

 

11th I filed out some space on the bezel to all allow for shoulder clearance.

12th I Used GS Cement to glue the insert back in.

 

End Result.

 

[KinCaidk 0]

nice work R2D4! I wish I had the skill and equipment to do mods like this.... But I don't :P

 

Thanks for posting!

[offshore 0]

12th I Used GS Cement to glue the insert back in.

 

Are you totally satisfied with GS for this job?

I ask, because whilst I too use GS for inserts, I have seen a number of comments where GS was not considered good enough.

 

O/S

[dingle 57]

nice work R2D4! I wish I had the skill and equipment to do mods like this.... But I don't :P

 

Thanks for posting!

 

 

+1

not a clue on what you just did. awesome skills you have R2!

[R2D4 0]

Thanks Guys, I guess I have never had a problem with it but if there is something better I would switch just to be safe. This took a lot of time and I would hate to have to re-do it due to a lost insert. :P I have heard of people using gorilla glue but isn't that too permanent?

[dingle 57]

Thanks Guys, I guess I have never had a problem with it but if there is something better I would switch just to be safe. This took a lot of time and I would hate to have to re-do it due to a lost insert. I have heard of people using gorilla glue but isn't that too permanent?

 

I would think gorilla glue would "expand" to much......it reacts like grits......(i assume you know what grits are)...anyways it swells to 4-5 times its size when it dries.

[greg_r 81]

Nice work R2! Thanks for sharing

[R2D4 0]

Thanks Guys, I guess I have never had a problem with it but if there is something better I would switch just to be safe. This took a lot of time and I would hate to have to re-do it due to a lost insert. I have heard of people using gorilla glue but isn't that too permanent?

 

I would think gorilla glue would "expand" to much......it reacts like grits......(i assume you know what grits are)...anyways it swells to 4-5 times its size when it dries.

 

 

Shit I love me some grits! I have them at least twice a week. If I had a waffle house nearby, I would be the size of Jabadahut.

[dingle 57]

Thanks Guys, I guess I have never had a problem with it but if there is something better I would switch just to be safe. This took a lot of time and I would hate to have to re-do it due to a lost insert. I have heard of people using gorilla glue but isn't that too permanent?

 

I would think gorilla glue would "expand" to much......it reacts like grits......(i assume you know what grits are)...anyways it swells to 4-5 times its size when it dries.

 

 

Shit I love me some grits! I have them at least twice a week. If I had a waffle house nearby, I would be the size of Jabadahut.

 

we have 2 Waffle Houses in town and 2 knockoffs...all the cooks look like this:

[cybee 0]

Wow you have a bezel remover R2. I have changed out pearls before but never eaten a grit..Great job you did.

[greg_r 81]

we have 2 Waffle Houses in town and 2 knockoffs...all the cooks look like this:

 

As do most of the customers....

[PCSAM 0]

can you make me one please .its not for my PO .

i wand to glue it to the centre of my forehead so i can look sexy in the dark .....

[R2D4 0]

can you make me one please .its not for my PO .

i wand to glue it to the centre of my forehead so i can look sexy in the dark .....

 

Yes as long as you promise not to put it on your bum. That would be an insult.

[toddster63 0]

PHOTOS GONE.... THREAD USELESS...!!

 

The internet can be so wonderful, and then like this thread, so sad and useless and temporary...

[Ska 11]

bollocks - I was looking for this thread for AGES too.

[R2D4 0]

I don't know why these photos went missing, it was not intentional. I will attempt to figure out where there are and restore them. My full apologies.

 

Should be fixed. This was not my best job, but it did the trick.

[trailboss99 994]

Thanks R2, it helps to have an entire manufacturing plant at your disposal