KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 [TUTORIAL] Making Historical ROLEX DEEP SEA CHALLENGE ULTIMATE rep aka Nessie reloaded Hello all ! So we have once again a BIG tutorial under our sleeve ! And yes it is about this BEAST ! The ROLEX DEEP SEA CHALLENGE ! I simply must had it when I saw it, It has got size, it has got presence, it has got weight ! But It lacks lume, waterproof capatibility and the movement needs regulation to be ONE HELL OF TIMEPIECE that I think it should be in every one watch fan collection, just because it is an ULTIMATE watch with a name of its OWN ! Even if owner will not wear it because of small wrist, really this is one amazing timepiece ! So what we have done with our REP to make it more GEN LIKE - COMPLETE RELUME with gen like superlume of dial, hands and pearl, removing old stock lume - Recreating pearl to look more gen like - Repaint of DEEP SEA CHALLENGE text of inner rehaut with black enamel paint - Waterproofing case with gluing tube to the case and adding extra oring to the tube, gluing crystal with UV glue - Regulating movement within COSC limits - Greasing all orings and sealing the back - WET Pressure test 4BARs - Polishing small smudges on polished sides So lets check our watch that we have from Factory. Looks good but the lume is totally dull….. What we will FIX !!! So lets take the caseback off. I recommend to use sticky ball as we definitely don’t find correct dies for this caseback as it is much larger then DSSD one. I also noticed that I have a free screw running in movement and noticed it got off from near the winding gear and I was unable to wind the watch via crown, so this fixed the issue Here we can see the crown that has o ring what is good thing Here you can see that we have 1 solid case piece not some lego build :( Here we can check the dial, sadly I think it is larger then the gen as the position of datewindow is totally different then the DSSD. Also the hands are a lot bigger. Push back crown and position the hands together for easier removal. Here you can see the date font, it is not gen like, oh well, we can’t do nothing about that now. We have our dial, now to remove the back glue and push out the indexes. Put the indexes into ACETONE bath with hands and after the old lume dissolve relume them Now lets get out that thick ass crystal but also remove the orings from tube You can see I used my “custom” die to compensate the big ass crystal, and also I don’t want to crack the bezel insert ! Here check that NICE THICK CRYSTAL ! You see the border is brushed, so It was maybe filled down a bit to be used in watch Here we see the laser engraved text, that has not big space inside so I don’t know if repainting will help much, maybe only for 20-30% it will be more darker. Now remove the crystal tension ring. And lastly lets remove the bezel insert, for this I recommend to put the watch case into hot water, to lower the strength of the glue that holds the bezel insert with a bezel. After that use tooth pick and SLOWLY insert it into the gap between the bezel and bezel insert and go around the border, to loose the glue. This will ensure you will not break the bezel insert, so take your time !!!!!! Now lets remove the lume from the pearl And remove also the tube. It was glued inside but not well, I used heated tube remover that softened the glue and went out easy. When reassembling the tube, add MARINE EPOXY so it will hold there finally STRONG AND WATERPROOF !! Now lets paint that TEXT ! I used black ENAMEL paint let it dry and then use woollen cloth with small dip in acetone to remove the expense of the paint. And lets see the results I think it looks better Now put back the crystal tension ring and apply small amount of UV glue on the tension ring, and push back crystal and then put the watch to UV light for few minutes rotating it. After that lets put back our freshly lumed and dried indexes back on the dial I always add small drop of GS HYPO CEMENT under the index to ensure it will stay there ! LOOKS GOOD ! Now lets put back the dial back on movement, and lets assemble hands and regulate it. This is how it was, was loosing around 9 seconds per day crystal up and 19 crown down.. We managed to regulate it to this nice COSC values CONTINUE IN SECOND POST Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 Great now lets see how we have our case waterproofed reassembly the Orings back to the tube, and caseback screw crown and lets test it on 4 BARs pressure test. PASSED ! After that lets reassemble the watch Now lets create the pearl, I use mirror finish coating that doesn’t yellow or tarnish After that reassemble the bezel insert with a watch. I use also dial sticker and GH hypo cement to hold good but also able to remove it. READY FOR LUME SHOT ? ))))) Now Lastly lets do the 4BARs PRESSURE TEST AGAIN ! And again PASSED ! Now we have an ULTIMATE ROLEX DEEP SEA CHALLENGER ! Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffw69 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Bloody fantastic Kenny!!! Is this your own personal watch? Please put me at #1 spot for when you are ready to sell, thank. :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnPilot 1 Posted February 28, 2013 Nice Kenny. Nessie reloaded. Great job and pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 Bloody fantastic Kenny!!! Is this your own personal watch? Please put me at #1 spot for when you are ready to sell, thank. :P HAD two for test, sold 1 sec after finishing mods LOL I can always do more hahahaha Nice Kenny. Nessie reloaded. Great job and pics. NESSIE ! I need to add that to the TOPIC thank you buddy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSav 2 Posted February 28, 2013 Wow. It's easy to take for granted the amount of time and effort that goes into improving and repairing a watch. Thanks for the read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fana05 0 Posted February 28, 2013 it's colossal. great job Kenny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monffo 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Holy Cow Kenny this is amazing. Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsa 0 Posted February 28, 2013 WOW!!!!! That's all I can say........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mechwarrior 2 Posted February 28, 2013 Another (usual) GREAT work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aprell 1 Posted February 28, 2013 great job just perfect Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pihlippe 1,263 Posted February 28, 2013 Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Send it to me and I send you mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
machiavegli 6 Posted February 28, 2013 Well done, KeNnY... it looks great but I would need to go to the gym more to lift a watch this thick! Nice work, Mach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
watchnut 124 Posted February 28, 2013 This guy is just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathtommo_9 32 Posted February 28, 2013 Very interesting read, really enjoyed it! Excellent work it looks amazing! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 Wow. It's easy to take for granted the amount of time and effort that goes into improving and repairing a watch. Thanks for the read. thank you very much buddy and happy you like it it's colossal. great job Kenny THANK YOU BUDDY ! Holy Cow Kenny this is amazing. Thanks for sharing. thank you very much buddy and you are welcome mate WOW!!!!! That's all I can say........ thank you very much Another (usual) GREAT work thank you very much great job just perfect THANK YOU BUDDY ! Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Send it to me and I send you mine. THANK YOU LARS :D:D hahahahahahahah what kind of deal is that ? Well done, KeNnY... it looks great but I would need to go to the gym more to lift a watch this thick! Nice work, Mach Thank you very much MACH ! hahahahhaha, this watch will help you dive, easier to sink This guy is just amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUDDY ! Very interesting read, really enjoyed it! Excellent work it looks amazing! Congrats! THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUDDY ! happy you enjoyed it ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pihlippe 1,263 Posted February 28, 2013 Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Send it to me and I send you mine. THANK YOU LARS :D:D hahahahahahahah what kind of deal is that ? We can make the deal later.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSTEEL 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Amazing skill's Kenny! I will sure be in touch with you regarding some future mods I may need doing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Diamond 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Totally astonishing. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. It was a fabulous read, the difference is truly inspired:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Netniet 2 Posted February 28, 2013 Wow, nice job, Kenny. Nice tutorial, one day i will try it for myself, but for now i am capable of buying watches. Wanna sell?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Send it to me and I send you mine. THANK YOU LARS :D:D hahahahahahahah what kind of deal is that ? We can make the deal later.... OKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY mate Amazing skill's Kenny! I will sure be in touch with you regarding some future mods I may need doing THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUDDY ! great mate talk soon then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted February 28, 2013 Totally astonishing. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this. It was a fabulous read, the difference is truly inspired:) Thank you very much buddy and you are welcome hope it helped ! Wow, nice job, Kenny. Nice tutorial, one day i will try it for myself, but for now i am capable of buying watches. Wanna sell?? Thank you very much buddy ! I was in that level in beginning as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WebWind 1 Posted February 28, 2013 Great job and fantactic pics! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Diamond 0 Posted February 28, 2013 P.S. I know where to send my watches for re-luming now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
solkryssare 109 Posted February 28, 2013 Great work as usual M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
