jerkstore 14 Posted April 21, 2014 I picked up a gen Datejust recently. Normally, I'm more than happy with a franken. But when I saw it was from my birth year, I knew I had to have it. There was just one thing... I wasn't crazy about the dial: I mean, gray is OK, but I really like a dial with some texture. I dug around in my parts cabinet, and found one. Great. But how to swap the dial? I never worked on a 3035 movement before. One way to find out. Luckily, the same principles apply whether you're changing dials on an ETA or a gen Rolex movement. There are just minor differences... Sacrifice in place. Flip it over and open the case back. Then depress the stem release button with your tweezers. Pull out the crown/stem. Unscrew case screw #1. CAUTION: these screws turn clockwise to unscrew. Unscrew case screw #2. (Avoid that balance wheel!) The 3035 movement itself screws into the case. To remove it, once you undo the case screws, turn the movement ~90 degrees clockwise. Place the movement rest on the case, flip it over, remove the case. Then place the movement in a fancy movement holder. Remove the hands. The dial feet are fastened to the movement with screws, just like a DG2813. Except the screws are about half the size. Unscrew them and remove the dial. Seat the new dial and fasten the dial feet screws. Set the hands, just like on any other movement. Reverse the steps above to case it. Wear the watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdog 1 Posted April 21, 2014 Damn! Very nice JS! Much better IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pseudonym 0 Posted April 21, 2014 Damn it Mike... You really know how to make a man salivate!! Wear it in good health Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSTEEL 0 Posted April 21, 2014 Very nice Mike. So let me get this straight, you just so happened to have a spare Genuine Rolex textured dial lying about? I so want to see your stash :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 674 Posted April 21, 2014 That new dial looks super nice buddy. Great pics of the changeover, Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcore 0 Posted April 21, 2014 Of course he had a gen dial in his parts cabinet. After all, Mike is the "Herr Doktor DJ Franken" in person! OOPS - Looks fantastic - wear it in health! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerkstore 14 Posted April 22, 2014 Very nice Mike. So let me get this straight, you just so happened to have a spare Genuine Rolex textured dial lying about? I so want to see your stash :P The stash has taken a hit after some recent builds. Time to build it back up again. But you never know what I've got cooking... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SSTEEL 0 Posted April 22, 2014 Very nice Mike. So let me get this straight, you just so happened to have a spare Genuine Rolex textured dial lying about? I so want to see your stash :P The stash has taken a hit after some recent builds. Time to build it back up again. But you never know what I've got cooking... You show me yours, and I'll show you mine :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
