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Join Date: Jul 2007
Real Name: Kevin
Location: Texas on my mind
Watch: Sub Date; SS/WG DJ
Posts: 2,445
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Spring Bars and Loctite 220
Watch geeks:
I'm considering a more permanent union between my Submariner's lugs and springbars. Before the flaming starts...background facts. I put ole Subbie on a NATO nearly 2 years ago, and never got an inkling to put it back on the bracelet. I am going to be moving soon to the beach, and I expect surfing several times weekly, as opposed to the twice a year I've been managing since reaching the age of majority. I expect to wipeout often, and I plan to wear my watch. I'm considering applying a bit of Loctite to the lug holes (I've got a D-Serial 16610, no lug holes) before setting the spring bar. My goal is to anchor the spring bars solidly so that they won't spring out...but I don't want to do anything permanent. Questions: 1. I expect this procedure to be reversible with a little solvent. I expect I can use something that will dissolve the loctite and not the lugs, costing me at most a set of spring bars. Am I right? 2. What kind of loctite should I use? See question 1. 3. Will this even achieve the desired result? 4. Are there some springbars on steroids that I can buy that will fit the Sub...and save the ones that came with my Oyster? I figure some of you have some solvent, adhesive, springbar, and steel knowledge. I'd appreciate whatever tips you've got.
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16610 Submariner Date; D Serial 16234 DateJust SS with WG Fluted Bezel & Jubillee, White Roman Dial; F Serial 16570 Explorer II White Dial; M Serial And Hers: 78240 Mid-Size DateJust SS with Domed Bezel & Oyster, White Roman; D Serial |
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