Razor blade and a ball-peen hammer.

[1William]

Cool watch. Before and now. I do like it on the NATO.

[ratty]

I’ve often thought about doing this to my 5 digit Sub date, but I’ve never thought about the position of the date window before.

I think your watch looks good, well done.

[paul cbc]

OP - watch looks great and well done!!
Glad it worked out without issues.

I personally like the Sea Dwelleresque, non-cyclops date.

Enjoy!

[JMP57]

Very interesting that you would attempt this and glad it worked out for you, but the result is not for me.

[bradyb]

Alcohol-inspired madness. Bravo!

[173rdabn]

Looks quite good. Well done.

[Carguy87]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

I really like the end result but I don’t have the stones to swing a hammer in the direction of my watch.

I second this lol. Looks cool but no chance I’d try it myself. Good for you!

[dba]

Nope.

[garyk]

If you still have this watch when you are a bit older, trust me you will miss that cyclops…

[L_S_SHOE]

Nope. Date now too small for the watch.


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[SpeakWithMichael]

My eyesight in the last two years has deteriorated to where the little numbers on a date window are too darn small. I miss having a cyclops and think I might actually need to make my way back to either a Rolex with cyclops or a no-date watch. Getting old(er) and all that.

[Joemck]

Not the content I was expecting with the caption- razor & a ball peen hammer!
Most decidedly, a lack of mayhem.
Nice job and a cool look��

[RichM]

Looks good.

[SS Oyster]

I like the cyclops. I’d hate to see what you’d get if selling it sans cyclops.


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[1st amg]

Wow, your brave...or nuts! Gus, that looks really good. But I do not have what it takes to attempt this......maybe on my brother's watch lol, but certainly not mine.

[subtona]

Living with the mod for a few days, I am very happy.

Yes the date is off center but it is off center with or without the cyclops.
Yes the date can be a bit harder to read but when the glare hits through the cyclops it is impossible to read.

I have been a long time source for my friends to adjust their bracelets.

Looks like I’ll be adding a cyclops removal service:).

Let me know if I can assist you.

[daytonadweller]

Bravo! I like it. Your latest pic makes me a believer. :)

[HogwldFLTR]

I personally like it better stock. Save the magnifier. You can re-attach it with a bit of UV glue if you decide to.

[inadeje]

It looks awesome but you are a far braver man than I

[Dr.Stu]

Congrats on the Cyclopsectomy! With the cigar box resting on your lap I think you were lucky to have removed only the magnifier and nothing else! When I wanted the Cyclops off my Sub I just went out and bought a SeaDweller. (I guess I could have saved some cash! - lol)

Oh, and I think that Exp II looks great without the Cyclops!

[subtona]

Originally Posted by Dr.Stu

Congrats on the Cyclopsectomy! With the cigar box resting on your lap I think you were lucky to have removed only the magnifier and nothing else! When I wanted the Cyclops off my Sub I just went out and bought a SeaDweller. (I guess I could have saved some cash! - lol)
Oh, and I think that Exp II looks great without the Cyclops!

The thought occurred to me later

[madsitalia]

Originally Posted by subtona

Cyclops removal

Watch is a bit less obvious for travel without the cyclops.
Mostly the older cyclops has no AR coating and I have found it nearly impossible to read the date in all but the most optimum lighting conditions.

I have actually fiddled with this a bit in the past with different tools without success.

Today I decided to give it one more try.

One light tap is all it took. No heat, no drama just one light tap on the back of the razor blade that was positioned flush to the crystal against the cyclops. Razor positioned from the 9 o'clock side with the watch supported with the 3 o’clock (crown side) side down. I used a sturdy wooden cigar box resting on my lap. Held the watch and razor in place with my fingers.

The whole thing was very casual :)

You are truly a brave man. Well done, sir

[Praise567]

Nice watch.

[Dom9]

I did the same... but to an aftermarket, full AR crystal, for 'a change' and to keep the original as-delivered. Staring at it now, the date is a little small for my aging eyes but it's far easier to see at an angle!

Great mod! Seems to be the cyclops that's the most divisive bit of Rolex design. I hear a lot of people citing it as the reason to go 14060 vs 16610 for example.

[cop414]

Looks good Gus, curious as to wether you were sober at the time?

[samson66]

Originally Posted by alphadweller

It would look great if the date window was placed further right. Problem is it's been designed with the cyclops in mind. Remove the bubble and it looks kind of weird with that blank space made worse by the absence of a 3 o'clock hour index.

This

This is what always bugged me about the SD4K

[dukie748]

You're a braver man than I, but I love the look - couldn't you have just bought a new crystal sans cyclops and kept the old one for resale?

[subtona]

Originally Posted by HogwldFLTR

I personally like it better stock. Save the magnifier. You can re-attach it with a bit of UV glue if you decide to.

Lee, I have a lot of practice with deconstructing stuff.

Guaranteed I couldn’t put that cyclops back on straight no matter how hard I
tried.

Originally Posted by cop414

Looks good Gus, curious as to wether you were sober at the time?

Tim, It was early in the day, maybe hungover but certainly not drunk

[richardlo]

I like the cyclops but that is good work removing it.

[OU812]

You had me at "Razor blade and a ball-peen hammer". I had to click and see what this post was about!

A) You're a braver man than I. I would've messed up the watch, or made some other kind of -ectomy with a razor blade on my lap
B) Looks good, but I wouldn't be able to read the date at this point without the cyclops