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CubManBudMan · 19 October 2018, 11:26 AM

Hello,

I have been reading up on watch repairs and wondering if it possible to tell if a watch has been laser welded? What do you look for? Are there any draw backs to having your case repaired with this method?

Thanks!

Tools · 19 October 2018, 02:09 PM

If it is done properly you cannot tell. Welding metal is a well known process.

rolehex · 19 October 2018, 04:13 PM

Anyone have before and afters of this? I'd like to see it.

ROLLiWORKS · 19 October 2018, 05:13 PM

before

ROLLiWORKS · 19 October 2018, 05:13 PM

after

ROLLiWORKS · 19 October 2018, 05:15 PM

The alternative grind down the case to meet the lowest point of the damage spot.

Fredrik · 20 October 2018, 05:38 AM

It might be possible to tell if you have a sufficiently advanced x-ray machine. I have friends in that business working on both detectors and x-ray sources. I lend a friend a couple of watches a few years ago for testing precision x-ray imaging of machines running. I have a movie somewhere of one of them with a sandwich dial. You can focus on different layers of the watch while the film is running and look at the dial, plates, sprockets. The 1675 was a bit harder to x-ray.

19 October 2018, 11:26 AM	#1
CubManBudMan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Cedarburg Posts: 6	Laser Weld Hello, I have been reading up on watch repairs and wondering if it possible to tell if a watch has been laser welded? What do you look for? Are there any draw backs to having your case repaired with this method? Thanks!

19 October 2018, 02:09 PM	#2
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,502	If it is done properly you cannot tell. Welding metal is a well known process. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

19 October 2018, 04:13 PM	#3
rolehex 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 1,444	Anyone have before and afters of this? I'd like to see it.

19 October 2018, 05:13 PM	#4
ROLLiWORKS "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Michael H Posts: 964	before

19 October 2018, 05:15 PM	#6
ROLLiWORKS "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Real Name: Michael H Posts: 964	The alternative grind down the case to meet the lowest point of the damage spot.

20 October 2018, 05:38 AM	#7
Fredrik 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden Watch: 1680 Posts: 1,874	It might be possible to tell if you have a sufficiently advanced x-ray machine. I have friends in that business working on both detectors and x-ray sources. I lend a friend a couple of watches a few years ago for testing precision x-ray imaging of machines running. I have a movie somewhere of one of them with a sandwich dial. You can focus on different layers of the watch while the film is running and look at the dial, plates, sprockets. The 1675 was a bit harder to x-ray.

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