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Old 20 September 2018, 11:20 AM   #61
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Read somewhere Oyster bands don't stretch. Myth busted.
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Old 20 September 2018, 04:28 PM   #62
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That bracelet is beat!

Did the bracelet finally break so the customer sent it in?
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Old 25 September 2018, 03:53 AM   #63
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Looking forward to see the after pics
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Old 25 September 2018, 08:22 AM   #64
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Read somewhere Oyster bands don't stretch. Myth busted.
well this isn't stretch per se ... it's link holes getting enlarged from dirt and debris grinding the insides over time.

OP, fantastic work, definitely something to be proud of!
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Old 25 September 2018, 01:41 PM   #65
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Adventures in Band Repair (B4/After photos)

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well this isn't stretch per se ... it's link holes getting enlarged from dirt and debris grinding the insides over time.



OP, fantastic work, definitely something to be proud of!


Very true. I stand corrected. Lol you’re hired!


All work done in the good ol’ U.S. of A.
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Old 26 September 2018, 10:07 AM   #66
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Yikes. This 116610LN came in with a nasty whamo on the corner. Under magnification you can the stress marks to the 904L steel.





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Old 26 September 2018, 10:08 AM   #67
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We get a chance to use newly acquired 904L fill wire in our laser welder!

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Old 26 September 2018, 10:10 AM   #68
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It doesn't take much. 7 quick laser welds fill in the missing material.



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Old 26 September 2018, 10:12 AM   #69
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Some smoothing and polishing on the polishing lathe. The high polish and brushed finished are applied.


Back to stylin!



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Old 26 September 2018, 10:13 AM   #70
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Weld up rather than polish down. None of the original material was lost.
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Old 26 September 2018, 11:53 AM   #71
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Awesome work!
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Old 26 September 2018, 11:02 PM   #72
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Wow! Such great work! Thanks for sharing the process and the great pictures! Very impressive.
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Old 27 September 2018, 01:34 AM   #73
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Good stuff. Thanks for posting photos! I really enjoy this thread.
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Old 27 September 2018, 01:38 AM   #74
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Great work! Thanks for shearing this again.


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Old 27 September 2018, 04:02 AM   #75
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Thx for the encouragement. We'll keep 'em coming.
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Old 27 September 2018, 04:05 AM   #76
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Truly amazing work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers! -Norm

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Weld up rather than polish down. None of the original material was lost.
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Old 27 September 2018, 04:17 AM   #77
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Just went through this thread, really enjoyed it. Keep em' coming, please
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Old 27 September 2018, 09:44 AM   #78
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Has anyone seen this happen before? We purchased this band from a TRF member, it's an easy fix for us. While asking around, no one seemed surprised. One claimed to have seen this many time before. Odd. Personally it's my first time seeing this happen.

It seems these pieces are welded from the factory. You would think this would be milled as a single piece. Nonetheless we fixed this one right up and snapped some photos. Curious how many more of these we will run into in the future.





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Old 27 September 2018, 09:46 AM   #79
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A few tack welds to hold the pieces in place. If we're off by a bit we can grind the welds and position them again. This time it all lines up fine.


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Old 27 September 2018, 09:53 AM   #80
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Seeing these pieces broken off at least one time (that we know of), we went all out with strengthening and adding additional support by welding in a good amount of new 904L stainless.

Here's a shot of the first round of welding and grinding.The first pass is the structure. Second round will be mainly focused on the aesthetics.

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Old 27 September 2018, 09:54 AM   #81
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More welds (a lot more) to smooth out the surface.



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Old 27 September 2018, 09:56 AM   #82
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After smoothing and polishing, one Flip Lock Oyster ready to go!





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Old 27 September 2018, 10:57 AM   #83
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Probably stronger now than when it left the factory Cheers. -Norm
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Old 27 September 2018, 11:19 AM   #84
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Wow, Michael. That's really awesome skills you have.

In my next life, I want to do this.
That's if karma will not make me a worm in a chicken farm...

cheers
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Old 27 September 2018, 11:42 AM   #85
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Mike (RolliWorks)! Keep posting pics of your work! Lot's of us would love to see your portfolio of before and after! Do you have anymore before and after pics of case restorations?!
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Old 27 September 2018, 12:13 PM   #86
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Old 28 September 2018, 03:59 AM   #87
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Mike (RolliWorks)! Keep posting pics of your work! Lot's of us would love to see your portfolio of before and after! Do you have anymore before and after pics of case restorations?!
We will do a better job of photographing some of the jobs. It really doesn't fit well into our workflow, especially with the short turnaround times.
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Old 28 September 2018, 07:46 AM   #88
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We will do a better job of photographing some of the jobs. It really doesn't fit well into our workflow, especially with the short turnaround times.

You guys are doing a terrific job with the pics! I was just saying, if you can post more before/after pics of your work, RolliWorks can be a better alternative than sending our watches overseas to Classic Watch Works/Michael Young!
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Old 28 September 2018, 07:49 AM   #89
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Gotcha. Will do!
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Old 29 September 2018, 05:50 AM   #90
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Just went through this whole post. Great work. I have access to a laser welder and it is a great machine to have when you need it! I've never restored entire bracelets before. But, it has come in handy for many watch related repairs and saved a ton of time.

However, the complete bracelet you restored that took 9 hours...is that economical to do? Seems like it would be pretty expensive. But, I guess still probably worth it to the customer. I do mostly wholesale, so a job like that with a retail markup would probably be nuts.

Again great work! I haven't tackled any repairs this serious, mostly because the customers I have aren't willing to spend enough to repair them.
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