Protruding Seal

[Dalton]

The case back edge is thicker on the smaller vintage cases, I've seen watches with protuding seals pass pressure tests, also silicone is kind of old world stuff, white grease(fomblin) is used more often now. Just enough to lubricate. Anyway its a vintage AK. Why would you swim with it? Open it, replace the gasket and enjoy. No need to go detective on your watchmaker. As I said before, even RSC can make this mistake with a new gasket.

[Old Expat Beast]

Thanks for your comments Dalton. I just got it back from the same repairer. Still some gasket visible, now on both sides. Good enough? I never swim with it, and tend to only wear it indoors.

[Dalton]

Strange...If hand tightened, using the key, it should seat properly, slowly tucking it back in if starts to protrude againThen use the case opener to fully seal it. I've had cases mess with me too:)

[Old Expat Beast]

Thanks. Is it worth taking it to someone else to get it done right, do you think?

[Dalton]

I'm gonna have to say Yes, if the option is available. Make sure its pressure tested after

[Old Expat Beast]

Will do. Thanks very much for your advice.

[Dalton]

You're welcome mate! Let's us know once youre set.

[LCDR]

Is it possible it was cross threaded, causing the seal to protrude? The first photo showed one edge lifted.

[Dalton]

Originally Posted by LCDR

Is it possible it was cross threaded, causing the seal to protrude? The first photo showed one edge lifted.

No. Its just the gasket. If it were crossthreaded it would not unscrew or close. It would either be jammed shut or loose

[MonBK]

Now I'm thinking wrong seal or incompetent watchmaker?

[Andad]

Or the watchmaker just re-installed the gasket which was already stretched.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by directioneng

Or the watchmaker just re-installed the gasket which was already stretched.

No, I saw him discard the old one. I was there. Should have checked myself under the loupe, but with the naked eye it looked ok, and I trusted him to have done it correctly.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

No, I saw him discard the old one. I was there. Should have checked myself under the loupe, but with the naked eye it looked ok, and I trusted him to have done it correctly.

Did you see him bring out an authentic Rolex o-ring/seal?

[Old Expat Beast]

No.

[Jesse Pinkman]

Originally Posted by joe100

Kinda what this whole thread is about...

Yeah, thanks Joe. You guys are real welcoming to newbies eh? Try to learn a bit about the watches I don't have and it's met by derision. I feel less welcome round here than a fart in a spacesuit. Think I'll go buy a Casio.

And.. in OEB's post fix photos the caseback is still proud. So, I guess to answer my original question, it is normal for the caseback on an AirKing of that era to sit proud sitting. Two watches in my household are more recent and the casebacks sit absolutely flush; I guess they're different now.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Jesse Pinkman

Yeah, thanks Joe. You guys are real welcoming to newbies eh? Try to learn a bit about the watches I don't have and it's met by derision. I feel less welcome round here than a fart in a spacesuit. Think I'll go buy a Casio.

And.. in OEB's post fix photos the caseback is still proud. So, I guess to answer my original question, it is normal for the caseback on an AirKing of that era to sit proud sitting. Two watches in my household are more recent and the casebacks sit absolutely flush; I guess they're different now.

The caseback was not and is still not flush, and this is caused by the seal/gasket getting in the way because it is not correctly fitted. Normally it would be flush. This is the topic of the whole thread, as Joe has already said.

[andromeda160]

Originally Posted by Jesse Pinkman

Yeah, thanks Joe. You guys are real welcoming to newbies eh? Try to learn a bit about the watches I don't have and it's met by derision. I feel less welcome round here than a fart in a spacesuit. Think I'll go buy a Casio.

And.. in OEB's post fix photos the caseback is still proud. So, I guess to answer my original question, it is normal for the caseback on an AirKing of that era to sit proud sitting. Two watches in my household are more recent and the casebacks sit absolutely flush; I guess they're different now.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/331366470276?nav=SEARCH

There's a picture of a complete correctly seated 5500 caseback.

I think the irritation of the other members has been because you've asked the same question 3 times and have been answered twice.
The case back is not flush because the seal is protruding. When he posted photos after he got it "fixed" he stated the case back seal was still protruding(good indication why it's still not fully seated). It's not because the caseback was screwed in wrong, it's because the gasket didn't seat properly. If you decide to stick around instead of heading off to the www.g-shockzone.com, i'm sure you'll learn quite a bit.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

The caseback was not and is still not flush, and this is caused by the seal/gasket getting in the way because it is not correctly fitted. Normally it would be flush. This is the topic of the whole thread, as Joe has already said.

The bizarre thing is seating a gasket is not difficult; in fact, you might want to get one and just do it yourself.

Either way, it bothers me that a watchmaker would think that is acceptable, because it is not...

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Of course not, they would use new seals and pressurize it.

You get what you pay for.

We all have seen posts about errors made by an RSC, but your point about pressure testing is well taken...

[Beelzy]

That case back is not seated correctly. Either the case back is partially stripped or warped.