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How to remove a cyclops from a watch WITHOUT HEAT [tutorial]
This video gives you a detailed method for removing a cyclops from a watch crystal. This method should work just as well on a crystal that isn't attached to a watch as it will on a watch itself, so if you're happy removing and replacing a crystal, you can use this method on dive watches!
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Відео

Honister Pass in the rain
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In a Mitsubishi Colt CZT. Slow going in the wet but what a place to be.
JapShow 2019 drag run in 15.2 seconds (Nissan GTI-R)
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Quarter mile in 15.2 in a stock Nissan Pulsar GTI-R. Not going for a green light reaction launch. vs. a stripped supercharged Mazda MX5
S13 Sleeper in Forza Horizon 4 beats Chiron [8.5s Q-mile]
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Plus a bonus crappy jump made marginally more exciting by a train.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @zogzog1063
    @zogzog1063 День тому

    There are a few watches I have turned down because of the cyclops / wart / tumor. This is encouraging.

  • @J-ms4hw
    @J-ms4hw Місяць тому

    Sliding a steel ruler across the crystal seems madness

  • @AnneewakeeChampions
    @AnneewakeeChampions Місяць тому

    You should rename the video.... 'How to take a 5 minute job and turn it into an hour.' or 'How to make a simple job a pain in the ass.' Just use heat, wtf

  • @slush714
    @slush714 5 місяців тому

    Hey just stumbled on this video! Whats the reference number on that Alpinist?

  • @zoomhardin
    @zoomhardin 7 місяців тому

    An idiots guide on how to destroy your watch.

  • @kabirh3626
    @kabirh3626 8 місяців тому

    This is such a dumb way to do it , you will damage your watch

  • @ristom1
    @ristom1 9 місяців тому

    Dont do this. On my watch there is now a visible area where the clylops was that is clearer than the rest of the crystal.

    • @rw1415
      @rw1415 7 місяців тому

      Most likely you had AR applied to the outside of your crystal

  • @brianmsahin
    @brianmsahin 10 місяців тому

    Very good tip ! The cyclops doesn't look right on the Alpinist and luckily the date window is big enough without it. But, you need to be careful. Some date windows are absolutely tiny and the watch can look terrible after removing the cyclops as it completely ruins the look. So, have a look from the side if you can and check the size of the date window. It should be similar in size to this Alpinist. If it's a tiny window my advice is leave it alone.

  • @boredomperformance3442
    @boredomperformance3442 10 місяців тому

    my little pony loverboy

  • @Katherine-jl3ey
    @Katherine-jl3ey Рік тому

    brutal video.

    • @LombardoJoe
      @LombardoJoe 11 місяців тому

      I could feel my stomach drop to my groin watching this. I want the cyclops off my SPB210 Alpinist BAD… but I don’t know if I want it this bad.

  • @frankdevaney5156
    @frankdevaney5156 Рік тому

    Thanx for this clever tutorial. Removed the cyclops from my Addiesdive subby clone. Added a proper hex nut instead of wingnut to the watch clamp gadget, and used a spanner. A few turns and off it popped. Tried removing cyclops on another cheapie watch a while back, but with a soldering iron for heat - cracked glass, oops :( Once again, thanx for posting.

  • @shanejustice7307
    @shanejustice7307 Рік тому

    It was UV glue.

  • @dgdave2673
    @dgdave2673 Рік тому

    That’s a terrible way to remove, but why remove first place?

  • @jstrat121
    @jstrat121 Рік тому

    Seems would be safer to judt replace the crystal with a non cyclops one.

  • @raghavendravishwas5929
    @raghavendravishwas5929 Рік тому

    👌👌 Guillotine the cyclops 😂

  • @beowulfforce
    @beowulfforce Рік тому

    Seems risky using force, but is an option, I have an Invicta and the heat method didnt work, the glass and case becomes super hot but the cyclops not move.

  • @PINKFL0YD-s2h
    @PINKFL0YD-s2h Рік тому

    Heat it with a lighter and save the trouble! This method is madness.

    • @axel1026
      @axel1026 8 місяців тому

      Problem with heat is that you can easily damage the gasket around the glass and ruin the water resistance of the watch

    • @kabirh3626
      @kabirh3626 8 місяців тому

      Ikr pure madness

    • @jokur2630
      @jokur2630 5 місяців тому

      Heat is worse; can damage the gaskets, lubricants, movement, paint/finish, bezel, etc. not to mention compromising the water resistance that most watches offer

  • @pritch2002
    @pritch2002 Рік тому

    Stripped the bolt on my case holder!! And that's on an Invicta - it's really stuck on. I'll have to get a better quality bolt 🙂

  • @David-vz5mv
    @David-vz5mv Рік тому

    Please tell me where you got that strap. What do you call that type of strap?

    • @hazey5736
      @hazey5736 Рік тому

      It's a NATO strap. You can buy them anywhere in various colors.

  • @raphaelcotoner4948
    @raphaelcotoner4948 Рік тому

    Uhmmm, i just scratched my crystal 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @Scimittar
    @Scimittar Рік тому

    The heat method works on Alpinist alright. I just removed one successfully from a SPB197J1 that I got today. Crazy shit, I didn't even remove the label from the bracelet yet. Haha. What you need is a heat source that is more precise than those 200ml can buthane torch. I used a firework lighter that allowed me to concetrate the heat practically just on the cyclops itself. What is true is that it doesn't give up that easy. It took me around 5-6 heating attempts few seconds each to remove the cyclops eventually with a hobby knife. The way you know it's working is once you start to see the adhesive to get cloudy / milky on the edge where you apply force with the hobby knife each time. Than you know you have to heat up few seconds more. After I was done the watch wasn't even that hot as I expeced. I could hold it in my hand. I took it outside to cool down for few minutes and than removed the rest of the adhesive from saphire glass with isopropyl alcohol. Damn this watch is even more beautiful now.

    • @dayneellison3533
      @dayneellison3533 Рік тому

      Thanks for the tip! I haven't even received my alpinist in the mail yet but this wiybe the first thing I do. If only Seiko would have made it without the cyclops from the get go...

  • @seanlin1202
    @seanlin1202 2 роки тому

    Funny how so many people are trying to do this do their Alpinist, just goes to show how much of a bad move that cyclops was

  • @bt3750
    @bt3750 2 роки тому

    I am doing this to my Alpinist as soon as I can get the tools together. Thanks.

  • @eliakuiper4266
    @eliakuiper4266 2 роки тому

    Good tip 👌 What could possibly go wrong?

  • @HAL-xy3om
    @HAL-xy3om 2 роки тому

    Thanks friend!

  • @wilywheels
    @wilywheels 6 років тому

    Awesome car

  • @BioBenRacing
    @BioBenRacing 6 років тому

    Wow that's very quick!! ✌️