Stealth Black and Yellow Gearbox Floating Flakes

[mustangjt]

Hello all! Just got a Gearbox I bought off the bay. It appears to be in great condition. Possibly never worn. One slight issue. I see some yellow flakes floating inside the watch. There a large sliver at 9 o’clock. A small one at 2 o’clock. And one at three. I shook it a bit and the one at three moved. Not sure if it’s worth opening up to try to clean it out.

 

[Steven Goldberg]

Yes it def is worth while. That would bother me.
Go to your jeweler and have them clean it out

 

[mustangjt]

Yes it def is worth while. That would bother me.
Go to your jeweler and have them clean it out

I don’t have a jeweler. I just started getting into the Oakley watch scene very recently. I can do battery swaps but haven’t had to mess with removing movements (although willing to learn).

Can anyone recommend a jeweler in Orange County/ South LA area?

 

[mustangjt]

Yes it def is worth while. That would bother me.
Go to your jeweler and have them clean it out

Decided to attempt it myself. Wasn’t that hard to dis-assemble. Must have been a bit too much yellow paint on the face that chipped off when inserted at the factory. New battery while I I was at it. Good as new!!

 

[Steven Goldberg]

Decided to attempt it myself. Wasn’t that hard to dis-assemble. Must have been a bit too much yellow paint on the face that chipped off when inserted at the factory. New battery while I I was at it. Good as new!!

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nice work! and saved money. win win

 

[mustangjt]

nice work! and saved money. win win

I’ll spend tons of dough on nice stuff but am too cheap to pay a jeweler to swap a battery. Haha.

It’s part of what I love about Oakley’s. Being able to take it apart and work on it. Whether it’s x metals or watches.

 

[Steven Goldberg]

I’ll spend tons of dough on nice stuff but am too cheap to pay a jeweler to swap a battery. Haha.

It’s part of what I love about Oakley’s. Being able to take it apart and work on it. Whether it’s x metals or watches.

for sure, you cant know how to solve something without trying. Plus some of these shops charge 30 dollars for a battery swap without water testing them. What bogus services lol