JohnSL - Random Products | Watch Case -- Water Proofing, Part 1 @JohnSL | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Water proofing a watch to 100 meters requires having the right gaskets and o-rings. But instead of having to make multiple watch bodies, I decided to make a "test fixture" from 316L stainless steel that will allow me to test the front crystal and gasket, the back crystal and gasket, and the o-ring between the front and back. In this part I made the front. In a future episode I'll make the back, explain how I chose dimensions, and do a pressure test.
Water proofing a watch to 100 meters requires having the right gaskets and o-rings. But instead of having to make multiple watch bodies, I decided to make a "test fixture" from 316L stainless steel that will allow me to test the front crystal and gasket, the back crystal and gasket, and the o-ring between the front and back. In this part I made the front. In a future episode I'll make the back, explain how I chose dimensions, and do a pressure test.
