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Old 25 September 2011, 09:56 AM   #1
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How to refinish a YachtMaster bezel...
I found this interesting blog post on how to refinish a YM bezel:

http://watchmakingblog.com/2011/09/1...master-bezels/
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Old 25 September 2011, 10:02 AM   #2
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Old 25 September 2011, 10:15 AM   #3
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I found this interesting blog post on how to refinish a YM bezel:

http://watchmakingblog.com/2011/09/1...master-bezels/
I emailed the author to see if i could get mine done by him. No response.
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Old 25 September 2011, 11:35 AM   #4
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The degraded bezel was one of the reasons I sold my 16628 YACHTMASTER... I wish I knew this first...
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Old 25 September 2011, 12:10 PM   #5
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Interesting read. Thank you for sharing it.
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Old 25 September 2011, 09:08 PM   #6
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Interesting read. Thank you for sharing it.
Yep.
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Old 25 September 2011, 12:27 PM   #7
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The real question is how do yoy fix scratches in the sandblasted part??
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Old 25 September 2011, 01:21 PM   #8
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The real question is how do yoy fix scratches in the sandblasted part??
It was in the article,

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Deep scratches in the sandblasted recesses can be filed or burnished out carefully by hand. If the bezel is free from any deep imperfections, you can proceed to refinish the bezel using the steps below:
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Old 25 September 2011, 12:37 PM   #9
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Makes me want a YM more...
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Old 25 September 2011, 02:08 PM   #10
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Great article. Thanks.
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Old 25 September 2011, 02:15 PM   #11
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I'm going to order a sand blaster! My YM is pristine but that article got my internal Tim Allen roaring.
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Old 25 September 2011, 02:54 PM   #12
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Surprisingly, a local Authorized Rolex Service Center here in FL quoted me $125 to refinish/re-sand blast A 16622 Yacht bezel... Not bad at all
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Old 25 September 2011, 08:24 PM   #13
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Surprisingly, a local Authorized Rolex Service Center here in FL quoted me $125 to refinish/re-sand blast A 16622 Yacht bezel... Not bad at all
If you have it done can you let us know the results? Thanks.
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Old 26 September 2011, 02:41 AM   #14
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If you have it done can you let us know the results? Thanks.
I was going to have it done to a 16622 that I was considering buying... I ended up not purchasing it. I have no doubt in my mind it would have been done perfectly as this is one of the few authorized Rolex Service Centers left in the states... There's another in San Francisco. They are fully Authorized by Rolex and work on no other brands.
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Old 26 September 2011, 03:42 AM   #15
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Surprisingly, a local Authorized Rolex Service Center here in FL quoted me $125 to refinish/re-sand blast A 16622 Yacht bezel... Not bad at all
Where in Florida?
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Old 26 September 2011, 07:16 AM   #16
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interesting read , many thanks.
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Old 26 September 2011, 07:37 AM   #18
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I'm very temped to try this...I've got a few small marks on my bezel. Off to Home Depot..
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Old 26 September 2011, 08:09 AM   #19
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I'm very temped to try this...I've got a few small marks on my bezel. Off to Home Depot..
You have a sandblasting setup?
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You have a sandblasting setup?
I have a good buddy with a blasting box who lives near me.

I've got everything for polishing including diamond paste. I just bought all the materials from Home depot. I am going to give it a shot later this week. We will see how it works out
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I have a good buddy with a blasting box who lives near me.

I've got everything for polishing including diamond paste. I just bought all the materials from Home depot. I am going to give it a shot later this week. We will see how it works out
Anxious to see how it turns out. Maybe you can do mine when your done?
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Old 27 September 2011, 03:28 AM   #22
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Anxious to see how it turns out. Maybe you can do mine when your done?
Didn't you just buy yours? I remember seeing the pictures and thinking how good the bezel insert looked.
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Old 8 December 2019, 04:09 AM   #23
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Has anyone recently had his YM bezel refinished / re-sandblasted?
How much did it cost?
Is it true that only RSC in Switzerland has the equipment/capability to do so?
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