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Old 5 February 2015, 02:04 AM   #1
sennheiserz
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Should a 16660 have a bezel tension ring?

Hi all,

I got my first seadweller, a 16660 matte dial in the mail this morning and noticed the bezel was a bit tricky to turn.

On my subs and old GMTs they all have a thin metal tension ring that sits below the click spring, however I noticed when I cleaned the bezel that mine doesn't have one.

Is it supposed to? Will it help my bezel turn easier?

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Old 6 February 2015, 12:34 AM   #2
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Does it still click, or just turn? It should have the bezel retention ring/spring and click spring. I lost my 16600 click spring so I currently have a bidirectional bezel . I'll trade you my retention spring for your click spring ;)

I ordered a spring set off Ebay, and it turned about 3 times and stopped clicking. The click spring sheared right in half. So, I'm still looking.
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