RG YM 116655 Bezel Alignment Fix

[Chadridv]

Hey all,

There's a particular preowned Rose Gold Yachtmaster 116655 that I'm interested in getting. The watch is still under warranty.

It's come to my attention that the bezel does not align perfectly centered.

I believe the potential deal to be a good one, from a very trusted "trusted seller", so I'd love to make it work somehow.

Please, this is not meant to be a debate on whether the alignment is something that would or should bother you. I can tell you it will bother me and it's something I would get fixed at RSC.

My question: does anyone know what is involved in fixing it and how long it would take? Is it a wait in the lobby type of fix or send the watch away for several weeks type of fix? If it's a quick fix I might just pull the trigger and deal with the bezel when I have a little time.

Thank you all in advance!

Side note: some of you may have heard me mention I had my LVC bezel realigned at RSC under warranty. This is true, but I had the work done almost 2 years ago and the watch was sent in to RSC for a totally different reason, so I have no knowledge of what's involved in getting it fixed obviously.

[GerardoG]

First, I would double check if it really does not align. If so, it is a very simple adjustment, takes a few minutes.

[DramaTurtle]

Sorry, I'm no help but I'm kind of curious about this as well. I feel like my LVC's bezel has a touch too much play and was wondering if that can be fixed at the RSC and if so, how long the job usually takes.

[Etschell]

My 2 cents, go for another watch. It's at least a service at rsc.

[RichM]

My guess would be that's not an over the counter fix at the local RSC.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by Rich Mickol

My guess would be that's not an over the counter fix at the local RSC.

Agreed it's not easy to get the cermaic bezel off. Comparatively a non cermaic you can use a butter knife.

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by Etschell

Agreed it's not easy to get the cermaic bezel off. Comparatively a non cermaic you can use a butter knife.

Ceramic? On a YM?

[Jocke]

With this watch I have try to bend the ratchet spring until it line up correct.

[saskmh]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Ceramic? On a YM?

Yup. The everose YM has a black ceramic bezel insert.

[Etschell]

Originally Posted by Jocke

Ceramic? On a YM?

It's the rose gold on oyster flex

[kauffee]

There have been a few posts on the bezel alignment threads where people have had their alignment fixed under warranty at RSC. Not sure of timing, though. I would be bothered by it, too, but it's an awesome watch and if it's a good deal I wouldn't let it stop me. Especially if I lived in NY like you and could just walk into an RSC. Wouldn't have to deal with shipping at all.

Originally Posted by DramaTurtle

Sorry, I'm no help but I'm kind of curious about this as well. I feel like my LVC's bezel has a touch too much play and was wondering if that can be fixed at the RSC and if so, how long the job usually takes.

There is a fair amount of play between the 120 clicks in the ceramic sub bezel mechanism, so I bet yours is normal. If I play with mine it can be anywhere from a hair shy of perfect alignment to a hair past perfect alignment. When I rotate the bezel and stop it on the 12, it usually ends up in the middle and perfectly aligned. But I often find it rotated back into the locked position and thus a hair short. So is it misaligned or not? I honestly have no idea.