The AUD$2575.00 bezel insert

[milov]

Nope, it is not for a vintage rolex.

I have been trying to get my hands on a replacement bezel insert for a Bell & Ross type marine quartz diver.

This should have been simple enough. I dropped the watch off with the Sydney AD Hardy Brothers, (who have been helpful). They, in turn, got a price from the Bell & Ross authorised service agent in Perth, All About Time.

So the quote eventually came back to me at $2575.00.

I've since been in touch with Bell & Ross HQ in Paris who told me the cost of a new bezel insert is 179 Euros (AUD$285).

Someone is trying to play me for a chump.

My next step is to see if I can bypass Perth and get one from Paris directly.