Pelagos bezel

[leicashot]

Hey guys I am with am second Pelagos now, and have a little play, about 0.5-1mm at all stops, except at 12 where it's rock solid. It's not a lot of movement, but I'd prefer none. Is this representative of the majority of Pelagos for owners here?

[Psmith]

Are you referring to vertical movement? This is normal, due to the ball-bearing system that the bezel runs on (similar to the Rolex Sub)

[leicashot]

No, if I turn it clockwise of the 12 spot, there is a little movement the other way.

[Laszlo]

The BB has a tiny-little-bit of play too. But honestly, wasn't really expecting it to be anything like landing a spaceship on a fraction.

[The Joker]

Just looked at mine, there is very minor play on the bezel. But when at 12 there is virtually no play. This is done I believe on purpose, so when reseting it drops in at 12 solidly avoiding going past and having to do a full rotation again. I can actually reset the bezel just by feel, not even looking at it.

[Psmith]

Originally Posted by leicashot

No, if I turn it clockwise of the 12 spot, there is a little movement the other way.

OK, I believe this is mormal too - the spring-loaded bearings have a little 'give' in both planes, but naturally centre where they are supposed to. My Sub C (& to a lesser extent GMT II c) did the same thing

[mtb]

Do you mean free play left and right when it clicks into place?

Mine has that tiny bit too... maybe because it has a 60 click bezel instead of 120

I faced free play laterally (when you hold the bezel and move it along the watch face... like trying to shift it from 12 to 6 and from 6 to 12)... RSC is currently looking at the watch and hopefully I can get it back with that fixed

[leicashot]

Just got back from a check at Rolex service and this is indeed normal ������

[mtb]

Originally Posted by leicashot

Just got back from a check at Rolex service and this is indeed normal ������

well.. initially they claimed the free play I faced was normal too

could you feel any play when trying to move the bezel from 12 to 6 and from 6 to 12?

[leicashot]

Originally Posted by mtb

well.. initially they claimed the free play I faced was normal too

could you feel any play when trying to move the bezel from 12 to 6 and from 6 to 12?

So what are you saying?

Mine has play at every position except 12 but it's very minimal and feels acceptable

[mtb]

Originally Posted by leicashot

So what are you saying?

Mine has play at every position except 12 but it's very minimal and feels acceptable

well... it's really hard to describe the free play I experienced... even at RSC itself I needed to demonstrate to 3 different ladies before they wanted to "make me happy"

If the free play occurs when you perform "turning" action, I think it's normal...

If the free play occurs when you perform "compressing" action, I think it's normal too

If the free play occurs when you perform "shifting" action (like trying to move the bezel from 12 to 6 and back to 12 without any "turning" nor "compressing" actions), I don't think it's normal as I tried a few brand new Pelagos, and none of them had the free play...

Anyway will keep Pelagos owners posted on the outcome (fingers crossed)

[leicashot]

Originally Posted by mtb

well... it's really hard to describe the free play I experienced... even at RSC itself I needed to demonstrate to 3 different ladies before they wanted to "make me happy"

If the free play occurs when you perform "turning" action, I think it's normal...

If the free play occurs when you perform "compressing" action, I think it's normal too

If the free play occurs when you perform "shifting" action (like trying to move the bezel from 12 to 6 and back to 12 without any "turning" nor "compressing" actions), I don't think it's normal as I tried a few brand new Pelagos, and none of them had the free play...

Anyway will keep Pelagos owners posted on the outcome (fingers crossed)

Well until I can find a store with it in stock I'll never know. IMHO, I think it feels very solid and not too different from most divers, at maybe 98/99% perfect. Maybe I need to ask the right questions to the Rolex girl about 'making me happy'

[DCheeta]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

The BB has a tiny-little-bit of play too. But honestly, wasn't really expecting it to be anything like landing a spaceship on a fraction.

Love it... You remind me of Dennis Hopper in Apocalypse Now. Well said, sir.

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

The BB has a tiny-little-bit of play too. But honestly, wasn't really expecting it to be anything like landing a spaceship on a fraction.

This is the official answer, so much that I may use this in my sig. Epic.

What you are describing sounds normal to me, particular considering the Pelagos has only 60 clicks vs the Submariners/SD/Deepsea's 120.

[adzman808]

Originally Posted by The Joker

Just looked at mine, there is very minor play on the bezel. But when at 12 there is virtually no play. This is done I believe on purpose, so when reseting it drops in at 12 solidly avoiding going past and having to do a full rotation again. I can actually reset the bezel just by feel, not even looking at it.

This, nails it

Its not a bug its a feature iirc the BB is the same