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View Poll Results: The BEZEL...
Yes, I use it all the time!! 13 28.26%
Very rarely!! 19 41.30%
NEVER!! 14 30.43%
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Old 28 April 2007, 05:51 AM   #1
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Are you a BEZEL "Fiddler"?

Hi guys,

I've done this one before a very long time ago on another forum, but I think it's worth a repeat here with so many newbies around.

So....the question is pretty simple: Do you really use your bezel often, rarely or would you just prefer a nice fixed one (like the Explorers, Daytonas, DDs or even any one of the DJs)?

Vote with comments please!!

Personally, I NEVER use the bezel....just make sure it's perfectly lined up with the triangle at '12'.

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Old 28 April 2007, 05:54 AM   #2
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Use it? Sure do. Simple timing device or other timezones.
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Old 28 April 2007, 05:55 AM   #3
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Old 28 April 2007, 05:56 AM   #4
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I should have said to time how long it takes to get thru the drive thru at KFC!
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Old 28 April 2007, 05:57 AM   #5
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Old 28 April 2007, 05:58 AM   #6
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I prefer a nice fixed one (Ala DJ) but I imagine if I did have a sports watch, I am sure I would play with it...Just not know what the heck I am doing

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...Just not know what the heck I am doing

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Which is more often than not, tosser!!
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Old 28 April 2007, 06:01 AM   #8
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Alas I'm the non fiddly type, lol
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Old 28 April 2007, 06:02 AM   #9
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Alas I'm the non fiddly type, lol
So I guess you only "fiddle" when it really matters, uh Chris...Chris....Chris?
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Which is more often than not, tosser!!
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- Got to quit leaving good openings like that!!
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OMG! You're not starting this poll thing again, are you
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Sometimes I fiddl with it in the bathroom when nobody's watching or under my duvé in bed
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I love polls!!
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BTW, where's that bloody tosser?
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He'll be here soon. He's been working a lot lately. I'll give him a call tonight and find out when he's getting back
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Zing! Nice one CJ bout time some one gave that JJ what he had comming!

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Zing! Nice one CJ bout time some one gave that JJ what he had comming!

What he's got coming is a paternity suit from a sheep named Dolly. But, a few digs never hurt though
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Zing! Nice one CJ bout time some one gave that JJ what he had comming!

You'll get yours soon enough, tosser!!
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I use mine all the time. Time in Dushanbe, Tampa, Los Angeles, and how much time I need to keep my pizza in the oven. Hmmm, it is a ten minute pizza. I need the Pizzamaster II.
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Dear JJ,

to be more sincere in my reply: I use it very rarely. I HATE greasy fingermarks on the bezel, and sometimes it is a bit hard to get the Triangles flush again (there is a dead zone between the 120 clicks that you have to use on some bezels to get it right). Of course you can just polish the watch bezel after having used it, but there is always a risk that you make a hairline scratch in the watch by polishing it all the time.
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Dear JJ,

to be more sincere in my reply: I use it very rarely. I have greasy fingermarks on the bezel, and sometimes it is a bit hard to get the Triangles flush again (there is a dead zone between the 120 clicks that you have to use on some bezels to get it right).
I had one of those "dead zones" on my Sub. It drove me friggen crazy
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I had one of those "dead zones" on my Sub. It drove me friggen crazy
Me too!

But it CAN be fixed, even though I would better like to microadjust it myself than going to THIS lenght:

http://www.r-l-x.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=35

Unfortunately, it is in German (I have a master's degree in that language, so it is no problem for me).

But the pics should tell it all. Apparantly, one can "fine adjust" the 120 clicking mechanism by doing this. And YES, I do know that the GMT is a non clicking bezel, but I know it can be adjusted. Under all circumstances, I would let my AD to it for me.
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I miss the 120 clicks. 24 is not enough.
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Unfortunately the daytona have fixed bezel otherwise I really love to play with it. and I do play with my omega's bezel without any purpose.
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I fiddle rarely. I rarely fiddle. Rare is the fiddle I do. I do very rare fiddling. Is rare fiddle do I. Do I rare fiddle is...
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