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Old 2 November 2011, 01:13 PM   #1
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Loose bezel on sub

Hello all:

For some reason, i washed my sub and happened to notice that my bezel turns loosely with no resistane either way, has this happened to anyone, or do i worry about this?

Thanks!
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Old 2 November 2011, 01:15 PM   #2
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Your bezel should only turn counter clockwise...Are you saying it turns both ways?
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Old 2 November 2011, 01:41 PM   #3
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Broken spring...
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Old 2 November 2011, 01:52 PM   #4
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Are you saying it turns both ways?
He said it turns loosely with no resistance either way.

Send it to RSC.
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Old 2 November 2011, 01:59 PM   #5
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Broken spring...
Most probably if it no longer clicks between intervals!
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He said it turns loosely with no resistance either way.

Send it to RSC.
That, or better yet, an AD with an inhouse watch tech, who could easliy fix a click spring in 5 minutes flat without having to send away and wait for RSC if you're not near to one.
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Old 2 November 2011, 02:20 PM   #6
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Broken spring...
$5 part. A local watchmaker with a Rolex parts account will have one on hand and should be able to fix you up inside of 10 minutes.
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Old 2 November 2011, 02:28 PM   #7
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Yea, sounds like a broken or missing spring. It should only rotate one way- did you have your bezel off lately and forget to replace it? It only takes a second to pop it off and see if its broken or MIA.

Let us know what you find!
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Old 2 November 2011, 07:51 PM   #8
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$5 part. A local watchmaker with a rolex parts account will have one on hand and should be able to fix you up inside of 10 minutes.
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Old 2 November 2011, 08:23 PM   #9
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$5 part. A local watchmaker with a Rolex parts account will have one on hand and should be able to fix you up inside of 10 minutes.
Agree or even less perhape spring has just moved out of the rachet click lock.
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Old 2 November 2011, 08:36 PM   #10
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Thank you all !!!!!
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Old 2 November 2011, 11:03 PM   #11
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I think Jocke is behind this one:
http://www.vikbobil.se/bezel.html
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