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19 April 2012, 09:11 PM
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Quick question for GMT owners
I've seen the great tutorials from Jocke and others on swapping bezels and I'm curious: How many do-it-yourselfers are out there?
Just got a black bezel for my 1675 and wondering whether I should go for it. Cheers. ... Deldog |
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19 April 2012, 09:17 PM
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8 out of ten are simple.....1 out of ten is a bit fiddly ...1 is an absolute reduce you to tears bitch of a thing...........u dont know which you got until to do it !! |
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19 April 2012, 09:48 PM
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statistically speaking ,,,, 6 out of 7 dwarfs arent happy .
give it a go ,,,, its not as bad as it looks , once youve done it once its a cruise. better still find some one to watch for the first time . |
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19 April 2012, 09:49 PM
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 didn't help cos the watch meant so much to me.Took all the bezel assembly off cos it wasn't turning - thought I'd give it a good clean up and replace it, but then like a wally for reasons only known to myself and I still don't know what they were, pushed the insert out of the bezel...do you think I could get it back in. Ripped my fingers apart trying and eventually snapped the insert - NOOOOO!! Luckily it was a service replacement from 2008. After all that I couldn't even get the bezel to locate back properly on the case, hence my trip to the quick service counter at the RSC Kent. Took the technician about 2 minutes to put the insert in and put the bezel back on - think he'd done 1 or 2 before.Think they're alot easier to do on a modern Rolex. |
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19 April 2012, 09:57 PM
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If you decide to give it a go here is a thread you can refer to:
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=8561
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19 April 2012, 10:45 PM
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19 April 2012, 11:27 PM
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I've done it on my 16760. Took 5 minutes. Was a little tight going in but managed to do it with no damage. Would do it again. If you feel uncomfortable about it buy a knock off from eBay and practice. Place tape between the tool you are using so you don't scratch anything and use a thin cloth on the table you use as leverage to pop it back in.
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20 April 2012, 12:29 AM
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i'd leave it to a competent watchmaker...
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20 April 2012, 05:54 AM
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I ve got one I struggled to get in and now I can't get it out. My GMT will not see a Pepsi insert again until I can get it to a watchmaker. Some you can swap easily and some are a difficult.
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20 April 2012, 06:26 AM
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I tried it myself, at first it was hard but you get the hang of it. I used Jocke's tutorial and the table trick.
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20 April 2012, 06:28 AM
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Check this out
It takes 02:28 minutes from start to finish. I never tried it . . . yet ;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__y-IJt_IOY Have fun
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20 April 2012, 09:10 AM
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I was swapping bracelets/straps the other day and a spring bar shot away from me, into the sink and down the drain. Had to do some light emergency plumbing to recover it. Doh! If I go for it, I'll be sure to take pics and share. Thanks again! |
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20 April 2012, 09:31 AM
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lol .... once dropped a milsub second hand (circa 8kgbp)on a biege carpet that was a fun two days :) |
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20 April 2012, 09:39 AM
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Glad to hear you found it.
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20 April 2012, 09:43 AM
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Sounds nuts, even to me during lucid moments, but I've wondered about a Pepsi for my GMTIIC.
Only "wondered"...so far. |
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20 April 2012, 09:49 AM
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Change
Nope too scared. Rich
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