Originally posted on RWG, Feb 11 2007
In preparing my Planet Ocean for some photos to show how close to the case the crown should go, I noticed that my crappy pearl looks bad because the metal surrounding the lume is recessed. I thought I could remove the insert and push the pearl through and fix it. This was not to be, however as these photos will show.
How to remove the bezel: slip a knife in this groove, but be careful of the ratchet springs whose positions will be apparent later on.
If you work the blade all the way round gently, the bezel will just pop off. Be careful here as you really don't want to scar your case.
These are the three parts of the bezel assembly. There's a fourth, but you don't need to worry about it and we'll see it in 2 photos time.
This is the ratchet spring
The bezel itself has a spring (the elusive fourth part) running inside, visible just below the pearl. Yes, the pearl is part of the bezel, not the insert. Bugger, I'll not be raising that then.
The insert itself just came off without prompting which leads me to believe the glue used to keep it on is shite.
This is the ratchet spring in position. Note the tag that sits in a hole. This is to ensure the 120 clicks are on axis.
Ramps on the bottom of the bezel provide the other part of the ratchet. The spring is clearly visible here, running inside a groove on the inside of the bezel.
Look at the amount of dry glue. Not the best adhesive I've seen.
This glue, however, my faithful Resist-a-Toot, does the job. Toothpics (an essential part of any tool kit) were used to apply the glue to the bezel.
Bezel insert, um inserted, pushed down with a cloth so as not to get prints everywhere.
And Violin! I mean Viola ... er, voila! Back together, just as recessed as before. Damn.
When putting the bezel back on the watch, make sure the open gap in the spring is below the last area to get pushed in. This allows you essentially to chase the spring round the inside of the bezel as you're pushing it down.
In preparing my Planet Ocean for some photos to show how close to the case the crown should go, I noticed that my crappy pearl looks bad because the metal surrounding the lume is recessed. I thought I could remove the insert and push the pearl through and fix it. This was not to be, however as these photos will show.
How to remove the bezel: slip a knife in this groove, but be careful of the ratchet springs whose positions will be apparent later on.
If you work the blade all the way round gently, the bezel will just pop off. Be careful here as you really don't want to scar your case.
These are the three parts of the bezel assembly. There's a fourth, but you don't need to worry about it and we'll see it in 2 photos time.
This is the ratchet spring
The bezel itself has a spring (the elusive fourth part) running inside, visible just below the pearl. Yes, the pearl is part of the bezel, not the insert. Bugger, I'll not be raising that then.
The insert itself just came off without prompting which leads me to believe the glue used to keep it on is shite.
This is the ratchet spring in position. Note the tag that sits in a hole. This is to ensure the 120 clicks are on axis.
Ramps on the bottom of the bezel provide the other part of the ratchet. The spring is clearly visible here, running inside a groove on the inside of the bezel.
Look at the amount of dry glue. Not the best adhesive I've seen.
This glue, however, my faithful Resist-a-Toot, does the job. Toothpics (an essential part of any tool kit) were used to apply the glue to the bezel.
Bezel insert, um inserted, pushed down with a cloth so as not to get prints everywhere.
And Violin! I mean Viola ... er, voila! Back together, just as recessed as before. Damn.
When putting the bezel back on the watch, make sure the open gap in the spring is below the last area to get pushed in. This allows you essentially to chase the spring round the inside of the bezel as you're pushing it down.
