Please let us know when you do. Thanksnot yet unfortunately
Hi buddy. I am curious what you mean with the last sentence there. What do you mean with it?Many of the BPs do still come with SA3186’s. Easily identified by the silver on the red reversing wheels.
Good news is, when that dies you just swap in a VR3186.
Those cases tend to have the much wider chamfers as well.
Hi buddy. I am curious what you mean with the last sentence there. What do you mean with it?
I am the owner of a sa3186 GMT currently that I really like. But it doesn't feel great manual winding, so I am curious if I should later swap to a VR3186 like you suggest.
Thanks
I see. Yes my watch has the wider chamfers, unfortunately. Do you know if it is fixable? Maybe can be brushed away a little?
I see. Yes my watch has the wider chamfers, unfortunately. Do you know if it is fixable? Maybe can be brushed away a little?
I might swap to a VR3186 later, but first when my SA gives up. It runs really well, just feels like it "pops" a little bit when winding. Like in addition to the normal wind-up resistance there is extra bumps now and then, very subtle.
Doing a movement swap costs like 120€ for the vr3186 and maybe 100€ for the work right? Maybe I should just sell this and get a new bp with VR at that point![]()
Remove the insert & wire, firmly hold the bezel to the case and press in the wire. Confirm that it rotates properly. Install insert.
Should the glass pop out “of the back” ?I’m surprised the glass came out when you popped the bezel off.
Pop the glass out carefully, then you should be able to separate the insert from the bezel.
It should since the bezel is pressed onto the case.Should the glass pop out “of the back” ?
Push the crystal out from the front. You'll then put the gasket and crystal back on the case, and press the bezel on.Hey guys. Got a little problem with my bp 16610 that I got recently. The bezel had a lot of wonky play so I decided to pull it off and see if I could reattach it. I did not know that the glass would come off. But the problem is I can’t seem to reattach the bezel back on fully. See the picture.
Please any advise ??? I love the watch and really want to use it and hopefully nothing major is gone here ?? :/
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I don't believe these have a wire like the 5 digits. The BP 16610 has a 6 digit style bezel with the ball bearings.Remove the insert & wire, firmly hold the bezel to the case and press in the wire. Confirm that it rotates properly. Install insert.
Push the crystal out from the front. You'll then put the gasket and crystal back on the case, and press the bezel on.
I don't believe these have a wire like the 5 digits. The BP 16610 has a 6 digit style bezel with the ball bearings.
Hey guys. Got a little problem with my bp 16610 that I got recently. The bezel had a lot of wonky play so I decided to pull it off and see if I could reattach it. I did not know that the glass would come off. But the problem is I can’t seem to reattach the bezel back on fully. See the picture.
Please any advise ??? I love the watch and really want to use it and hopefully nothing major is gone here ?? :/
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