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Hi everyone,
I thought I would just share a bit of knowledge for anyone looking to replace the rubbish OMF Speedmaster insert. For anyone that already has an OMF Speedmaster they would agree the bezel is very dull and next to the subdial spacing it ruins the rep for me. If you can see past the subdial spacing and thickness they are very reliable reps and are built very well. Ok let’s begin,
As mentioned this is how the watch comes as standard. Compared to the genuine the bezel is very dull. When I removed the OMF bezel it actually appears that it is made out of ceramic bizarrely. Anyhow here’s a comparison below.
Rep:
Gen:
Step 1:
Firstly head over to eBay and you will need to buy a cheap nylon watch press, watch makers hammer and an acceptable bezel. I have included pictures of all below. There are many genuine bezels available. The size of bezel that fit my OMF was
Diameter of Insert: 38.8mm
Inner Diameter of Insert: 34.50mm.
Step 2:
To remove the old bezel flip your Speedmaster over, face down onto a soft surface. Carpet worked ok for me. Use the edge of one of the Nylon presses to sit on the under edge of the bezel and strike it firmly with the watchmakers hammer. It may take one or two hits to get your confidence up but one solid strike and it will come straight off. See pictures below.
The bezel and insert are glued together when they come off with adhesive tape. To separate these I heated the bezel up after removal with a hair dryer and used a smaller nylon press to push it out from behind. Be careful as these are easy to break as they are made from ceramic
Step 3:
Clean all the tape from the bezel and refit this to the watch using your watch press. This is one of the easiest parts. Fit a big enough nylon dye on the bottom of the press to hold the watch from moving and a large enough one on the top to go over the bezel. Place the bezel on top of the watch and push down as demonstrated in the images below.
I will finish uploading the rest today as my son has just woken up
I thought I would just share a bit of knowledge for anyone looking to replace the rubbish OMF Speedmaster insert. For anyone that already has an OMF Speedmaster they would agree the bezel is very dull and next to the subdial spacing it ruins the rep for me. If you can see past the subdial spacing and thickness they are very reliable reps and are built very well. Ok let’s begin,
As mentioned this is how the watch comes as standard. Compared to the genuine the bezel is very dull. When I removed the OMF bezel it actually appears that it is made out of ceramic bizarrely. Anyhow here’s a comparison below.
Rep:
Gen:
Step 1:
Firstly head over to eBay and you will need to buy a cheap nylon watch press, watch makers hammer and an acceptable bezel. I have included pictures of all below. There are many genuine bezels available. The size of bezel that fit my OMF was
Diameter of Insert: 38.8mm
Inner Diameter of Insert: 34.50mm.
Step 2:
To remove the old bezel flip your Speedmaster over, face down onto a soft surface. Carpet worked ok for me. Use the edge of one of the Nylon presses to sit on the under edge of the bezel and strike it firmly with the watchmakers hammer. It may take one or two hits to get your confidence up but one solid strike and it will come straight off. See pictures below.
The bezel and insert are glued together when they come off with adhesive tape. To separate these I heated the bezel up after removal with a hair dryer and used a smaller nylon press to push it out from behind. Be careful as these are easy to break as they are made from ceramic
Step 3:
Clean all the tape from the bezel and refit this to the watch using your watch press. This is one of the easiest parts. Fit a big enough nylon dye on the bottom of the press to hold the watch from moving and a large enough one on the top to go over the bezel. Place the bezel on top of the watch and push down as demonstrated in the images below.
I will finish uploading the rest today as my son has just woken up
