Lost My Pearl !

[Phil G]

I need some advise from the knowledgeable folk on this site. I own two PO reps that are my pride and joy and not wanting to damage them in my workshop I bought a $100 rep from WBK.:thumbsup:

This is good value for money and keeps excellent time, an ideal daily wear that gets many compliments.

I noticed the other day the pearl is missing. At first it did not bother me but, as the days passed I noticed it more and more. Now it's screaming at me.:crazy:

Is there an easy fix? I realise I could change the bezel but, to be honest I can't be arsed. Is Lume a liquid? Can anyone recommend something to fill that vast canyon where the pearl once sat?

Here's the picture.

Good luck, Phil

 

[Q5?]

Exact same thing happened to my blue SMP. I would suggest buying some lume and practice.

 

[Dr.Verylong]

There are a few tutorials on how to build a pearl. Mix lume with binder and off you go. Cover with clear (insert appropriate english term here).

 

[believer123]

I saw some replacing their pearls with epoxy... try to contact "bigdeal" or look on his post, because he just completed and posted one lately.

 

[1kenny1kenny1]

lume + vigors jewelers epoxy glue !

 

[If you see Kay]

white paint as a backdrop, lume mixed with epoxy to fill it. This was the essence of the tutorial.

 

[bigdeal]

I saw some replacing their pearls with epoxy... try to contact "bigdeal" or look on his post, because he just completed and posted one lately.

Yeah, it's remarkably easy to fix this, you just need to get your hands on some lume powder...

(if you can't wait, just mix some color in with some clear epoxy and put a small drop on there... It won't be perfect, and won't lume, but will probably look better than nothing...)

 

[P4GTR]

contact a dealer for an entire replacement bezel. The pearl you had was poor to begin with, why fix it? It should resemble an Omega pearl, not a Rolex pearl.

When I had my SMP, I changed em. Incorrect on left, correct on right.

 

[levelmanroger]

Bezel replacement is much easier than building a pearl.

 

[P4GTR]

Bezel replacement is much easier than building a pearl.

This is true, too!

Quick search of ebay pulls up a bunch of replacement bezels. Easy!

 

[Phil G]

:thumbsup:Thank you all for your prompt and informative replies.
Answers were coming quicker than a Google search. I've ordered some Lume off eBay and will have a go.

Failing that a replacement bezel


Good luck, Phil

 

[Phil G]

So I figured it's not worth spending $25 on a $100. I bought some liquid Lume type stuff off an eBay seller for about $6 posted. There was about 50ml of liquid in the phial, green colour.

It's quite thick and I applied it with the tip of a small screwdriver. Left it for a couple of hours and it had dried off, two more applications and it was done.

I know it's not the perfect pearl and a new bezel would have been neater but, it's a $100 rep. Anyway, here's two pics
:thumbsup:

 

[Om3ga_guy]

P4GTR,

I think you would be extremely lucky if you could find another bezel insert with that pearl. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it almost impossible to find that recessed pearl now a days?

Btw: was that SMP one of the old school Swiss models?

contact a dealer for an entire replacement bezel. The pearl you had was poor to begin with, why fix it? It should resemble an Omega pearl, not a Rolex pearl.

When I had my SMP, I changed em. Incorrect on left, correct on right.