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OH NO! new blue bay has a bezel issue (is it going to be ok?)
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Just a quick question, where exactly on your Bic did you get your springs from ?
There is more than just one spring on a Bic.
Maybe you tried the wrong one.
The one that flew out under the flint?? I wasn't aware of any other springs [emoji53] Andy I already threw the bids away [emoji23]
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you can get bunches for cheap !
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360pcs-8-25...ultDomain_0&hash=item2edb5b4a6a#ht_6677wt_974
http://www.ebay.com/itm/360pcs-8-25...ultDomain_0&hash=item2edb5b4a6a#ht_6677wt_974
cool... I'll order some and see how they work out. thanks!!![emoji106] I wonder if the smaller ones have smaller springs???
oh wait...it 4 bucks for ALL of those!!?!? buying right now!! too bad it will take 25 days to get here [emoji53]
thanks, a watch shop gave me a smaller sized spring bar and the spring totally fit! just had to snip it a little to get it the right height. now just having trouble getting the bezel to fit [emoji57]
ooooh brother....
Hello [MENTION=44323]santre22[/MENTION] I just got my zf pelagos and the bezel is kind of loose. Taking in to account your explanation, do you think the bezel in my watch is loose because the spring that has the "click catch" is too short in order to hold it?
The new versions have a different system with a hydrel (white plastic) gasket instead of a retainingspring, however the small springs under the washer can help little if modified.
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Good tip, I also want to add what was said earlier in this post about pushing it on and rotating it. That plastic retainer might not be seated under it's lip, I think that might be why some of these are uneven or showing their teefs. lol
apologies for the thread dredge, but I'm having real issues reseating a bezel on a BBB with the same hydrel gasket. just can't get the bezel to 'pop' back down. am I missing something obvious?
You should consider taking your watch to watchsmith, that is what I did.....If there is something missing , he will know what it is, and he will know how to fix it.....All the best!!
i got a really almost perfect vr6 pelagos, but the only thing that was off on it was the travel of the bezel, too loosey-goosey. i checked this info out above, and it proved to be super useful. i was impatient and scratched my lugs by taking the bezel off with a knife, which i would recommend against, but that doesn't bother me here nearly as much as the travel of the bezel. i tried a bic lighter but the spring was too big. so instead what i did was cut a tiny piece of plastic, off a credit card, and dropped that down under the spring, raising it up just a couple of milimeters. it is very difficult to keep track of the springs and the lock piece that holds the ring in place, be very very careful not to lose it, i dropped it twice, and i had carpet here it would surely be gone and all would be lost. the small pieces of plastic worked really well. it now clicks and has great resistance. it's still got a bit of travel after each click, but it doesn't just spin near-freely, and when you click it it now has a very expensive and solid feel to it. good luck with it, aside from that this watch is great value. my friend has the gen, and aside from the colour and brightness of the lume (the rep is definitely not bad, but the gen is like a flashlight) and the fit and finish of the bracelet, it really is an impeccable rep. at first glance, just looking at the dials in the light, you would be hard pressed to tell them apart.