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"screwed" by the dreaded stock H-screws

HublotSenna

Getting To Know The Place
25/11/10
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So I've had my Hublot Ice Bang Augmented for half a year now and am very very careful while wearing it. I noticed one night that I lost a H-screw from my bezel (over the 2 hr stick marker)

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But a fellow forum member sent me spare screws and an H-tool for free.

I tried screwing it in today but found that the diameter and thread is a little different see the pictures below.

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Not only this but upon closer inspection I found that the original H-screw snapped in half and the tread was still stuck in my watch. I'm guessing while assembling it they over tightened it and glued the h-screw back in. And over the course of the past couple months the glue wore off and now I'm stuck with only the tread lodged in my watch.

I did an extensive search and I guess the best thing for me to do is:

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Find a fellow forum member who could point me in the right direction to get the screw drilled out.

2.
Find a replacement black H-screw to go in there. I contacted the dealer I bought the watch from and he said he doesn't have any spare H-screws so I'd have to source it myself.

Anyway theres my story. Any help, input, direction, and available screws would greatly be appreciated.

And some pictures of happier days with my watch:
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wimpie007

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Maybe not the best solution but you could cut the spare screw you have and glue that in yourself mate ;-) fastest way i think. Cause the drill will search for the least resistance and usually that is your watch hehe
 

HublotSenna

Getting To Know The Place
25/11/10
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Not helpful for those here.

I <3 RWI so heres Astro's help:
Hi HublotSenna! Great photographs!

Of all screws to break inside the case, the one you got broken is THE easiest to remove, lucky you! You will want to remove the bezel, plastic ring and ceramic top plate to gain access to the pair of nuts into which each of the two bezel screws at 2h and 4h are screwed. These nuts are really thin, so chances are that a significant portion of the broken end of the screw will be free and you'll be able to grip this portion with a pair of pliers or even your fingertips to unscrew it.

Take a look at post #26 here and hopefully you'll get a better idea of what I am talking about. I had the exact same problem as you.