The glossy nature of ceramic as well as the brighter white lettering makes the bezel really pop and modernized. The additional lume looks cool too, supplements especially well on models with applied markers (and hence less lume).
Mine says hi.
Really like the lume shot, can you post a couple more pics in regular light to see what the bezel looks like? Have a White Dial Speedie and think it might be worth doing the modification since it would work great with the dial and markers, but would like to see a few other pics prior to grabbing one and having it installed (I wouldn't want to screw it up) Here's mine on my recent Alaskan cruise.
Really like the lume shot, can you post a couple more pics in regular light to see what the bezel looks like? Have a White Dial Speedie and think it might be worth doing the modification since it would work great with the dial and markers, but would like to see a few other pics prior to grabbing one and having it installed (I wouldn't want to screw it up) Here's mine on my recent Alaskan cruise.
I do not understand why you pimp up the 3861. It's ruin the watch..
Edit: This is an aftermarket part, and I’m not sponsored by the supplier. Just sharing the love.
Was a bit tricky to get off original bezel. Orientated watch dial down, then used a solid piece of plastic with a 5mm wide edge, and used light taps from a hammer to ease it off.
Also took a while to get the alignment just right. Tip: carefully position the new bezel, put some cling wrap over the top to prevent it from shifting, take a photo and mark up the photo with a straight line to check alignment.
Make sure the original gasket is removed first (it’s white). The new bezel wasn’t going on until I realised the original gasket was still there after taking off the original bezel.
Got the ceramic bezel from Spiralwinder. Comes preinstalled with a gasket.
Love the premium look of the black ceramic, the lumed Tachy scale markers are more legible and pop more in white, and the biggest benefit is not having to worry about the black chipping off or fading over time, which is what happened to the bezel on my previous 1861 speedy.
https://www.spiralwinderwatchparts....ety-tachymetre-bezel-for-the-3861-speedmaster
I do not understand why you pimp up the 3861. It's ruin the watch..
O OmegaBHRI would agree if it wasn't easily reversible. But since it is I think its a really lovely upgrade.
Hopefully, this is not off-topic. Is it possible to obtain other bezels from Omega or aftermarket as of September 2024? LewisWatchCo is not available, and Spiralwinder only makes Tachymetre. I would gladly get something else; a decimal bezel would be nice.
Thanks Archer, would it be possible to get the part numbers for the pulsometer and decimal for the 1861-generation? So I can walk into a boutique and order it 😀