Did I get a refurbished bezel?

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

Hello!

I recently had the bezel on my 1st gen SMPc replaced under warranty. I noticed that the scalloping on replacement bezel is much more dull and rounded than the original bezel. Is it possible that I received a bezel that has been polished/refurbished from Omega? Does anybody know if Omega refurbishes parts and then allows them to be put back into circulation? I’d be a little disappointed if the bezel does turn out to be polished as I would have just preferred to keep the original bezel.

 

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WatchCor

·Jan 12, 2020

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

Patience young padawan, posted pictures I have

The first three are the original the last is the replacement

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

More of the replacement bezel. Little difficult to take a good picture!

 

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Donn Chambers

·Jan 12, 2020

Why did you have the original bezel replaced? Was the ceramic cracked? I didn’t see any obvious problem in the pictures.

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

Donn Chambers

Why did you have the original bezel replaced? Was the ceramic cracked? I didn’t see any obvious problem in the pictures.

The bezel numerals were faded. I actually see a lot of seamasters with this issue, I guess people don’t know it’s a defect and covered under warranty. It actually looks kinda cool in some lighting but I enjoy using my bezel to time stuff and to actually help read time and the numbers were impossible to see in low light. Here’s a comparison pic of another Seamaster I had with a normal bezel vs the faded.

 

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Vercingetorix

·Jan 12, 2020·Spam Risk

You just threw away the Ghost of Bond Bezel and thousands of dollars when they become rare and much sought after.

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

Vercingetorix

You just threw away the Ghost of Bond Bezel and thousands of dollars when they become rare and much sought after.

Knowing my luck you’re probably right 🙁

 

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Evitzee

·Jan 12, 2020

Vercingetorix

You just threw away the Ghost of Bond Bezel and thousands of dollars when they become rare and much sought after.

Future collectors will say "nyet.....the bezel's been replaced! Improper patina. Pass."

Edited: Jan 12, 2020

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 12, 2020

Evitzee

Future collectors will say "nyet.....the bezel's been replaced! Not original. Pass."

This thread will go down in history documenting the dunce who replaced his ultra rare collectible ghost bezel lol

 

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Dan S

·Jan 12, 2020

Maybe they polished the bezel and just replaced the insert. This is a problem with big brand service centers ... they are like a black box. You will never find out what actually happened.

 

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WatchCor

·Jan 13, 2020

My vote goes to a heavyhanded polishing of the original bezel.

 

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VQ37Reaper

·Jan 13, 2020

WatchCor

My vote goes to a heavyhanded polishing of the original bezel.

Normally I’d agree with this but they actually showed me the two bezels side by side to show the difference before the gave me back the watch