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Dinged up my Speedmaster bezel. Fix or replace?

  1. 89-0 Apr 9, 2018

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    Happened this weekend. See it at 7:30? Replace or repair the bezel?
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  2. AnotherDon Apr 9, 2018

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    Door #3: Just live with it knowing that you've already dinged it and the next ding will be much less painful and traumatic. In ~5 years when you take the watch in for service, you can replace it then if you must.

    :)
     
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  3. gdupree Apr 9, 2018

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    Leave it. Your next one will get dinged too.
     
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  4. Wetworks Apr 9, 2018

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    Lol, tachymetere hash numbers that indicate 95, but you picked "7:30" for an identifier. I can't...:rolleyes:

    Like was said, leave it and worry about it when it's time for service. Enjoy your watches, don't let them be a source of angst. I wear my watches at work and play. Some of the hounds ask "why would you wear that here?" My response is always the same; when am I going to wear it, my funeral?" ::psy::
     
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  5. amphib44 Apr 9, 2018

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    Leave it. It's "honest wear", and doesn't really detract from the look of the watch. Each ding in a tool watch comes with a story...
     
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  6. 89-0 Apr 9, 2018

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    Duly noted. Thanks, all.
     
  7. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 9, 2018

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    Just leave it, it will make interesting conversation. You can say you were walking in the park and a squirrel jumped up and attacked it. :thumbsup:
     
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  8. Meme-Dweller Apr 9, 2018

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    I have like 5 dings on mine. It gets dinged so easily, all caused by wooden door frames. Not worth the cost of replacement since it's so fragile.
     
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  9. 89-0 Apr 9, 2018

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    It makes me really appreciate those DON bezels without dings or dents.
     
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  10. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Apr 9, 2018

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    Adds character....
     
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  11. ewand Apr 9, 2018

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    I'd be more worried about all those scratches on the crystal ...

    ::bleh::
     
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  12. mayankyadav Apr 9, 2018

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    haha.. just shows how useless tool that tachymeter is...
     
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  13. rb10chris Apr 9, 2018

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    haha I've done worse! don't worry about it, just makes it a little easier to wear and not worry about.
     
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  14. 89-0 Apr 9, 2018

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    It's the way the light is hitting it-- it's not that bad.
     
  15. ostneb Apr 9, 2018

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    As much as my ocd disagrees, i have to go with what everyone else said here!
     
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  16. eugeneandresson 'I used a hammer, a chisel, and my fingers' Apr 9, 2018

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    everything in life is about balance...you should ding it at 2 o'clock now, then you're good to go :thumbsup:
     
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  17. teojjsg Apr 9, 2018

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    The photos exaggerated it a bit. Should look pretty minor in real life. I will leave it.

    If you lose sleep over it. Buy a new spare and keep it. Replace after this existing one gets badly dinged.
     
  18. Pun Apr 9, 2018

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    Yeah. That’s the best reply so far. Or just keep that. That way, who knows, you’ll have the best NOS period correct bezel in future! And I won’t wonder if you hit a jackpot with that.....
     
  19. 77deluxe Apr 9, 2018

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    +1 keep it.
     
  20. ulackfocus Apr 9, 2018

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    There's absolutely no video evidence nor witnesses to that ever happening so you can't prove it in court.
     
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