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FOIS Dropped - Bezel dented
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Donn Chambers
·Afraid you are gonna need a new bezel and insert for that. Frankly, if the watch is operating properly after the shock and doesn’t need immediate service, I’d just wait and have it replaced during the next service. The cheapest option for buying a bezel now is from Omega - any that you might find online are going to be marked up by a significant margin.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorCongrats on a nice character dent. 👍 “Wear it like it’s stolen” I say.....
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vbrad26
·As painful as it is to look at...you'll end up getting used to it over time.
If it still bothers you when it is time for a service, have it replaced then as already mentioned.
If it still bothers you when it is time for a service, have it replaced then as already mentioned.
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03Hemi
·I'd never get used to looking at that, every time I'd see it I'd get pissed at myself again. To me, that'd have to be fixed ASAP, but I don't see a beat up watch as having character, a beat up leather jacket has character. A 30 year old watch in pristine shape has character.
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Kargol
·Bad luck my friend. I feel you...
one week ago my wife just took a sit on the sofa where I had misplaced an old cosmic which I had just brought back from the watchmaker with a new genuine glass...
shit happens, but it’s only money. It can be fixed
one week ago my wife just took a sit on the sofa where I had misplaced an old cosmic which I had just brought back from the watchmaker with a new genuine glass...
shit happens, but it’s only money. It can be fixed
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unload
·Afraid you are gonna need a new bezel and insert for that. Frankly, if the watch is operating properly after the shock and doesn’t need immediate service, I’d just wait and have it replaced during the next service. The cheapest option for buying a bezel now is from Omega - any that you might find online are going to be marked up by a significant margin.
Any idea what the cost might be all in service & Parts? Ballpark guess?
Definitely going to fix it it's not that small
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03Hemi
·No idea, but expensive I'm sure, probably to the point you'll make sure to never do it again. Get rid of that clumsy buckle and go to a clasp and it will dramatically lower the odds of dropping it again when you go to put it on and the strap will last a lot longer too. fwiw
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unload
·No idea, but expensive I'm sure, probably to the point you'll make sure to never do it again. Get rid of that clumsy buckle and go to a clasp and it will dramatically lower the odds of dropping it again when you go to put it on and the strap will last a lot longer too. fwiw
Yes I was actually just going to order a bracelet for it this week $#%!@
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Evitzee
·No idea, but expensive I'm sure, probably to the point you'll make sure to never do it again. Get rid of that clumsy buckle and go to a clasp and it will dramatically lower the odds of dropping it again when you go to put it on and the strap will last a lot longer too. fwiw
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JwRosenthal
·Yes, get a DP buckle for safety and strap longevity, they don't cost much (less than $40). Tang buckle on sports watches don't make sense in 2020. I know the history angle for some of these watches for a tang buckle, but they are fiddly in operation and can lead to drops if you aren't careful.
As for your bezel- I recently replaced the bezel on my ‘72 Speedy (of course stashes rhe DNN) and it was under $200 from a forum member- Not sure what it would be for the FIOS- but I don’t imagine enough to make you have to sell an organ.
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03Hemi
·I typically can't stand a butterfly, but found this Rios Clasp made in Germany very easy to put on without having to bend the strap to go through the keepers and it's the German high quality you'd expect. Evitzee is right on, I paid around $40 bucks on ebay for it. I especially like the large screw head that holds it to one side of the strap instead of the pin for security reasons and it lays very flat.
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JwRosenthal
·I typically can't stand a butterfly, but found this Rios Clasp made in Germany very easy to put on without having to bend the strap to go through the keepers and it's the German high quality you'd expect. Evitzee is right on, I paid around $40 bucks on ebay for it. I especially like the large screw head that holds it to one side of the strap instead of the pin for security reasons and it lays very flat.
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TimtimeIntl
·For a Speedy I am a bracelet guy but for many dress watches I like a conventional strap. Never did like the deployment ones I tried on them. any accident can happen but when putting on and removing I always do it over a counter, table or something soft. At an outdoor art show I was admiring a man's Patek and he took it off right there in the street and handed it to me to view. Shudders. I guess I look trustworthy. He was in a wheel chair and I would not let him put it back on unless over his lap. You can source a bezel online and have a regular watchmaker replace it and save some money.
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03Hemi
·I do the bracelet in warm weather and I like the leather for a change in cold weather.
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03Hemi
·Very similar to the new Gecko one i mentioned but that looks to be a better design (like the screw pin). And the price is about the same- May have to pick a few of these up!
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vicsdca
·Wow. It must have landed on something quite sharp to make a dent like that.
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