Annapolis
·I doubt this is something I will actually do, but I’m seriously contemplating it and wondering where to even begin.
I really like the white dial small seconds DeVille Tresor, but even though they make the other dial colors with plain bezels, the white one only comes with a diamond bezel. (It boggles the mind—no idea why.) I would never wear a watch with a diamond bezel.
This is the watch in question. (Also pictured below.)
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...hronometer-small-seconds-40-mm-43518402102002
You can also see, below, another of the same watch (identical case and material, just a different color dial) sans diamonds.
If one wanted to buy this watch and then swap in a plain bezel, where would you go to do that? Any specific customization shop you like that would take on such a minute task? Would Omega ever sell just the plain bezel to an end-customer?—would it be an easy DIY if you did have the part? And do we imagine that the diamond bezel would be easy to sell off, say to a jeweler who could harvest the diamonds for some other purpose?
Way out of my depth here. Any thoughts welcome!
I really like the white dial small seconds DeVille Tresor, but even though they make the other dial colors with plain bezels, the white one only comes with a diamond bezel. (It boggles the mind—no idea why.) I would never wear a watch with a diamond bezel.
This is the watch in question. (Also pictured below.)
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...hronometer-small-seconds-40-mm-43518402102002
You can also see, below, another of the same watch (identical case and material, just a different color dial) sans diamonds.
If one wanted to buy this watch and then swap in a plain bezel, where would you go to do that? Any specific customization shop you like that would take on such a minute task? Would Omega ever sell just the plain bezel to an end-customer?—would it be an easy DIY if you did have the part? And do we imagine that the diamond bezel would be easy to sell off, say to a jeweler who could harvest the diamonds for some other purpose?
Way out of my depth here. Any thoughts welcome!