Making a insert for 166.0177 SHOM

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mcgyver

·Apr 25, 2023

I got a request to make a new insert for a 166.0177 a while ago.
The original insert is 0.8mm thick so I started with a piece if 1mm acrylic sheet, machined it using a 0.2mm mill.

After milling the piece is deburred, cleaned and then the numbers/indexes are filled with a lume/paint mixture.
Finally the back gets four coats of black paint and the front a buff.

The different stages shown.

Final result

Now I just need to cut some dubble sided tape and tjey are ready for instalation.

 

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Archer

·Apr 25, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

New bezels are available, but they will be luminova...so bright white numbers/marks...

 

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mcgyver

·Apr 25, 2023

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New bezels are available, but they will be luminova...so bright white numbers/marks...

Are the service inserts milled/pressed - on the pictures I have found they seem to be pad printed instead!?

 

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·Apr 25, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

mcgyver

Are the service inserts milled/pressed - on the pictures I have found they seem to be pad printed instead!?

There are no service inserts. You can only purchase the entire bezel...

 

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mcgyver

·Apr 25, 2023

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There are no service inserts. You can only purchase the entire bezel...

Ok - but on that bezel, is the insert milled or printed?

 

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·Apr 25, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

mcgyver

Ok - but on that bezel, is the insert milled or printed?

Well, not going to order one for $400 to find out, so here's a picture for you...

 

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mcgyver

·Apr 25, 2023

Thank you! 😀
It looks like the one I found a picture of before and, not 100%, but it looks to be printed and not milled/pressed. You lose the depth which is what I like about these inserts!

 

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·Apr 25, 2023·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

mcgyver

Thank you! 😀
It looks like the one I found a picture of before and, not 100%, but it looks to be printed and not milled/pressed. You lose the depth which is what I like about these inserts!

Possibly - hard to tell from photos, but when I look at the 5 in 50, the original file appears to show the 3D effect there...

Pretty sure I ordered one of these years ago, so if I find live photos that I took, I'll post them.

 

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flqt-9000

·Apr 25, 2023

There are two service bezel inserts.
One is milled and with tritium and can be spotted because the font is different. the more recent one is printed and has a luminous dot at the triangle.

 

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flqt-9000

·Apr 25, 2023

For reference, this is an old service bezel: