I read that 2 people lost some screws from the Blacksteel bezel. That really scared me to wear my Balcksteel anymore and I started to checkout the screws on the bezel.
Surprise surprise, 4 of the screws were already loose.
On the V2 version, the bezel is pressed on to the watch, so the screws are just decoys / dummies and
I believe they have been glued into the bezel with cheap chinese glue. So much for :All parts of the watch can be totally interchangeable with the genuine watch
My idea was to take the screws out of the bezel and glue them back in.When I say loose I mean that the screw would wind to the left and to the right side.That happens when you use a screw which is too small for the hole. I could move the screws left and right, but they didn't come out.So what to do? My idea was to take the screws out of the bezel and glue them back in. Here was the problem, how do I get them out? I already tried to move them out with a blade but that could scratch the bezel. Then finally this morning I had the idea to use the stuff I use for opening up the watch cases, Plasticine / modeling material. And here we go, the screws came out easy without scratching the bezel.
The next step was to get the screws back in and I tried with loctide, but that didn't work because there are no threads in the holes of the bezel. So I used some super glue. With super glue you need to be careful that you do not get any of this stuff on the outside of the bezel, it will ruin it and you will see it. What to use to apply the glue? I used a black oiler and it worked fine.
I got all screws back in and now I can enjoy my watch again.
My advise to all Blacksteel owner, check your screws on the bezel, I don't think you can get any screws from our dealers, if you can, they probably charge you 25 USD for one, and loosing a screw I would say ruins the watch.