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This guy is either really brave or really bonkers. Just hope he's not one of the members here I am no expert by a long way but even with these pictures I can tell this is a rep. The big give away is the pic showing the caseback. You can see on the back of the flip lock part of the clasp that you can see the impression of the breitling wings logo that has been put on the other side of the clasp. You would not get this with a gen. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Breitling-Steelfish-/120737021518?pt=UK_Jewelery_Watches_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item1c1c7cbe4e Not used this forum for a while so hope I am not breaking any rules by posting links. Or if I'm wrong do tell. Tempted to contact him and find out if it is asian or swiss movevment

Thanks for the replies. I snapped the stem trying to remove the crown once extracted from the case, doh. The dealer I bought the watch from 16 months ago offered to send me out a new stem and crown. So, fingers crossed this will turn up in the coming weeks. If its the tube threads that are worn and not the crown I will go for the non waterproof stem shortining technique.

Cheers Offshore. You are right it is not a gen 7750. Thanks for all your advice on this topic. I will let you know the end result with what success I had and which option worked in the end.

wow, it looks like you guys really have thought of everything. The crown and stem actually came out nicely from the case. The stem broke in my hand while trying to remove the crown so no bits are left in the watch. I guess I can order a 7750 crown stem from CousinsUK and hope the genuine fits . They have a 9mm and 12mm, not sure which I need so I will order both. The problem is I still have the worn crown stuck to the broken stem so I really need a BCE crown. I have mailed Angus at Puretime as he has provided me a dial in the past but if he can't get the crown then I am out of ideas. If anybody knows who is best to contact to get a Breitling Chronomat Evolution crown please do let me know . Thanks

Well..... I removed the crown and then proceeded to try and unscrew the crown 'head' from the stem. I have a real low end Breitling rep that I practiced on first and it unscrewed nicely. When I did it on the BCE the crown head did not want to budge from the stem. So, I applied a bit too much pressure and then SNAP! the stem broke. I guess maybe it is not supposed to unscrew. Now I am in the market for a new BCE crown. If I can't get one it's bye bye watch. Anybody have any ideas where I can get a crown and stem for a BCE? Thanks for your help

Thanks for the tip Offshore. I think I will have a play with it tonight and see how I get on. I will try what you said as I think this will certainly help.

I have had a BCE graphite for about 18 months now and about 6 months ago I noticed when screwing in the crown it took less than 1 turn of the crown to screw down tight. Then gradually it was less than a 1/4 turn and now it won't screw in at all. The thing is the watch keeps great time and also looks great so I don't want to write it off or spend the money on a whole new one. I am hoping somebody can tell me if it can be fixed. If it can be fixed do I need to order parts or is this a mechanism that comes in standard sizes than can be fixed by a local repairer. I have read a few articles in the repair section and they advise glueing down the crown or cutting the stem slightly shorter to give the visual look of the crown sitting tight to the case. If this is a good solution can somebody tell me how to remove a crown head from the crown stem (once removed from the watch) to allow me to do this. Hoping somebody can help me as my wrist is currently looking very sad without my BCE on it. Thanks Guys

I have had a BCE graphite for about 18 months now and about 6 months ago I noticed when screwing in the crown it took less than 1 turn of the crown to screw down tight. Then gradually it was less than a 1/4 turn and now it won't screw in at all. . The thing is the watch keeps great time and also looks great so I don't want to write it off or spend the money on a whole new one. I am hoping somebody can tell me if this is a common problem or more importantly if it can be fixed. If it can be fixed do I need to order parts or is this a mechanism that comes in standard sizes than can be fixed by a local repairer. Hoping somebody can help me as my wrist is currently looking very sad without my BCE on it Thanks Guys

Whos gonna be the braver and attempt it?!? Cheers Dude. I think more research is needed from my side first. If you are the bigger man than me and have any success pdo let me know. Thanks also Rocky78 for your findings.

Thanks pokerpot for the information I have already had the back off to calibrate the time accuracy. I was sweating like a safe cracker on his first day on the job in case I broke it. I am completely new to this if it is not already obvious. I may consider trying to drop the bezel back on again but it may take me time to build up the courage to take it off in the first place.

Hi I have a BCE graphite which I love but the bezel is off by a couple of mil's. 1 click more is too much but pictures on the dealer sites dont seem to have this problem. Is it easily fixed on a DIY job or at a local watch repairer. Thanks