devilseam

Love that CW mike, enjoy!

Yeah, I had read that post a while ago and thought that if that was anyone else they would be shot down in flames. Dont think they really have a clue over on rolex forums.

Nice one sgt, that looks a beauty!

Still this..........

I like it fairly sloppy............ohhh matron

Still this, on a leather nato I whipped up last night!

Very nice mate, considered doing one of these myself.

Desert

Wearing it well J, glad you like it

Like it doesnt come close my friend! Awesome.

Was lucky enough to pick this up from DH last night, what a beauty. This will be a keeper.......I hope.

Compared to gen -

Wearing my new arrival, picked up last night from denimhead.

To say im happy is not even close, since 5pm last night I must have spent at least 6 hours staring and the dial and the slow beat second hand sweeping round.

The BP bezel assembly is a monstrosity.

 

 

There's actually 4x identical springs, 3x little mushroom head pins and one different one that produces the click. If you look closely at the holes you see that the one by 7-8 o'clock is a different shape than the other 4.

 

@ the OP: you need to replace these parts before your bezel will work. You can get away with leaving out 1 or 2 of the mushroom pins, but you need the click one.

 

 

DO NOT PRESS THE BEZEL OVER THE RETAINING RING. YOU WILL DESTROY IT.

 

Unlike every other bezel assembly in existence, the BP retaining ring is designed to be installed over the bezel. See how the retaining ring has a step in it? The top, fatter part is what holds the bezel down. You cannot press the bezel down over it and you will break it if you try (ask me how I know).

 

You need to put the bezel on the case, then press the retaining ring down. It's a giant pain in the ass. I hate the BP construction.

Thanks sneed! Great info. Im going to have a play tonight.

1665 shares its insert with the 5513/1680. Go gen or, if your 1665's bezel is gen or made to gen specs, click me

How good are these inserts Freddy? They look excellent in the pics, I was considering going Gen but now im having second thoughts.

Firstly, sorry about the crude drawing. Art is not my strong point!

Here is a pics highlighting the seconds pinion, the watch needs rotating so that the crown is on the left (its designed to be that way) the second pinion will then automatically be in the correct position for your dial.

Its a 6497.

Sweet, my dad has the exact same watch. He loves it.

I saw pics on Saturday of the painstaking lengths DH had to go to on this bezel, all I can say is the results were worth it mate. What a Beauty, cant wait to see this in the flesh sometime soon.

Looks good mate, both watch and pic! Miss my 111

Jackpot

There is no click sprint on the BP sub, you are missing the four spring loaded parts which create the click sound, and prevent from turning clockwise.

 

So, you need 4 x prongs, and 4 x matching tiny springs.

Cheers Steel, So I guess they fit in the holes?

Any idea where I can get some?

I just bought a BP case set from the other RWG, it seems complete however im at a loss to see how the bezel assembly works?

The case has the crystal and retaining ring fitted, the case has four small holes as shown below, not sure what purpose they serve? -

The bezel ring has the click spring teeth underneath, but im not sure if im missing the actual click spring, however if I am im not sure where it would fit? There doesnt seem to be a hole in the retaining ring for a click spring?

I havent tried to put the bezel on the retaining ring yet, but it feels a very tight fit.

Is there something im missing?

If thats the 'supposedly' franken 1675 for sale on RWI, I would leave well alone. He has already been called out on the Insert which he claimed was gen and as nanuq suggested the dial doesnt look right plus IMO the crown guards are terrible.

Not something to try yourself mate, unless your prepared to practice, a lot.

Depending on where you live you could try Md2020, hes a member here and I have only heard/seen good things from him. Shouldnt be a massive cost either.

Stuck at work today on a huge 13 hour shift! Just RWG, this Avenger and big pot of coffee to keep me company!

Looks like a stock mbw case? Yuki dial?

Looks nice Doc, but im stuck at work and havent eaten since 9am and now the thought of food is consuming me!

I'll take one please.

135/85 24mm and no buckle necessary. Logo on the inside would be great.

If you can pm me the payment details I'll get the payment over to you immediately.

Thanks for your sterling work!

Thanks mate, PM incoming!