OSRep Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hi guys, I have tried to search this (here and g****e).....its sort of trivial but I can not, for the love of me, find the answer.....So thought Id ask the experts. Its been bugging me for a while now......basically: Are the case and bezel on a contemporary Luminor Marina model for eg, separate entities??? Or are they joined / constructed as a single mould? I mean.....So for eg, If I had a brushed case and polished bezel - would I be able to swap the bezel for a brushed one? Or would this depend on the factory the rep comes from? Any informed advice is fully appreciated. Thank you. OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Every PAM I have handled had a separate case and bezel assembly, well all except a few that were DLC coated and the bezel was epoxied in place for some reason (it shouldn't be). The bezel is either held in place with a compression ring (like the crystal) or it is snapped in place. Sometimes a case back knife can be used to pry it off, but I find that a bezel removal tool works much better, especially on the tighter ones, especially the snap in place ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 As Zig mentioned, the bezel is fitted to the case using a compression gasket ring. Here you can see the compression ring fitted to the bezel; this then installs onto the case lip with a press... Hope this helps illustrate... Cheers, //ubi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSRep Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Zig and Ubi - you guys are THE BEST Thank you Its been bugging me for ages....... Regards OS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Your welcome. If you do remove the bezel, keep in mind that installing it requires a crystal press and a large die, you'll never get it on by hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Every PAM I have handled had a separate case and bezel assembly, well all except a few that were DLC coated and the bezel was epoxied in place for some reason (it shouldn't be). Since many members associate DLC with my name, I wanted to make it clear that the zigmeister is not referring to cases that I've assembled (as I always use proper tools and techniques). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSRep Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Your welcome. If you do remove the bezel, keep in mind that installing it requires a crystal press and a large die, you'll never get it on by hand... Im not planning on doing this work myself (as I dont have the tools yet)......But its still a great tip - thanks again Zig. Reason I asked was, im thinking of a certain PAM model - but its in a full Ti case (which is wrong as the gen is fully brushed steel (case/bezel/CG/crown/back etc). Now, can get the brushed case/CG/crown/back etc - but the bezel is polished. So was thinking of getting it as is (with polished bezel) and looking for a brushed bezel later (so wanted to know how the cases are assembled and whether I could change the bezel).....and you and UBi have clarified that for me / us Since many members associate DLC with my name, I wanted to make it clear that the zigmeister is not referring to cases that I've assembled (as I always use proper tools and techniques). Thanks for the clarification Avitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldeCrow Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 avitt for crying out loud, check your PM's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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