Skywalker Posted March 9, 2010 Report Posted March 9, 2010 The bezel on my replica DSSD rolex went from being unidirectional to bidirectional. The person handling thought it was supposed to go both ways and just forced it the other way. What are the mechanics of it and what can I do to fix it. Help!
Skywalker Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Posted March 10, 2010 Anybody? I'm not sure how the bezel became bidirectional; what was preventing it from rotating in two directions in the first place?
plaifender Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 wow.. no idea.. does it still click or is it completely loose now?
fakemaster Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Need totake it apart and have a look. And your friend needs to pay for any repair.
offshore Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Once the bezel is off, you will see the "click" mechanism. May be bent or broken. Getting the bezel off can be a challenge in itself. May be better to find a local repairer to look at it, if you haven't a lot of repair knowledge, you could do some damage trying to get that bezel off. O/S
highoeyazmuhudee Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 in my experience the rep construction always ends in a bent bezel. Unless its made 1:1 chances are good you'll warp it trying to pry it off. the click spring or ring spoke is probably bent. does it even click anymore? it's it stiffer or looser than when you got it? if it doesnt spin around the bezel freely, it might be best to just live with it.
rytox Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 if it doesnt spin around the bezel freely, it might be best to just live with it. Aren't we all freaks enought to not be able to live with it? I mean - I wouldn't..
highoeyazmuhudee Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Aren't we all freaks enought to not be able to live with it? I mean - I wouldn't.. yeah who am i kidding...i spent more than 2 hours last night removing every speck of dust i could find under the crystal in NOT 1 but 3 different lights and intensities. also used a whole can of compressed air... damn...we're sick
kbh Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 I spent hours trying to get the bezel off a DSSD. I never could figure it out but it sure didn't want to pry off. Good luck.
plaifender Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Do not pry it off! it's ceramic and NOT flexible like most metal inserts are. Prying it off could result in a nicely cracked peice of ceramic on your wrist
Skywalker Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Posted March 10, 2010 Thanks for the help it still clicks pretty smoothly counterclockwise and just kind if rotates with a little resistance clockwise...
kbh Posted March 10, 2010 Report Posted March 10, 2010 Do not pry it off! it's ceramic and NOT flexible like most metal inserts are. Prying it off could result in a nicely cracked peice of ceramic on your wrist I think both he and I were talking about the bezel, not the ceramic insert.
highoeyazmuhudee Posted March 11, 2010 Report Posted March 11, 2010 I say leave it alone, tampering will make it worse. right now it doesnt sound so bad to live with.
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