Watchmeister Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 With the spate of new 24A's going to forum members I thought I would mention a tip I learned the hard way. My friends know I have owned a number of bezel engraved subs over the years so this is based on my experience. Other people may have had a different onee and should pipe in with any other suggestions. This is all to avoid "difficult to repair" scratches and dings since it is a real pain in the neck to polish them out without removing the bezel. Rule #1 Keep the lumed bezel dot either at 6 or 12. I have found that at those locations it is almost impossible to strike it directly when your wrist strikes against a wall or door. Dent that metal bezel surround and it is almost impossible to fix. Gouge the lume and you have an expensive fix as well. Rule #2 If you ignore Rule 1 at least make sure that the major markers are not on the diagonal. I find that the diagonal markers are the one that get scratched most frequently. And you don't want to dent the engraved numbers if you can avoid it. Rule #3 Don't wear that watch in cement pools. I can't tell you how many times I get out of the pool having felt nothing and there is a good size ding or scratch. This one my be irrelevant as most people don't take their watches swimming. So take it for what it is worth. I am sitting here having a heck of a time getting rid of a couple more scratches as I write this. Polished bezels look great but do require upkeep unless you are going for the "I just came up from a 1,000 foot dive" look. After all, those rocks on the bottom of the sea can cause real damage. All the best and enjoy the remainder of the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babola Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 W...and all this time I though I was the uber-OCD one It appears I have some catching up to do... cheers, b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicpath Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 sounds like Watchmeister had a lot of fun with his 24A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgodeep Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Words of wisdom from the W-Man ....just a little late for me though. I "lost" the whole lume dot from my Old Skool 24A and it took some $150 worth of "cannibalisation" and a trip to the Canada Spa to remedy !! Those little rubber "OEM" protection covers will do a good job , but don't quite achieve the look you want to carry off Cheers FGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted August 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 sounds like Watchmeister had a lot of fun with his 24A This time it wasn't a rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicpath Posted August 24, 2010 Report Share Posted August 24, 2010 ..........I feel your pain bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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