Brushing bezel face on Tudor 7032

[garettb16]

Hi guys wondering if you could recommend the best way to remove the bezel so I can give it a brushed finish on the face.

Will I have to remove the crystal to do this?

[FxrAndy]

no the crystal should stay on, a sharp case knife can be used to pry the bezel up evenly all around, i thin put the bexel in my lathe and do the brushing to get it all nice and round

[mcotter]

Depending what you're trying to achieve....Careful use of a green scotchbrite pad will accomplish an even brushed finish w/o removing the bezel..

Carefully avoiding the lense as plastic scuffs easily w/ the pad. I recently refinished the bezel on my Tudor chrono quite successfully..

Regards, mcotter

[danielv2000]

Depending what you're trying to achieve....Careful use of a green scotchbrite pad will accomplish an even brushed finish w/o removing the bezel..

Carefully avoiding the lense as plastic scuffs easily w/ the pad. I recently refinished the bezel on my Tudor chrono quite successfully..

Regards, mcotter

Interestng. Did you leave the bezel on? How long of a job was it? I'm no modder by any stretch of the imagination, so I'm wondering is it just a few strokes and the job is done?

Thanks

[Martyd3]

I think it's better to remove the bezel, for the the crystals sake and to get a better finish. You can use a scotchbrite pad or a rubber refinishing bar. What I did was to hold the bar steady and rotate the bezel on it. I got a nice even finish that way.

[gplracer]

Someone want to give some more details on this one. I was just wondering also if the bezel looks better brushed or if it is just more accurate.

[redwatch]

In my opinion it definitely looks better brushed than polished. Plus it is accurate to how the gen was.

For mine, I used a bezel removal tool like this one:

Once removed, I used an old Tape Machine that just so happened to have a pinch roller that was the exact diameter as the inside of the bezel. I just ran the tape machine on slow, and held a titanium refinishing pad on top of the bezel while it slowly spun around. Took me about 10 minutes to get a nice, even, circular brushed look.

[woof*]

Looks very very good red!

[TeeJay]

Fantastic results

[krpster]

I did mine with the bezel still on. I taped around the crystal to protect it from the scotchbrite pad, this was the hardest part. Once protected I just wiped around the bezel with the pad until I was satisfied with the look. Sorry, no pics at the moment but pretty much the same as those shown above.

[gplracer]

Thanks Krypster. I might do that. I plan on getting another crystal anyway but the tape should protect it.

[Ephry73]

Removing the bezel is the best option. Green scuffing pad and a lathe or a drill at really low speed does the trick. E

[gplracer]

Great looking watch E. Did the crystal come off when you took the bezel off?

Also, what type of pad should I get to do this?

[Ephry73]

Thanks man. It did. I just put it back in with a little gs cement for good measure. I repolished the crystal anyways just cause I could.

[mastersdom]

Gorgeous watches there! Another thumbs up for the brushed bezel. I prefer the Bergeon 6820 for safely removing bezels. If anybody is ever in North Wales, UK then you are welcome to use mine.