hackR Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 i broke the glass on my skyland and am wondering if someone knows how the pearl is constructed to replace it...and what suggestions you may have for replacing it... here's what i know...the pearl appears to be set in the rider tab from the outside/top of the bezel based on some pix i received from another member of the underside of the bezel...i have not attempted to take the bezel off...since the "glass" broke, i picked out the shards from the pearl socket...to my surprise, there's no fill of lume...i'm thinking that the glass is simply coated with lume from the underside, set in the bezel's recessed area and then the peal "ring" is applied over it...not sure, but that's my guess... any knowledge of the pearl construction and/or how to replace it would be welcome... figuring Z or others have re-lumed these pearls, so there has to be a simply way of it coming together...i don't want to try to pry the pearl "ring" off either...doing nothing until i understand it all... thanks...R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Can we get a pic R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted January 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 these are pix from new member Shab...he's taken off his skyland bezel and provided me some pix of the bezel and its back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted January 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimpie007 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 Hmz. What you could try is remove everything from the hole and replace it (glue in) with a hour marker from a Submariner dial like this one: Might need some sanding to get it to fit but then you'll have a shiney pearl with lume ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiman12 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 H...I couldn't find a replacement, so I made my own. What I did is paint the hole white, not right to the top. Stuff the hole with lume and let it dry overnight. Fill up the hole with clear nail polish top coat. Also, ensure that the pearl is level prior to filling with top coat.... The top coat will dry clear and be smooth, but not as smooth as the glass of course. The drawback...you have to ask a sales lady where you would find top coat nail polish and have to withstand their instantanoeus giggling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 @chi...you rock!...great idea...i'm glad i posted this... already known in the cosmetic aisle...another member sent me to get a small nail polish brish for fine touchup...never found it...but made their day... can you shoot a macro of the finished pearl...looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 shining the "Z" off the roof into the sky...before i try anything, hoping i might hear from The Zigmeister on this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.