Nanuq Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hello gents, I'm looking for a bezel and pepsi insert for a friend of mine and his gen 1675. Anyone have one to sell? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polexpete Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 You've broken your new one already haven't you ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Well, let's put it this way..... it was me or the bear. I imagine if I follow that bugger around long enough I'll get it back. Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Seriously, it's for a friend of mine. He's got an old GMT and it wore out enough that his bezel fell off and got lost. I tried ordering one from CWP but its inner diameter was slightly too big so it wouldn't click on securely. Are there two NOS diameters out there? Didn't think so. Any other leads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabularasa415 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 VRF.... there's a fellow on there with about 30 of them for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks I'll go have a look. JewelryandWatch has a complete set for $350 ... too high in my book. CWP has one for $69 and it won't click on right, diameter is wrong. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialvat Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 With someones wonderful help I ve ordered the WSO999 version, I ve gone for the full set incase the gen bezel wont fit. I wont have it for a couple of weeks but I ll let you know how it fits the gen case, its a 1972 case. So may differ if your friends is of an earlier vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks! I'm looking forward to a review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I went over to VRF marketplace, and their aren't any bezels for sale. one fellow has a bunch of GMT bezel inserts, but the last bezel/insert was for sale a couple of days ago, and it went pretty fast. Wouldn't hurt to put a Want to buy up over there, but frankly,From what the prices look like, it's going to be pretty expensive. Why doesn't he try to get a genuine bezel from a Rolex dealer? From what I read, the 1675 and 16750 bezels are interchangable, so they should still be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Good advice, I think the AD quoted him $300 for the gen bezel, and that's about what J&W quoted for aftermarket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 $300 for a gen bezel? Thats not too bad. My 1675 Franken started out with a Yuki bezel and retaining ring. Then i came across a gen bezel setup. It snaps tight onto the Yuki retainer. I really like my gen bezel and gen faded insert. its got a lot of character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Good advice, I think the AD quoted him $300 for the gen bezel, and that's about what J&W quoted for aftermarket! FYI, after hours of research there only appears to be one manufacturing source for Aftermarket (Gen Spec) 1675 Bezel's and Inserts. So J&W @ $300 is the SAME part from Yuki, NDT, Classic, Clark, etc. and ultimately the SAME part from Mr. Slimeball/WSO who is the cheapest. Moving along to the insert, the big tell on the insert is the overhanging 2's in 22, and squished 6 in 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexaddict Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 if it helps, here its a gen parts shop, 1675-16750 bezel sets are in a range of 400 - 800 euros http://www.chrono-shop.net/fr/12-lunettes- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 FYI, after hours of research there only appears to be one manufacturing source for Aftermarket (Gen Spec) 1675 Bezel's and Inserts. So J&W @ $300 is the SAME part from Yuki, NDT, Classic, Clark, etc. and ultimately the SAME part from Mr. Slimeball/WSO who is the cheapest. Thanks for doing all that research! Next time you're in town I owe you a tall frothy ale at the Firetap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakwan Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 FYI, after hours of research there only appears to be one manufacturing source for Aftermarket (Gen Spec) 1675 Bezel's and Inserts. So J&W @ $300 is the SAME part from Yuki, NDT, Classic, Clark, etc. and ultimately the SAME part from Mr. Slimeball/WSO who is the cheapest. Moving along to the insert, the big tell on the insert is the overhanging 2's in 22, and squished 6 in 16. So WSO is not genuine size then we have to use gen parts only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 So WSO is not genuine size then we have to use gen parts only? I found the WSO bezel did not click onto the gen ring securely. So I removed it and installed the WSO retaining ring, then the bezel snapped on nice and tight. The insert is obviously not genuine, but for the guy whose watch I fixed he couldn't care less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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