tgchrono2 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 do you think that this bezel ring will fot the rep PO 45,5 mm ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310304865540?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 looks to be the same as i what i ordered from watchtailor.com...they also operate out of texas (or so they say) and have an ebay store...im expecting it in the next 10 days so will let you know-unless someone else has already bought one and fitted it...looks to be fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgchrono2 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 it looks like genuine but im wondering if it will fit the rep bezel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 thats the question, i changed an orange rep bezel insert i had on a rep bezel ages ago to a black one, from another planet ocean rep-both 45mm, yet the bezel inserts werent the same size-by about half a mm...i do know on the gen bezel, some people have removed the insert and filled it down to fit a rep bezel, only to find it needed thining around the outer edge too as it was too wide, so if its made to gen size it may need some material removed to fit...hmmm, who knows! im hoping the one ive ordered will fit fine, will report back when i have it, but hopfully someone else may answer by then who has already got one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Another option ofcourse to get one that will fit is to contact a trusted dealer and see if they can source one for you...should definatley fit then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgchrono2 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 but the rep bezels have wrong pearl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 it's hard to see but the pearl ring looks raised which it isnt on the gen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 it's hard to see but the pearl ring looks raised which it isnt on the gen... I agree that the pearl/ring doesn't look 100% to me - but then again I've been staring at PO bezels for hours the last few weeks. Maybe it's the light in that particular shot though because the pearls in the other rep pictures that the eBay seller has looks better imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 if you want the pearl to be perfect, its either a gen bezel and mod the insert to fit the rep assembly or put up with it really...or go for the 5th generation 42mm rep, they have pretty much perfect pearl placement and appearence...i was one to be picky about the pearl, i bought the gen bezel, and turned out to be more trouble than its worth, now im happy to wear it as it comes and little things like that dont bother me anymore! the search for perfection slowly made me question the hobby, and the money i spent was getting within a couple of hundred quid of buying a used gen planet ocean... the pearl on those aftermarket inserts does look raised, im planning on removing it and using the pearl that came on my rep bezel...should fit pretty flush then-hopfully lol and a little bit more centered, so if it works i'll be much happier that i spent just £20 instead of when i spent £200 on the gen bezel for my old franken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 You needed to mod it? On a 45 or 42? I thought it was just to snap it on, at least on the 42. Although I read somewhere that if you later on decided to go with the gen crystal it ended up too high with the gen bezel in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamcky2k Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 gen 45mm bezel is not a straight swap with the rep bezel...and the insert is built into the bezel. you can either glue the entire assembly in place in which case the bezel wont function (this is what i did), machine a ring to fit between case and gen bezel-the gen bezel is too wide for the rep case, or remove the insert carefully then file hell out of the back of it and around the edges until it fits flush on the rep bezel, then carefully glue it on...all too much fuss in my opinion as one who actually tried it... ive heard the 42mm gen bezel however is a straight swap with the rep-but as the bezel is so close anyway, even pearl placement, edge, colour etc its not really worth it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I bought a black insert last year from JO for my 5th gen PO. It was a perfect fit, just snapped in. I wish I could find a gen insert. I missed one on WUS by five minutes last month. The Jo inserts ok, but I'd rather have the gen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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