Help A Noob Fix His Smp Bezel

[tonibari]

Got my new SMP from WBK, and it is a great watch. The loom on the hands is incredible, the crown guard is very nice and the band doesn’t have screws.

Now the one thing I wanted to a just is the bezel. The Bezel was about 5 mm off; and I thought I could just follow ByTor’s bezel adjusting guide.

The guide is straight forward and I decided to pop the bezel off the SMP. Once removed the bezel layout was a little different then in ByTor’s guide.

The teeth on the bezel are actually on the under side and not on the sides like in the guide. So now I’m left with these three parts.

I have tried several ways of attaching the bezel again, but none worked out right. The bezel attaches very nice and stays in place, but now I can turn it in either direction without any clicks.

I also tried to place the spring semi outside the bezel hoping it would catch in the hole on the watch; no luck so far.

Since nothing has worked, I think I might have lost a part belonging to the bezel?

Any advice is appreciated on how I can fix this, mean while I’ll keep on trying to fix the bezel.

Toni

[flavor flav]

check on the case and see if there is a small hole under the bezel. in this hole is supposed to be a spring and a small pin which catches the notches on the bezel. you can get a genuine part from ofrei for a few bucks if you lost it.

[flavor flav]

by the way, these new omegas (i assume $95 asian) are looking very impressive! by-tor's GMT shocked me. you have a nice watch there. in my signiture i have a pig of my genuine version so you can compare....looks quite the same

[tonibari]

flavor flav:

Yes, there is a small hole on the SMP case located under the bezel. The hole is about 2mm. here is a picture of it.

I took a look at Ofrei, but have no idea what I'm looking for. My search for bezel parts doesn't bring anything up that looks usable. If you could nudge me in the right direction that would be wonderful.

I thought that this spring I still have was just to keep the bezel attached.

Also, you are right one the SMP is an Asian 21, This watch is why I started looking at Reps. My wife would not let me get get the real one. Here are two more pictures.

The SMP hands are right on and the loom on them is great. The date font might be a little small and the He valve is a little low, but that is minor. I have a question about the band though. On this watch the band feels light, like a Rolex band. How is the original. By the way, the band has pins, not screws.

Thank you for the help,

Toni

PS: flavor flav, I have admired the picture of your watches several time, you have a great collections.

[FlipLockBuckle]

Hey friend,

You are missing two parts, there must have been a little spring and a small metal bolt located inside that small hole. Make sure you get a metal detector and search those two things before you vacuum your room the next time.

The Spring and the small bolt are the actual parts that make the click sound, and which prevent the bezel from being turned clockwise. (Spring pushes the bolt against the teeth, so the bezel can be turned only in that directon, where the teeth are at an angle)

Edited December 31, 2006 by FlipLockBuckle

[Everythingape]

I had the exact same problem..

Here are pics of what you need.

check post #8, and good luck.

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=10564&hl=

[tonibari]

Well, I spent all night looking for the spring and the other little metal piece on the floor. No luck, I had my strong LED light in one hand and the strongest magnet I could find in the other.

I'll give it one more try with my cleaned out dyson vacuum, maybe I'll get luck this way.

If I can't find the two parts by Monday night, I'll call Ofrei and see if they have the parts.

As I write this, my wife reminds me that she told me not to play with my watch.

Toni

[tonibari]

Believed or not I found the parts. Vaccumed the floor in the area were I worked on the watch. Here is what I ended up with.

Then I worked the dust with some magnets, and saw some silver on the magnet. Put them right a way in a zip-lock bag.

here is a close look of what was in the bag.

Thank you all for the help and advice,

Toni

Happy New year and a great 2007 to all.

[Everythingape]

Great that it all turned out ok for you!

A good tip is to put a thin woman's stocking on the end of your vacuum pipe.. with a little bit of it inside the pipe.. Anything larger than your normal dust will be caught in the stocking.

Happy new year!