finisterre Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Any tips for putting it back on? Looks like it was just glued before. Any parrticular type of glue I should use? Or any other handy tips? Thanks. I suppose I'm lucky it happened while watching TV. I don't know what would have happened if it was lost in the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve G Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 This appears to be common unfortunately with this rep. I think pugwash had this happen, another member and myself. Luckily my came off while sitting at my desk. The glue used was either cheap or just not enough. I carefully applied some crazy glue, locktite, etc. with a toothpick and pressed it back on. Good as new and so far so good. Give it a shot, not hard really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 i used guerilla glue. The bezel insert that came with the watch nicely fit tight into place. I replaced a bezel on another one that didn't fit exactly. I used a series of rubber bands to keep it down in place. Guerilla glue takes forever to cure. Someone said that crazy glue has a gas that can harm the watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry,,,doesn't sound like a huge fix, but still, I mean "ultimate",,,,,all kinds of stuff seems to fall off, bezel inserts, case tubes,,,doesn't sound very ultimate to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaccum Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 The problem is not the glue...but where it was applied. vaccum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotoman Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry,,,doesn't sound like a huge fix, but still, I mean "ultimate",,,,,all kinds of stuff seems to fall off, bezel inserts, case tubes,,,doesn't sound very ultimate to me. i believe ultimate is a modifyer of the asthetics not the build. or it could modify the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansenshukai Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 I had the same thing happen on the same rep model. Luckily, I was inside my car when it happened, so I was able to recover the bezel (with the tiny pearl) intact. I use Loctite Water Resistant glue. That's what I have used for all my other bezels and it holds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CISO1969 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 ND : Great quote. [censored] Meadows was one of the greatest SF soldiers there ever was. CISO I had the same thing happen on the same rep model. Luckily, I was inside my car when it happened, so I was able to recover the bezel (with the tiny pearl) intact. I use Loctite Water Resistant glue. That's what I have used for all my other bezels and it holds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 This appears to be common unfortunately with this rep. I think pugwash had this happen, another member and myself. Mine came off while I was removing the bezel, so not under normal use. I glued it back on with regular glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotsbimmer Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 ND : Great quote. [censored] Meadows was one of the greatest SF soldiers there ever was. CISO A plastic bottle cap of the right diameter works well to hold down the bezel while it's drying, or you'll run the risk of discovering one side being higher when it drys. just put a small notch in the cap where the pearl is. In my case a bleach bottle's cap was the right diameter. Then just put a big phone book on top to weight it down or use rubber bands, elastics to some of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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