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The British summer has just graced us with our annual sunshine quota of 3 days and I have tried to spend as much time outdoors as possible to take advantage of it. I

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Hi there ...

mine fell of first day when i unpacked the package :) touched the bezel to check if it rotates oka and it just fell off ... lucky me i coud of loose it easy ... i took it to a watchmaker and he glued it on ... from then it was oka ... but cant tell u what kinda glue he used all do he told me if i wanna take it off its easy to do it !

He also said that the glue applyed before was done poore and not correctly ...

regards laz

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He also said that the glue applyed before was done poore and not correctly ...

Yeah, well I'd certainly go along with that, just one of those QC issues that you get with reps I suppose. :(

2 part epoxy it is then.

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If i know i have a nice close fitting part then i use clear nail varnish, so far i have had no problems, the reason i use this is that it holds well but can be broken when i need to and cleaned off easily as opposed to epoxy or cyanoacrylate glue.

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If i know i have a nice close fitting part then i use clear nail varnish, so far i have had no problems, the reason i use this is that it holds well but can be broken when i need to and cleaned off easily as opposed to epoxy or cyanoacrylate glue.

is it waterproof? ie can you still swim with it? (I'm assuming you CAN swim ;) )

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I think that while checking for waterproofing if you want to swim or dive with these watches, it would be advisable to make sure the bezel insert is secure. From what I've seen you're just as likely to lose the insert as have water find its way into the case. Remember, quality control is variable at best. :mellow:

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is it waterproof? ie can you still swim with it? (I'm assuming you CAN swim ;) )

The He valve is a real weak point because it is really just a screw run through the case from the inside. It's best to take the movement out and seal that off permanently with epoxy. I've done that to mine and greased the seals and I dive with it regularly on shallower dives. On deep dives I use my SFSO since I haven't had the UPO pressure tested yet. If you just want to swim though you would definitely be fine if you sealed the He valve and greased the seals.

-Matt

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