Tudor Pelagos Lume Marker Gone?

[Watch Maniac]

I was looking through some old post and seen this has happened to some other users. I have this watch coming in this week I spoke with the seller and he said he took it to his local AD and they wanted to charge him for a bezel replacement? I’m going to try my local AD when it comes in. This doesn’t seem to happen often.

Card Dated 09/2018

Look at 3 o’clock

[padi56]

Yes the pip in the ceramic bezels on Rolex watches sometimes come out, but on the Rolex bezel pip can be replaced not sure with Tudor inserts.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by padi56

Yes the pip in the ceramic bezels on Rolex watches sometimes come out, but on the Rolex bezel pip can be replaced not sure with Tudor inserts.

Thanks for the response something I have never seen before.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

Thanks for the response something I have never seen before.

Well quite a few posts on forum about the Rolex ceramic pips coming out, they are just blobs of lume paint in a sapphire dome cover.

[Dazlewis]

Originally Posted by padi56

Yes the pip in the ceramic bezels on Rolex watches sometimes come out, but on the Rolex bezel pip can be replaced not sure with Tudor inserts.

It seem the OP is referring to the missing long marker at 15mins rather than the present “pip”.

[minute_man]

There are quite a few reports on bezel lume markers coming off. Apart from the 3 o'clock marker, the pip on the photo also looks recessed while it should be flush. Not sure of it's just the photo or actually missing material.

[Beginner]

Thanks for sharing!

It took me a while to understand the issue mentioned.

Immediately went to check my Pelagos blue and glad to see that my bezel is fine.

So the bezel need to be replaced? It can’t be re-lumed?

[1William]

New bezel from Tudor. I have seen a few of these and my AD said they have handled a few.

[fmc000]

This sort of issue was seen on 2-liners Pelagos, it's very rare on 5-liners. Probably the second or third event I've read of.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Beginner

Thanks for sharing!

It took me a while to understand the issue mentioned.

Immediately went to check my Pelagos blue and glad to see that my bezel is fine.

So the bezel need to be replaced? It can’t be re-lumed?

I'm not 100% I'm going to take it to my AD and see what they have to say about it.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by fmc000

This sort of issue was seen on 2-liners Pelagos, it's very rare on 5-liners. Probably the second or third event I've read of.

I know all of the older posts I was looking at were 2-liners.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by 1William

New bezel from Tudor. I have seen a few of these and my AD said they have handled a few.

Okay, it should be covered under warranty right?

[Beginner]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

I'm not 100% I'm going to take it to my AD and see what they have to say about it.

Wish you all the best!

Keep us posted on the outcome.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Beginner

Wish you all the best!

Keep us posted on the outcome.

I will for sure thank you.

[-dustin]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

Okay, it should be covered under warranty right?

When did they start doing the 5yr warranty?

I don't recall having seen this on in-house Pelagos models, but admittedly only really checked to see if it was happening to the blue variants. Always thought it was kind of cool that the inserts were their own little piece of material, rather than painted indentations.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by -dustin

When did they start doing the 5yr warranty?

I don't recall having seen this on in-house Pelagos models, but admittedly only really checked to see if it was happening to the blue variants. Always thought it was kind of cool that the inserts were their own little piece of material, rather than painted indentations.

Okay, I just looked it up wow.

"DOES MY TUDOR WATCH COME WITH A WARRANTY? Yes, EVERY TUDOR watch purchased after 1st January 2020 will now come with a newly extended 5-year warranty. This warranty does not cover any damage or deterioration caused by accidental damage or inappropriate use of the watch."

[Kensk]

This happened to me the day I bought my peli from my AD. Returned it the following day and was given a replacement watch, no questions asked.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Kensk

This happened to me the day I bought my peli from my AD. Returned it the following day and was given a replacement watch, no questions asked.

Did they explain to you that they see it often?

[franktehtank]

Originally Posted by Dazlewis

It seem the OP is referring to the missing long marker at 15mins rather than the present “pip”.

You're right, but I think the pip has also fallen out. I had this happen to a Pelagos. You can tell because the lume pip isn't completely flush like it is when intact.

If you looked at the bezel lumed up you would immediately see.

[minute_man]

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[Mendota]

Originally Posted by franktehtank

You're right, but I think the pip has also fallen out. I had this happen to a Pelagos. You can tell because the lume pip isn't completely flush like it is when intact.

If you looked at the bezel lumed up you would immediately see.

Good catch! Now that you say that, it does look sunken in.

[Old Expat Beast]

I wonder if these inserts are made in Switzerland.

[Dazlewis]

Originally Posted by Mendota

Good catch! Now that you say that, it does look sunken in.

That’s an optical illusion. The brain struggles with telling the difference between concave and convex shapes viewed square on (assuming they are relatively shallow compared to viewing distance). Broadly speaking this is because the 3D perception comes from the shadowing, and a concave shape illuminated from one direction displays the same shadowing as a convex shape illuminated from the other direction.

For the watch it seems the pip is protruding because the shadowing on the pip (left hand more shaded) matches the rest of the watch, which is presumably protruding towards the camera.

[Devildog]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

I was looking through some old post and seen this has happened to some other users. I have this watch coming in this week I spoke with the seller and he said he took it to his local AD and they wanted to charge him for a bezel replacement? I’m going to try my local AD when it comes in. This doesn’t seem to happen often.

Card Dated 09/2018

Look at 3 o’clock

Why are you buying a watch with a bezel fault? Would it not be easier to buy another?

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Devildog

Why are you buying a watch with a bezel fault? Would it not be easier to buy another?

I purchased it at a very good price something I couldn't pass up.

[fskywalker]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

I purchased it at a very good price something I couldn't pass up.

If the price was very good then leave as is if the warranty declines to replace it for free


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[Beginner]

Originally Posted by Watch Maniac

I purchased it at a very good price something I couldn't pass up.

Have you send it in for the bezel replacement?

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Beginner

Have you send it in for the bezel replacement?

Still delayed (FedEx) won't be here until Monday that is what paying for Priority overnight gets you. It was shipped out on the 28th...

[Kevin of Larchmont]

That’s an improvement, the bezel inserts used to fall out.

[Watch Maniac]

Originally Posted by Kevin of Larchmont

That’s an improvement, the bezel inserts used to fall out.

It hurts my eyes reading these comments some people save for years to get a beautiful watch like this