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1 June 2016, 03:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Jack
Location: SE Michigan
Watch: 1985 GMT Master SS
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after 2 years - to the weekend, I found my missing Sub bezel!
right after Memorial Day 2014, I made this post telling how I somehow managed to lose the whole bezel and insert for my 14060 while opening up the family cottage. It's been quite a process getting it replaced and fixed, ending this spring when Bob Ridley and son serviced the watch and correctly attached a aftermarket replacement bezel and insert I had purchased. Going the route of the Rolex Service Centers was just too expensive, even though I would have preferred to keep the watch complete with genuine Rolex parts.
Anyway this weekend (Memorial Day 2016 )while cleaning out a cabinet of old pots and pans....I found the original, still in perfect condition. I must have caught it on an edge of the cupboard and popped it off. Now if I could just pop the aftermarket version off, and snap on the original, I'd be all set. My worry is I'll lose the click spring and wont get it clicking correctly. May take it to the local AD for their guys to do it. They cant charge me a fortune for that, hopefully! Original post with pic https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=354327
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1 June 2016, 03:44 AM
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Real Name: Trace
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If you love something , let it go. If it returns to you...it was love that was meant to be!
 Congrats on your find! 
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1 June 2016, 03:48 AM
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Real Name: MJC
Location: PHL USA
Watch: IWC, Rolex, AP
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Glad you found it.
May as well try to change it yourself, see vid- https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__y-IJt_IOY
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1 June 2016, 03:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Real Name: Travis
Location: FL / NYC
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That's nuts! Glad to hear you found it.
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1 June 2016, 03:58 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Paris, France
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Wow! Get 'er on and complete the happy ending!
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1 June 2016, 03:59 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Toronto
Watch: 114060
Posts: 50
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Glad to hear you found it!
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1 June 2016, 04:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Score!
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1 June 2016, 05:03 AM
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easily done yourself, very easy, go for it
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1 June 2016, 05:21 AM
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Cool find indeed. Glad it popped up eventually and you get to reunite it with the original timepiece. Thanks for sharing.
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1 June 2016, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Wow, super happy for you finding it 2years later
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1 June 2016, 07:37 AM
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Real Name: Steve
Location: TO CAD, HCMC VN
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Very cool!!! I hope you can get it back on easily!!!
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1 June 2016, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: USA
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Let us know how you were able to put it back on....yourself or paid your AD to do it? Curious what a AD charges and also curious to hear how hard it was to do it the first time.
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1 June 2016, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Real Name: Tim
Location: Pennsylvania
Watch: 14060M
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That's excellent Jack, now you have a complete spare just in case!
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1 June 2016, 08:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2016
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congrats!
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1 June 2016, 10:03 AM
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Put the watch in a ziplock bag and pop the bezel off. Any errant pieces will stay in the bag.
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1 June 2016, 10:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE/AZ
Watch: Yachtmaster
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I've snapped the bezel off my 1680 a couple of times, just snapped it back on, no problem. Just be sure you have the circular spring on first.
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1 June 2016, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Real Name: nicholas
Location: ottawa canada
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Crazy stuff, I actually remember something about your story back then...have it mounted , its original.
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1 June 2016, 10:55 AM
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1 June 2016, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Real Name: Adam
Location: North Carolina
Watch: BLNR
Posts: 421
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Wow crazy story. Glad you found it
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1 June 2016, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: USA
Watch: DSSD, SD43, Pepsi,
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after 2 years - to the weekend, I found my missing Sub bezel!
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Found it in your pots and pans after 2 years?? Maybe you should be cooking more! Glad for you that there's a happy ending. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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1 June 2016, 01:09 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Real Name: Raf
Location: NJ
Watch: GMTII
Posts: 2,150
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Pretty easy to change with the right tool and patience. I do it all the time on my GMT. If you're worried, an AD or RSC should be able to do it in 10min.
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