Just put a terrible dent on my bezel. Options?

[fsprow]

Frankly, if that little ding bothered me that much (it wouldn’t) I would have it fixed in Clearwater and sell it - buying a watch that I would not worry about.

[Rebel]

#3.

I love the nicks and dings on my Tudor Submariner. However, that is not the feeling all have about scratches, etc. I hope you do what makes you happy.

[Burlington]

The first few scratches and dings were the worst, now I never notice them anymore. This photo was about a year and half ago. Watch has been my daily wearer for over 4 years and travelled with me all over, so no doubt accumulated more since then.

Will have to take some new photos at some point !

[TheDude]

These should seriously all be black ceramic (bezel) on the diver. I’d swap mine in a heartbeat if it were an option.


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[crispyness87]

Originally Posted by Burlington

The first few scratches and dings were the worst, now I never notice them anymore. This photo was about a year and half ago. Watch has been my daily wearer for over 4 years and travelled with me all over, so no doubt accumulated more since then.

Will have to take some new photos at some point !

What a diver should look like. Salute.

[EEpro]

It will just happen again.

[911AP]

Originally Posted by Burlington

The first few scratches and dings were the worst, now I never notice them anymore. This photo was about a year and half ago. Watch has been my daily wearer for over 4 years and travelled with me all over, so no doubt accumulated more since then.

Will have to take some new photos at some point !

Damn. My APs that I have worn almost every day for years (up until covid since I don't go into the office so don't wear them as much anymore) don't even look close to this. This is just abuse . You really are carefree wearing it.

OP I understand where you are coming from. I'm OCD about scratches and stuff on my watches as well. I don't necessarily agree with some to just let it get all beat up. If after a week or so it really bothers you just send it to clearwater and have them fix it. They are able to work magic on these watches. If you are able to wait till it needs service to have it fixed probably better, since as people have said chances are high it'll get more marks.

[Mercutio]

Originally Posted by Burlington

The first few scratches and dings were the worst, now I never notice them anymore. This photo was about a year and half ago. Watch has been my daily wearer for over 4 years and travelled with me all over, so no doubt accumulated more since then.

Will have to take some new photos at some point !

Love it - I consider any steel tool watch without heavy dings & scratches entirely over-cuddled & boring. The RO takes its very name from nautical vessels, and in its unique shape, tips the hat at old diving suits, when diving was substantially more dangerous than today. And people fear that their baby got scratched

[Seddyspaghetti]

Originally Posted by vliberman

Perhaps a bit of common sense is in order: u bought metal bezel sports watch and are upset u nicked it? That should have been your base case expectation. Further, this is just the beginning of the road for u. If u wear this watch as intended, meaning participating in sports related activities, you should expect many more. If u can’t tolerate such base case scenario, sell the watch and buy something with ceramic bezel. Otherwise, learn to live with it.

Might be off topic but wouldn’t a ceramic bezel get nicked like that also and maybe even shatter upon similar force of impact?

[jcatral14]

#3 Live with it. It won't be your last ding trust me. Then after a while when it's all beat up, send it in for service and you'll get a brand new watch after

[CactusTreeFiddy]

Sorry that's a bad one. Getting it fixed is a nice way to start fresh

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by Seddyspaghetti

Might be off topic but wouldn’t a ceramic bezel get nicked like that also and maybe even shatter upon similar force of impact?

Yes ceramic would definitely be more likely to crack vs just dent/scratch.

This is for me an advantage of steel vs ceramic, even if the ceramic bezels do look incredible.

[Daryl]

may replace it when you send it for its first service?

[Potsnu]

I would wait, this won't be the first and last time you're adding dents to the bezel. Now you can be a little less careful about it and replace the bezel when you've accumulated more wear and tear. That's nothing.

[KWT]

I would just live with it. You can always replace the bezel in the future during service time. The dent doesn't seem to large.

[Commandopat]

I agree with many others here. I bought a ceramic bezel ROO and while it doesn’t get dinged I haven’t enjoyed it as much as my ROC which has small scratches etc and they don’t bother me considering I wear it a lot and like you, I tend to keep it. I say don’t think about it for a while and you’ll probably get over it.

[danicasi2002]

Originally Posted by Tools

If you chase every little ding or scratch you will go crazy and broke, and you will still walk out of the shop and hit it on the door handle.

Must indeed be hard for you to witness this. And in the end, it is what you can live with. The ROO is a hefty watch and I can imagine there would be more to come. The pragmatic side of me share the same sentiment above.

[dismail]

Originally Posted by macrowatch

I’d live with it for a few months, wear it more care free without worry. Then send in to replace the whole bezel after a few more dings.

Surprisingly not expensive relatively speaking for a new bezel part.

How much was the replacement bezel from clearwater? Curious because my steel bezel is also pretty dinged up.

[J.T.]

Clearwater told me they do not laser weld any parts unless new are not available or it is a historical piece. They would replace the bezel only.

[In-N-Out]

Thanks everyone for the advice. After two weeks, I still feel bummed about the dent, but will likely wait until the first service to do a replacement. I agree I will likely bang it up so more.

i emailed Clearwater to gauge how much it would be to replace or fix….no response yet

[bwdellorf76]

Definitely wait and enjoy wearing it...... If you replace the bezel now, it may just happen again.

[frav]

You can never be too careful when it comes to watches. Enjoy the watch and take care of it at the right time.

[danwang0520]

watches are meant to be worn.......be it scratches or dings, it's part of the ownership



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