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Shawnnyang · 21 December 2015, 01:41 PM

Trying to get the bezel insert off my mk1 1675. Tried to pop it off from behind with two thumbs like every tutorial states on the internet. Is it possible that it's glued on or are my thumbs just too fat for the job?

donq · 21 December 2015, 01:53 PM

Please post pictures of your thumbs.

Hard to tell without pics!

springer · 21 December 2015, 03:05 PM

Sometimes it takes more than your thumbs. I've had that same problem in the past.

Shawnnyang · 21 December 2015, 03:41 PM

Thanks Spring, any tips? Maybe a hairdryer?

overgrower · 21 December 2015, 04:32 PM

I had a similar problem with my 16750. What ended up working for me was to hold the bezel vertically on a cloth covered table and then push with my thumbs to pop out the insert. The leverage against the table did the trick for me.

TurboWatch · 21 December 2015, 04:42 PM

Save your thumbs and fingers. Use this:

Shawnnyang · 21 December 2015, 08:38 PM

LOL got if off, now I can't get the new one on. Fucking #vintage problems. Might have to take it to a pro before I scratch my new minty fuschia insert.

05carbondrz · 22 December 2015, 04:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnnyang

LOL got if off, now I can't get the new one on. Fucking #vintage problems. Might have to take it to a pro before I scratch my new minty fuschia insert.

I agree,No sense in scratching a 2K+ Insert

Vincent65 · 22 December 2015, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnnyang

LOL got if off, now I can't get the new one on. Fucking #vintage problems. Might have to take it to a pro before I scratch my new minty fuschia insert.

Most 'pros' I've seen doing it - including a RSC technician in Bexley, Kent - use their thumbs. They won't guarantee an incident-free procedure, either. There's an inherent [ultra-miniscule] degree of risk, whoever does it. Try pressing it against the top edge/corner of a table, with a cloth between. Should snap in. Or just snap. Kidding

Vincent65 · 22 December 2015, 06:22 AM

BTW - I find this heavy-guage pick works a treat to ease an insert out of a bezel ring, from behind (ooh, err missus).

RC2 · 22 December 2015, 06:23 AM

Any update? Hope it went well. Any Before and after?

Frogman4me · 23 December 2015, 01:10 AM

Thumbs have always work for me. Mine are not fat though

JustinK · 23 December 2015, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

BTW - I find this heavy-guage pick works a treat to ease an insert out of a bezel ring, from behind (ooh, err missus).

Vincent

When did you swap the crystal on your red and what did you use? ABC put a modified Sea Dweller crystal on mine and I love it.

Looks great!

Vincent65 · 23 December 2015, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JustinK

Vincent

When did you swap the crystal on your red and what did you use? ABC put a modified Sea Dweller crystal on mine and I love it.

Looks great!

Hi Justin - thanks, I had it done by my watchmaker, in Nov 2014. It's a "T-39"

JustinK · 23 December 2015, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

Hi Justin - thanks, I had it done by my watchmaker, in Nov 2014. It's a "T-39"

I don't miss the top hat at all, it's great look. Here's mine.

Vincent65 · 23 December 2015, 04:41 AM

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I don't miss the top hat at all, it's great look. Here's mine.

Looks great!

Shawnnyang · 23 December 2015, 10:01 PM

Popped by Michael Young's to get it done right. Cat approves. J/k she doesn't care.

21 December 2015, 01:41 PM	#1
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	Glued on bezel insert? Trying to get the bezel insert off my mk1 1675. Tried to pop it off from behind with two thumbs like every tutorial states on the internet. Is it possible that it's glued on or are my thumbs just too fat for the job?

21 December 2015, 03:05 PM	#3
springer 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: jP Location: Texas Watch: GMT-MASTER Posts: 17,197	Sometimes it takes more than your thumbs. I've had that same problem in the past. __________________ Member of NAWCC since 1990. INSTAGRAM USER NAME: SPRINGERJFP Visit my Instagram page to view some of the finest vintage GMTs anywhere - as well as other vintage classics.

22 December 2015, 06:23 AM	#11
RC2 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Rich Location: NC Watch: Rolex 1675 Posts: 2,359	Any update? Hope it went well. Any Before and after? __________________ Rich Member of Nylon Nation Red Sox Nation Instagram watchguy97

21 December 2015, 01:53 PM	#2
donq "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas tx Watch: 16610,1675,16030 Posts: 1,135	Please post pictures of your thumbs. Hard to tell without pics!

21 December 2015, 03:41 PM	#4
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	Thanks Spring, any tips? Maybe a hairdryer?

21 December 2015, 04:32 PM	#5
overgrower "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: United States Posts: 75	I had a similar problem with my 16750. What ended up working for me was to hold the bezel vertically on a cloth covered table and then push with my thumbs to pop out the insert. The leverage against the table did the trick for me.

21 December 2015, 04:42 PM	#6
TurboWatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,641	Save your thumbs and fingers. Use this:

21 December 2015, 08:38 PM	#7
Shawnnyang Banned Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Planet Posts: 256	LOL got if off, now I can't get the new one on. Fucking #vintage problems. Might have to take it to a pro before I scratch my new minty fuschia insert.

23 December 2015, 01:10 AM	#12
Frogman4me Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,268	Thumbs have always work for me. Mine are not fat though

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