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Old 14 October 2018, 01:54 AM   #1
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Non rotating bezel

Hi, forgive me if this has been covered before.

I have a late 80's Tudor Sub and recently I noticed the bezel will not rotate. Luckily its stuck with the pearl at 12.

Today I visited my local watch repair shop and was told that they could not repair it, as it was what she described as a 'parts job'. I did not press her further, though I did come away wishing that I had been served by the shops owner with whom I usually deal with. ( they have worked on my watch before - minor repairs )

Which way forward?

(For the record I am not a scuba diver, so I guess its not critical that it rotates.)
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Old 14 October 2018, 02:55 AM   #2
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If you trust the water tightness of the watch, you could use a soft brush with warm water and dish soap to try to clean whatever dirt might be in there. I'm afraid that if they refused to work on it that they might have felt it was seized from corrosion.
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Old 14 October 2018, 02:56 AM   #3
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It's not uncommon for some workshops/watchmakers to refuse part jobs (partial repairs). Quite simply the risk/reward balance is often the deciding factor and if the small charge they could justify for what could be more work than the are prepared to take on...that's when they decline part jobs.

What way forward? Find another workshop that will be happy to take your money
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Old 14 October 2018, 03:12 AM   #4
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Take it off and clean it, or turn it under warm water with liquid dish soap. Could be a press to turn bezel and not a click bezel.
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Old 14 October 2018, 03:48 AM   #5
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Take it off and clean it

is this a job I can do at home? Thanks for the help guys
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Old 14 October 2018, 10:02 AM   #6
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Taking small jobs it hard because it feels petty to charge for 5-10 mins work. It becomes if one has 5, 10, 15 mins time to help out at no cost. idk, that's how it as out shop at least.


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It's not uncommon for some workshops/watchmakers to refuse part jobs (partial repairs). Quite simply the risk/reward balance is often the deciding factor and if the small charge they could justify for what could be more work than the are prepared to take on...that's when they decline part jobs.

What way forward? Find another workshop that will be happy to take your money
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Old 14 October 2018, 11:47 AM   #7
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Take it off and clean it

is this a job I can do at home? Thanks for the help guys
Anything that you do with your watch will take an amount of dexterity, but with care, taking off a bezel and cleaning everything is a fairly simple job.

Here is a tutorial on taking off a bezel by Jocke that can be applied to most movable bezel models.

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=49732
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Old 14 October 2018, 07:11 PM   #8
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Pop it off with a pocket knife, rinse clean with warm soapy water and a brush. Apply some silicone grease (if you don't have access to Fomblin grease) and pop it back on.
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Old 14 October 2018, 11:25 PM   #9
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Man we go through so much fomblin at the shop. I've always wondered. SIG would you happen to know if the fomblin grease (found outside of watchmaking) is it the same as the Rolex Fomblin? For the price of two Rolex tubes one can buy a gallon!



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Pop it off with a pocket knife, rinse clean with warm soapy water and a brush. Apply some silicone grease (if you don't have access to Fomblin grease) and pop it back on.
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