Great thread - fat fonts and faded bezels

[deepcdvr]

On TRF - old thread but great eye candy

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=232041

[kfalk]

Dang, there is some hotness there.

[jbsf3]

Nice. Interesting to see some of the older bezel inserts with the insert cracked where the pearl used to be. Wonder if those will stay in the bezel being cracked like that?

[toxicavenger]

Nice. Interesting to see some of the older bezel inserts with the insert cracked where the pearl used to be. Wonder if those will stay in the bezel being cracked like that?

They will, most people put a dab of gorilla glue or super glue to make sure they stay. When the insert is snapped into the bezel it still makes a tight fit.

[jbsf3]

Interesting, wouldn't have figured folks would keep them in, as much as those go for I'd be afraid it would pop out. Glue makes sense.

Having changed out the bezel in my 16610 a few times I can appreciate how hard they are to get in when they are in one piece, can't imagine doing it with one with the pearl missing.

[toxicavenger]

Interesting, wouldn't have figured folks would keep them in, as much as those go for I'd be afraid it would pop out. Glue makes sense.

Having changed out the bezel in my 16610 a few times I can appreciate how hard they are to get in when they are in one piece, can't imagine doing it with one with the pearl missing.

As long as there isn't a chunk of insert missing when you snap them back in the make a pretty tight fit just like new. The glue is to make sure it doesn't pop out but I don't think the chance's are to high that it will. If the insert is missing I think it would be easier to break it when trying to remove it.

Heck I put one in my brother's watch that was aftermarket since he lost the og version and didn't want to drop $500 for a whole new insert. Also his had some patina to it so he didn't want to get rid of that. Of course I put a new click spring in it at the same time.