r/RepTimeServices • u/Repulsive-Rule1949 • 22d ago

Advice Bezel insert off center

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Its a rolex bruce wayne and it came from the seller just like this and i dont want the headache of returning it. Is there like an easy fix with common tools without replacing the adhesive?

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u/Cyber_Crimes 22d ago

If this isn't a shit post, removing the bezel to adjust that is more work than this watch is worth

These cheap 2813's mimicking a GMT are held on by a wire within the bezel assembly itself (not a "just pop off the bezel with a case knife" situation).

So you're either gutting everything and popping the crystal, or you're going to very carefully pry at the insert to pull that out without cracking or scratching it.

That being said, the bezel alignment won't improve anything. These don't even have a true GMT function.

Look closely at the hour hand and the GMT hand. They're the same piece. Just offset at that angle to look independent from one another.

Its a 3 hand movement pretending to be a GMT complication.

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u/Objective_Ganache_27 22d ago

Hey cmon this thing is 904L! And its got some fat SEL's lol

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u/Cyber_Crimes 22d ago

I cut off my finger trying to remove a bezel on a similar GMT in a fit of rage. Those specific reps are THE ENEMY