Difficulty of Replacing Case Tube?

My Pre-Bond midsize Seamaster (ref 396.1042) runs fine, but screwing in the crown is rather tenuous. It is very difficult to catch the threads, and, once caught, the crown only rotates about a half-turn. It also does not sit flush against the case. I presume the crown and case tube are on their last legs. Since this is a quartz watch that serves as my beater, I’m not inclined to spring for a full service. What I am considering, though, is replacing the case tube and crown myself. The case…

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Correct Battery for Seamaster Ref 2511?

Hi folks,

I’ve just acquired a quartz Seamaster 120m (1992-ish) reference 2511.41 (originally for Japanese market). I assume the watch is identical to other ref 2511.xx except for the dial and handset.

The watch is currently running with a SR927SW (aka Renata 395) but my understanding is that the correct battery for that watch is a Renata 371. The physical dimensions of those two batteries are not identical. The 395 is a bit thicker, so if is incorrect, it could be putting extra pressure…

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Purchasing Experience – getbezel.com

Since Bezel is a relatively new service, I thought some folks here might be interested in what the purchasing experience is like. TLDR: pretty much exactly as they advertise, no more, no less. Of course, this is just one person’s experience; as they say, YMMV.

What is Bezel?

Everyone can read the information on the web site or in any of the several articles that have discussed it, so I won’t bother with a lot of details. As a platform/service, it’s probably closer to eBay than…

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