How to Change or Upgrade to a Ceramic Bezel Insert on your Diver - Watch and Learn #65
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- In today's video, we will show you how you can replace the stock insert on your dive watch with a ceramic replacement (or any material really). Ceramic is scratch resistant, and sure to look new for the life of your watch.
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Thanks Mark! You are the only guy on YT that I have seen that has the cohones to remove the bezel on camera, everyone else starts the process with the case knife, struggles a bit, then cuts to show the bezel off! Same with the insert, they chicken out and obviously make several failed attempts before cutting to the bezel insert removed.
Changed my first bezel insert using your video as a guide. 👍🏼
Hi,
got my blue insert for my Triton/Neptune. It took about 15 Minutes to change it. Lifted the bezel, removed the aluminum insert, cleaned the bezel, put it back on aligned the bezel and put in the sapphire one. Looks so cool, can't wait until it gets dark. If I can do it, you will also.
Wow that was much easier than I was expecting. When my ray 2 bezel is due to be replaced I'll definitely be trying my hand at this with a ceramic insert! Awesome! Thanks for
Sharing your trade secret!!
A fiddly job, far easier if you are not having to provide verbal instructions, and, work through a camera, good job Marc, and what a difference the ceramic makes!
Indeed, thank you!
I was just going to look for a video on this, and here you did it. Thank you. Also, your custom options are making me think I will get a Seiko Diver soon.
Thank you for checking it out.
Finally someone saying what I've been thinking for ages! GMT bezels make no sense on a watch without a GMT hand.
LOL, right???
Where do I buy elbow grease??!!
LOL!
Watching this one Sat, 6/27, and the watch is set to Saturday the 27th....grooooovy man.
Marc, you are a cool dude hope to meet you some day!! Herb
Love the slopped bezel , always hated the flat ones , and I think the gmt bezel looks great ... thanks for the vid mark !
Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Oldie but goodie! Thanks for another great tutorial Mark!
Looking forward to see what people do
With the dial as well when they use the insert, not sure just the insert works.
Love these teaching videos 👍
Thanks for taking the time to watch.
I like the 24 hour bezel with lum. Helps me see the time better at night . These old eyes need all the help they can get :-)
thank you for this video marc, with your great videos regarding watches we surely learn something new every day.
Hi . Thank you so much for sharing your passion and expertise with us.
May I ask you sir, on a Casio Edifice, the bezel is mounted with screws.
Is there any way of modifying it to make it moveable?
I highly doubt it
for a sloped bezel insert to work, do I need to replace my stock flat crystal with a domed one? thank you
Nice working~ and always be careful
I enjoyed your video showing how scratch resistant a ceramic insert is. You have to be carfeul with Seiko inserts not to scratch them as they can mark easily being painted aluminium. They look quite cool when they're fully worn out and scratched to bits. Its just those first scratches that are the worst to get over and they look so bad too.
Right. It needs time to become seasoned :)
Would you recommend this technique on a oris diver 65?
I have a Seiko Kinetic 5M62 watch and Seiko only sell the full bezel, I don't need that I just want to replace the scratched bezel. What would I need, a flat or sloping bezel? it looks straightforward taking the bezel off the watch, how difficult was it to put back on?
I can't get Citizen to replace the outer bezel on my 9 yr. old U600-S052190 Blue Angels Skyhawk! It sat in Kalifornia 3 weeks with no results, and all I get from Citizen service centers is the excuse of no parts can be had! Short of calling Citizen's CEO, Do you have the ability to help me? The bezel really looks bad!!! I've seen your work, and you are truly an expert. Thank you!
That looks so good. It looked like a pointless change until you had it all put together
Hi, i have a watch, Sea-Gull Ocean Star, but the bezel is doesn't pointing at the 12-clock position and i want to fix it.
Do you have any advice ? Should i take it to the watch repair shop?
thank you so much!
Great help Marc. Thanks
Great tutorial! I have a 41mm Certina Precidrive Quartz and would like to swap bezels but don’t know where to find the right type/size.
I did this and the spring was all over the kitchen.
can the ceramic bezel thickness same as the aluminium...can fit? or it is has to be that way where by the ceramic is always thicker and still be placed into the bezel if my watch is aluminium last time or do i have to change the outer ring as well?m thanks
Long Island Watch , I appreciate your videos tremendeously. Could you do something on the topic of horological tools, where to get decent quality without them being ridiculously expensive etc.?
Thank you! 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I watched, and then I learned! Thanks Mark!
That's what I like to hear.
I have my Orient Kamasu and i cannot pry off the bezel. I cant slide anything underneath. I dont know if it can be removed but any info would help
Damn Bill Hader!!! Great work
I have a Tudor Pelagos 25500TN. How can I replace the bezel insert? It's gotten scratched over time. I also need to find a source for a new insert. Thanks
Can i ask, where did you buy the black ceramic bezel, do you have link which i can get access to buy
I have a Seiko 6306... Is there a replaceable bezel insert on this or is it a one-piece bezel? I've removed the bezel, but I cannot see any sort of bezel insert edge... After 44 years as a daily wear watch, it is definitely showing its age on the bezel face...
looks so much better jusst aesthetics and no prupose but still great
There is no ceramic bezel on your site. Can you recommend one that is good to use? I found an aluminum one, but I think you said that was not the way to go. Thanx snzf15 Seiko blue red diver
I usually try to save the insert by heating it with hair dryer, makes it easier to pop intact. Either I sell it, or save it and replace it back for warranty purposes.
Yup, done that!
yeah it was tough to see him destroy a perfectly good bezel insert for no reason. I'm debating whether I should splurge on buying one.
@@calumryan6328 yeah, kind of dumb to do that!!
Marc, you may not have the delicate hands of a surgeon but that was still very well done and interesting. Looks cool with new bezel. Sans bezel surprisingly appears great too, seems nice. A steel diver bezel would be a great option for the SKX007.
Thanks!
Hi Marc
I have followed you quite while with your honest advice, I want my seiko turtle to look as slim as possible, is there a bezel that is slim and slopes down and blue ceramic gmt insert to fit this type of bezel. Thank You.
Very instructive and a pleasing result. Thanks for the demonstration.
Thanks Randy.
Tried on grovana diver. 6 knifes, 2 chisels. In the end bezel was removed. Watch get straight to the robbish bin. Thanks
Thanks Marc. Would it be easier to remove the tape facing and place the insert on the tape versus place the tape on the insert?
If you bought a spare bezel could you fit the insert to it off the watch in any alignment, and then just pop the whole thing on the watch and it’ll be lined up?
Thanks so much. I really needed to see this 🙏❤️
Can you remove the insert without removing the bezel?
Do you know what size bezel insert a Spinnaker Dumas has? I'm not happy with the mineral glass one. It wobbles when I try to rotate the bezel and is too fragile for purpose.
Thank you very much. Definitely will try this. One question, can I use SKX bezel insert on sea urchin?
apparently they arent compatible, sea urchin is convex and skx is a bit concave or at least flat from what I can tell
Do you offer inserts for the timex m79?
Mark, aside from 3m tape, is there a special bezel glue?
I am looking for a black Submariner style metallic bezel insert for my Seiko SNZH55, do you have any suggestions on where to find one? I have only seen them in ceramic. Thanks for the videos!
Just subbed, found you from chats with TGV, thanks and have a rad day!
Thank you this video was super helpful ....
Hey mark, will you be producing a Pepsi bezel to which the blue has the same “metallic” look that the red portion has? Thanks!
Good job...is it the same procedure with the Glycine Combat Sub?
Where is a good place to get Ceramic Bezels? Looking to find 45.5mm gloss black bezel for my Omega
Is it possible to save the insert? I bought a usa special edition land tortoise from you to mod. I bout that version specifically because it is the only one with a black and gray compass bezel. I want to cerekote the and the bezel black. I need to be able to reinstall the insert. Would I be able to purchase this insert if I destroyed the one on the watch?
Cool! I learned something new today. Thanks for the informative Watch and Learn, Marc!
You are welcome.
QQ. Do you sell inserts for the 7002 with a flat xtal? Thx in advance
I have a 1990 model 7002-700J. Can you tell me if the skx crystal and bezel insert will fit this old beast?
You can put some adhesive tape on the case to avoid scratching it...
Can you tell me good seiko dive watch for small wrist? Is skx013k small?
Thanx for the video Mark
You are welcome!
This was original insert bezel which is removed?
I like the bracelet, what is it called?
Excelente.
Por favor dime como se puede quitar el insert en el modelo CITIZEN Diver Eco Drive BN0150-61E. Quiero ponerlo el insert de ceramica pero no sé cómo quitar el original.
Es diferente del Seiko.
Gracias.
Wheres that clock from? It's awesome.
random human very popular, u could probably find it on amazon
smh
I heard that, nail polish remover can also help to remove it.
The bezel on mine warped (it was soft metal maybe aluminum) and I could not get the shape back so had to order a new watch case
Brilliant, thanks for posting that up.
Looks brand new.
Hi marc, how big the gap between the slope bezel and the glass?
Is there a ceramic bezel replacement for the Seiko Prospex SRPA21 "PADI" (4R36-05H0)?
will the black ceramic bezel insert on your website, for seiko skx007 fit in the new seiko 5 sport watches?
I’m a massive skx fan
Would be awesome to this bezel on new Seiko Sports GMT.
I don’t know why Seiko did not made a Pepsi color.
Any idea when the ceramic Pepsi bezel for the SKX will be available for sale?
I would love to know as well
Thinking June.
Hello!
Could you please tell me the exact name of the type of 3M adhesive you used to glue the bezel insert?
I bought a 3M adhesive but it was not as versatile as the one you used and the adhesive stuck to my fingers. The adhesive is very similar to the one you used but in the center it has adhesive tape.
Thanks a lot!!
Hi Mark, any tips for tough to remove inserts? I'm trying to replace my skx007 insert and it's just tough to get the insert out. More power to your channel.
Interesting and helpful. Thanks.
Does the ceramic insert protrude above the bezel as its thicker?
Now I know ! Thx for posting.
Great video! Quick question: do most jewelers offer this service? I'm a klutz, and don't want to damage a watch I spent hundred of dollars on...when I finally have the dollars to spend on a nice watch.
Hey Mark, were do I get a bezel for my seiko samurai Padi. And does other seiko bezel inserts fit samurai. Thanks👍 great job..
You can fit Turtle bezels with insert on to Samurai.
I'll have to check out if the turtle fits the samurai
Thx Mark👍
If you don’t Anna go through mark, Dlw, namokis, and LCBI. I like Dlw lumed ceramic
Thx Jon👍 will have a look..
Good job Marc. Thank you, sir!
Thank you.
Nicely done & thanks for sharing 👍🍻
Thanks Simon!
When will you have these back in stock?
Nice one Mark thank you.
Thank you.
A poly bag like a bank coin bag over the bezel before jamming in a knife can help prevent scratches for you newbies at home trying for first time. And also double check the alignment/seating of the bezel click spring before snapping the Bezel back on.
Thank you!
Do you know if these will fit the new seiko 5 sports watches?
Very informative video.
Thanks!
Can I use this Bezel insert for your Islander watch. are they compatible?
When you change the crystal to a domed sapphire, is it still water resistant (can I still wear in hot tub, shower and in the sea?). My watchmaker said it wouldn't be and they can not seal test it because it will blow out?? Which disappointed me as I wanted to mod my skx007.
Cheers for any advice.
Watchmaker is not worth his salt. All you do to water test it is reassemble the empty wath case (no movement) and see if it fogs up in an hour underwater.
My experience is that if the domed crystal has the same diameter, it has the potential to be just as waterproof
at 3:44 i thought for a second it was on 2x speed how you were talking :)) admit i was high
I prefer to put the adhesive tape on the bezel, that way I can hold the bezel insert with tweezers and makes lining it all up a bit easier.
I like using spit to hold it in place!!!!!🙂
Hi Marc, thx for the tutorial. Does this procedure apply for the Seiko Sumo as well?
It would be the same for a Sumo. Although take into consideration the Sumo bezel might be a little harder to pop off as you can only get the knife under the bezel at 12 and 6 positions due to the case shroud on the sides.
Yeah.
Hi, awesome video, so where did you buy the ceramic belz insert? Thanks
How is the bezel on a Casio Duro (MDV106) attached to the watch. Seems like a good Watch & Learn topic IMHO
FYI for other DYI's...
- use a plastic razor blade to remove the bezel (at least start it, then mask your case before metal to metal)
- It is possible to preform this repair w/o bezel removal (recommended)
- A fine wristwatch is no place for a Bull in a China shop... Watch repair requires significant 'finesse', which only a fraction of (current) human beings possess.
- Take your time, think in advance of the tools and supplies which will make your repair a high grade professional repair - plastic pray tools, masking tapes, q-tips, rubbing alcohol, very sharp and fine cutting tools for excess removal.
- Have at it, I'm going to tackle my 87 Omega Seamaster insert SOON !
* footnote: DO NOT lay your watch on the floor and "put your knee into it".
What good quality jubilee bracelet can you recommend?
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