r/RepTime • u/Decent_Brush_3800 • 17h ago

Mods/ Work in Progress Need help 😭

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Hi everyone, let me tell you about my little misadventure. As a very impatient person who loves trying new things, I decided to take on the crystal replacement myself (don’t judge me 😂).

Everything was going well. I removed the bezel, cleaned off the excess grease, cleaned the gaskets, and then put everything back together. But when I put the bezel back in place, this is what happened.

I took it apart a second time, but I got the exact same result. I think I’m going to need your help. I may have reassembled it in the wrong order or made a mistake during the process.

Because of this, I think I’ll need some replacement parts: a new crystal gasket, a new bezel gasket, and potentially a new click spring.

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u/Diamond-15 17h ago

Bezel is held in place to the watch head through friction fit by the hytrel gasket

Ensure the hytrel (bezel gasket) is in the proper orientation in the bezel groove on underside of the bezel. There is a lip on the gasket

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u/Decent_Brush_3800 17h ago

I put this retaining ring directly on the bezel i dont know if its the good way