How to Change or Upgrade to a Ceramic Bezel Insert on your Diver - Watch and Learn #65 

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.

Where do I buy elbow grease??!!

Changed my first bezel insert using your video as a guide. 👍🏼

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!!

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.

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.

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.

Finally someone saying what I've been thinking for ages! GMT bezels make no sense on a watch without a GMT hand.

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!

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 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.

You can put some adhesive tape on the case to avoid scratching it...

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 :-)

Love the slopped bezel , always hated the flat ones , and I think the gmt bezel looks great ... thanks for the vid mark !

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.

Watching this one Sat, 6/27, and the watch is set to Saturday the 27th....grooooovy man.

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!

I watched, and then I learned! Thanks 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 👍

Oldie but goodie! Thanks for another great tutorial Mark!

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! 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

thank you for this video marc, with your great videos regarding watches we surely learn something new every day.

Looks brand new.

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.

I did this and the spring was all over the kitchen.

That looks so good. It looked like a pointless change until you had it all put together

looks so much better jusst aesthetics and no prupose but still great

Tried on grovana diver. 6 knifes, 2 chisels. In the end bezel was removed. Watch get straight to the robbish bin. Thanks

Very instructive and a pleasing result. Thanks for the demonstration.

Good job Marc. Thank you, sir!

Cool! I learned something new today. Thanks for the informative Watch and Learn, Marc!

No one ever shows the scratches and gashes this puts in your watch case. It's almost impossible not to.

Great informative Video, thank you, Marc. I am always afraid of scratching my watches...... In some cases, it will be better for me to buy some upgraded pieces by yourself or your third party....

Damn Bill Hader!!! Great work

I heard that, nail polish remover can also help to remove it.

Marc, you are a cool dude hope to meet you some day!! Herb

Great video. Thanks

at 3:44 i thought for a second it was on 2x speed how you were talking :)) admit i was high

Forget goo-gone. That stuff will attack some plastics. Get yourself a bottle of "golf grip solvent." It's miraculous stuff for softening glue and adhesive, even very old, very dry stuff. It's cheap, about $10-20 a quart, and you'll find yourself using it for all sorts of stuff - removing price tags, labels, etc from plastic, glass, metal, etc.

Awesome, love the watch and learn!!!

Just subbed, found you from chats with TGV, thanks and have a rad day!

I have a lot of respect for you and your channel ..and i understand that placing a GMT insert on a dive watch seems awkward...but in the other hand..those complications were designed ages ago..in this day and age nobody goes diving relying on their watch and definately you dont go to your gmt for accurate time as you travel different zones.. All that really remains is the aesthetics of those days...which i love...but are really useless in our time...my self i have a gmt batman insert on a skx ..and it looks fantastic...i also have one of your own.. I dont know the name....the one with the yachtmaster insert on a skx case...that ..to me is legendary..howcome seiko never delivered that kind of quality...i have been taken it to the beach every weekend...rocking it..that's a dreamy version of an SKX..

Wanted to do a simple bezel insert swap, watched a bunch of RU-vid videos on how to remove bezel (most say "Push a knife edge or case back tool into gap and it will pop off!"), and then I tried it myself. What a shit show. The gap is so small the tool would not fit and using a knife edge is dangerous and isn't stout enough to use. I ended up scratching the shit out the case, (even after applying tape beforehand), then I had to take it to 2 watchmakers, as the first one couldn't do it. I realize some of these watches have a wider gap but just be careful before you dive into this.

Mark, great video. Question, I know you just launched for the Mako/Ray/ USA and congrats on that. Wondering if, in the long run, you may make a ceramic that will fit the Triton? I know there are a lot less of those out there and not sure if it would make financial sense for you but just wondering, hoping.. LOL. Thanks for your incredible contributions to the watch hobby world. It's really awesome how committed you are to making fantastic videos, listening to your clients and viewers, and taking chances coming up with new ways for us to enhance our watches. You're doing it all.

I’m a massive skx fan

A 24 hour bezel is handy for military personnel and health care professionals. They operate on 24 hour time.

Nice working~ and always be careful

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".

Great help Marc. Thanks

Would love a vintage style bezel for your watch your way

Must make note of that for the "to get" list...Goo Gone. Thanks Marc. :-)

i imagine the traditional glue for this would be shellac ... also used for saxophone pads (and iirc older dial markers), it can be heated to unstick it

Lighter fluid will take the glue off real easy.

Can you remove the insert without removing the bezel?

Brilliant, thanks for posting that up.

Thank you this video was super helpful ....

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.

Thanks so much. I really needed to see this 🙏❤️

Thank you for the video.

Interesting and helpful. Thanks.

Yes.

Wow, looks better than Rolex🤫

Thanks Marc! Super helpful.

How foolish do I feel now for buying a heavy modded 7002 with a GMT bezel insert LOL. Will need to change it ASAP.

Looks amazing. Great video and Thanks for sharing.

Now I know ! Thx for posting.

I’m pretty sure I’d be terrified to attempt doing that.

Nicely done & thanks for sharing 👍🍻

Great video. Thank you much sir

Thanx for the video Mark

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.

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?

Hi Marc, I’d love your advice on a bezel insert for a Casio MTD1010! I’ve not seen any other videos on it and heaps of people are looking!

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

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.

Thank you very much. Definitely will try this. One question, can I use SKX bezel insert on sea urchin?

Nice one Mark thank you.

Very informative video.

Would be awesome to this bezel on new Seiko Sports GMT. I don’t know why Seiko did not made a Pepsi color.

Nice video ! But, aftermarket bezel insert is not always available . For example , I have Orient Triton with scratched aluminium bezel insert, but can not find any ceramic insert on a market ((

How is the bezel on a Casio Duro (MDV106) attached to the watch. Seems like a good Watch & Learn topic IMHO

Thank you, Marc!

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?

Awesome, thanks!

You need to put that watch on the scratch and dent pile. As a unique item, it might be worth a fair penny.

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

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.

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...

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?

You look like a handsome version of Mr.Bean

I find it almost impossible to get these things off any watch. I scratched the heck out of an SKX and had to re-polish the case!!

orient kamasu ceramic bezel insert PLEASE

Can you do a video on crystal domes

yes have a skx009 that can be used to sample parts!😅

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.

Is it possible to reuse the bezel that comes off? I'd really like to fix my misaligned bezels with the original ones.

Hey Mark, were do I get a bezel for my seiko samurai Padi. And does other seiko bezel inserts fit samurai. Thanks👍 great job..

Hey mark, will you be producing a Pepsi bezel to which the blue has the same “metallic” look that the red portion has? Thanks!

Wheres that clock from? It's awesome.

Good job...is it the same procedure with the Glycine Combat Sub?