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I can't find a picture...
...so I'll try to describe it. The bezel spring is a flat spring a bit like a thin washer. The washer has raised tabs that bite into serations on the underside of the bezel. The serations are angled such that the bezel can only rotate one way. If rotated anticlockwise, the bezel serations ride over the tabs. If clockwise, the tabs bite the serations and stop rotation.
These tabs have a history of breaking on a lot of watches, not just BPs, they're brittle and under reasonable stress. If the material is too hard, they may be even more brittle; if the tabs are badly stamped, there may be stress-raisers; if the material is not sufficiently corrosion resistant, the stressed tabs will weaken, water will encourage this.
Question about my Fifty Fathoms bezel
My new Fifty Fathoms had the bezel replaced a short while ago and it finally had the reassuring clicking noise that should have had from the beginning. After washing the watch with mild soap and water I noticed that the bezel turns as always but with damp...
Wahing
I am washing my ff every day with regulard handsoap. It always makes the click sound again after a couple of turn a rounds.
washing
Thank you for your reply. But in my case I think that the bezel is not working properly since it now moves both clockwise and counterclockwise. I called the blancpain boutique in new york and they instructed me to send it to them for fixing.
same problems mate
I've had the same issues 4 times since my Feb purchase this year. It happens after scuba diving and swimming where my bezel started to rotate faster and then broke. I don't understand how a dive watch bezel breaks when exposed to water. My guess is that i...
same problems
I hope that after 4 times back at Blancpain your FF is now working properly after diving and swimming. Hard to believe that such an expensive and beautiful diver exhibits a problem that I never found in cheaper divers. Did you send yours to New York to ha...
Sounds like a...
...defective click spring. But 4 times? Perhaps a batch of incorrect spec steel. An easy, simple fix (literally 10min) if you have a replacement spring. I am surprised at the long service times.
sounds like a...
What does a click spring look like? I have a hard time understanding how exposure to water ruins the bezel function.
I can't find a picture...
...so I'll try to describe it. The bezel spring is a flat spring a bit like a thin washer. The washer has raised tabs that bite into serations on the underside of the bezel. The serations are angled such that the bezel can only rotate one way. If rotated ...
i can't find a picture
Thanks, i can picture the springs. Is yours working properly now?
I don't...
...have an FF, but I have replaced these springs on several watches from various makers. Sometimes to repair a broken one, sometimes just to restore a nice strong 'click'. Best of luck with yours.
service advice
My guess it takes 3-6 weeks to repair because Swatch Group most likely does not have Blancpain parts available. I initially shipped it to the place I purchased it, but found that shipping it directly to Swatch Group in NJ was faster and I could track my r...