no_sauce_man 14 Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) It's 12:30 AM here and I've had a bit too much to drink. I've had an idea bouncing around for the last couple of weeks about adding a rotating, dive or countdown style bezel to a chronograph. It's an odd kink I have, I know. There's not enough modern examples IMO. The regular Daytona case has the crystal attached to the tach bezel. However, the Speedmaster pro case has a seperate bezel ring. My question is, would it be possible to put the case in a lathe, and cut a ledge into it where the tach would usually press on? I'm thinking you could drill a small hole at 11 for a click spring, and add a retaining spring to catch the ledge, similar to how Invicta divers are set up. Would this be possible, or am I jusy crazy? Edited January 25, 2021 by no_sauce_man Added picture Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,304 Posted January 25, 2021 The end result looks quite cool so I hope it is possible. Get drilling! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deju 1,886 Posted January 25, 2021 Forgive me as the listing won't show up on my DHgate anymore, but I had this in my favourites, and was very much on the lines of what you are thinking, I found it while looking at Tudor heritage watches Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theduke.williams 1,041 Posted January 25, 2021 5 hours ago, no_sauce_man said: I've had an idea bouncing around for the last couple of weeks about adding a rotating, dive or countdown style bezel to a chronograph. It's an odd kink I have, I know. There's not enough modern examples IMO. I'm of a similar school of thought. I like the outer bezel to be functional, not just decorative, so I really am not a fan of fixed bezels, even Tachymeter ones! Another pet hate is the number of quartz chronographs, that have a sub dial for the chrono seconds, with the big seconds hand constantly running - then they stick a bloody tachymeter bezel on! FFS! Not sure how easy it'll be to set the body up in a lathe so that the existing face has zero run-off, my thought is this would be a nightmare, but hey, what do I know. Some of my chronograph watches with rotating outer bezels; Good luck in your endeavour, and please, keep us updated with any progress! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Fun Socks 76 Posted January 27, 2021 @Theduke.williams it wouldn’t be hard to set it up square, just use the internal jaws on a lathe to hold inside the case where the movement was. Could be hard to get the bezel to rotate well with just a click spring at 11 though. Surely you would need a couple of other springs at say 7 and 3 so the bezel doesnt sit on the piss? Like a submariner? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites