apoopoo999 0 Posted April 27, 2010 Here are some mods I did to a seamaster I bought 5 years ago. It was a pretty good rep but some of the flaws gave away the watch. Since then I have replaced the Bracelet, buckle and bezel with orginal parts. The bracelet and buckle is a direct swap. The bezel also fit but it is a different mechanism then the rep. The first thing I changed on it was the buckle. The china buckle never closed properly. It never had the confirming click and the buttons were flimsy. So I bought a brand new buckle from omega. Next I bought a used bracelet. The china bracelet was alittle rough on the edges and the links didnt move smoothly. I also bought a brand new bezel from omega. To my surprise it fit perfectly on the replica. The original bezel makes a big difference. It has a very nice ratcheting sound and the ring around the luminous dot is thicker and well defined. You can also see the blue insert is slightly recessed when compared to the china bezel. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted April 27, 2010 Very nice "first" post! Some real cool improvements you've did. I actually had a gen bezel assembly for my SMP too.. but I never got it to fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted April 27, 2010 That looks pretty damned good. Great post! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apoopoo999 0 Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) Very nice "first" post! Some real cool improvements you've did. I actually had a gen bezel assembly for my SMP too.. but I never got it to fit. Thanks, The original bezel has a thin ring that has 3 prongs for the ratcheting and one prong that anchors the ring to the case. You just have to mod the anchor prong alittle to fit the case. Once that fits you just snap the bezel back in and everything lines up. The rep has a wire ring to control the ratchet and it feels mushy when compared to the original. Edited April 27, 2010 by apoopoo999 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted April 27, 2010 I think my case were build a little different than yours, cause there's no way in hell that I would have made that fit Edit: Meet Oscar, our resident Omega-fanboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scope 3 Posted April 27, 2010 Nice post. Good looking Watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedzmaster 0 Posted August 11, 2010 The He valve is incorrectly placed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
