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Author:  romseyles [ Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:11 am ]
Post subject:  Navitimer bezel hard to move

Are Navitimer bezels normally difficult to rotate ? Does it need lubricating ?

Author:  Huttfuzz [ Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer bezel hard to move

Mine slides without effort. I don't know of they lubricate that part when serviced.

Author:  Roffensian [ Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer bezel hard to move

Assuming the bezel isn't damaged it's usually dirt / grime. Not lubricated during servicing, just cleaned.

Author:  wessa [ Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer bezel hard to move

I have seen it here somewhere or perhaps another forum where you would seek watch wisdom or maybe it was the one in another time and another zone ;-)

Try dental floss to free up the grime under the bezel. It might just do the trick.

Author:  Hunterfate [ Mon Dec 05, 2016 5:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer bezel hard to move

We had similar thread:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=60258

Last post in that thread by Revox says:
Revox wrote:
I just reversed my own Navitimer.. Below the Bezel there are two gaskets: a white PTFE (Teflon) one and above an black O-Ring.

The PTFE Gasket should allow a smooth turning operation. If there is dirt or the gasket is worn off, it will not turn smoothly any more..
Flight pressure has normally nothing to do with it, just a bad coincidence that it recognized it first after the flight.
I made the new gasket myself out of a PTFE Foil with 0.2mm thickness but am looking for a supplier which can deliver me a professional one...
Regards
Werner
P.S. If anybody is more interested in this I can also supply some pictures..

Author:  ernesto [ Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Navitimer bezel hard to move

The navitimer slide rule bezel is meant to have rotate at a smooth controlled pace. Granted an 'initial push' is required to get the bezel going.

When I first got my navitimer world, the bezel was definitely hard to rotate in comparison with other navitimer. Unfortunately I noticed this after I purchased the watch. I returned it to the boutique and the watch was sent to the maintenance center were they addressed the problem. It now has a very smooth swing.

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