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Author:  Ross [ Sat May 24, 2008 4:57 pm ]
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I'm sure no one has done this before, as I have never seen mention of it on this or other forums. Anyhow, I always wondered why diamond bezels were only installed on watches that were pretty shiny anyway - polished case, polished markers, MOP dial, etc. Lots of men's jewelry is more subtle, with diamonds on brushed stainless or titanium. Because I was keeping my CA, no matter what (another story), I decided to fix it up a bit and I bought a Pro II ($675!!) and a diamond bezel. The bracelet is brand new even though the watch is over 5 years old, that's why the case shows a lot more wear than the bracelet. I should've got the case refinished while I was at it. Anyway, what do you think? Looks good? Looks silly?

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Author:  Roffensian [ Sat May 24, 2008 5:05 pm ]
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I'm not a diamond guy, but that looks good - I love the contrast, it makes the diamonds stand out more without making it look out of place.
Author:  chance97 [ Sat May 24, 2008 5:25 pm ]
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Beauty!!!! Good work!
Author:  laieboy [ Sat May 24, 2008 10:06 pm ]
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Awesome!
Author:  bnewbie [ Mon May 26, 2008 6:22 am ]
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Roffensian wrote:
I'm not a diamond guy, but that looks good - I love the contrast, it makes the diamonds stand out more without making it look out of place.

:yeahthat
Author:  Driver8 [ Tue May 27, 2008 11:19 am ]
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bnewbie wrote:
Roffensian wrote:
I'm not a diamond guy, but that looks good - I love the contrast, it makes the diamonds stand out more without making it look out of place.

:yeahthat

:yeahthat too. Quite an interesting look. (And by "interesting" I don't mean "bad".... I mean genuinely interesting! :) )
Author:  Breitling Bloke [ Tue May 27, 2008 12:18 pm ]
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Yeah - I like the look of that. I'm not into diamonds on watches but that's understated enough for me to like it.

Is that an official bezel? Looks good.
Author:  paddymac [ Tue May 27, 2008 1:14 pm ]
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Oh dear, very dangerous. I'm not a fan of diamond bezels at all but your pictures as well as others has begun to change my mind!! :P
Author:  Ross [ Tue May 27, 2008 3:36 pm ]
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Thanks for all the kind words, I thought I might get hammered for putting diamonds on a CA. I was never much of a diamond guy until I started hanging out here. I blame it all on Nelson. :P

Breitling Bloke wrote:
Yeah - I like the look of that. I'm not into diamonds on watches but that's understated enough for me to like it.

Is that an official bezel? Looks good.


Yup, it's the original bezel, the jeweler said that it was a little more difficult to work on Ti.
Author:  Damian [ Wed May 28, 2008 4:37 am ]
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very nice!
Author:  Flynbyu [ Wed May 28, 2008 9:02 am ]
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I'm not a big diamond guy, but I think diamonds look best on a polished piece.

Interesting look though on brushed metal.

~Brian
Author:  W7WWW [ Wed May 28, 2008 12:04 pm ]
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Very interesting look.....looks really good.....yea....blame it on Nelson....that will work for me......

Question: I know someone asked above.....where did you get the diamond bezel?

Wear it proudly.......looks very attractive....I especially like the blue and ice combination...

Terry
Author:  RVD [ Thu May 29, 2008 9:37 am ]
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I agree, im not a diamond guy but something about your watch with that bezel. It looks really unique and less flashy. Ti and diamonds work nicely together! Great photos too!
Author:  aleister [ Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:03 am ]
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As earlier said, really interesting!

When I saw the headline I though "What the hell?" but seeing the pics it really is not bad. The contrast is beautiful.

Did you let the jeweller work on the direct bezel, or did you order a separate one?
Author:  kenseymour [ Mon Jun 09, 2008 1:20 am ]
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Nice piece - Enjoy! 8)
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