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Diamond on Mens' Watch
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coltstrong
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So I've read through some of the old posts, some good ones surely, on diamonds. I'm kind of playing with the idea of getting a diamond bezel for a chronomat and blackbird to switch things up now and then. Then I think to myself, diamonds would ruin the blackbird.

What is you impression of oem style diamond bezels on mens watches?
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I like a diamond bezel if it's tasteful, but any more than that is a bit extreme for my taste. I can appreciate a watch completely set with diamonds, however like I said, not for me. That factory chronomat Evo bezel and SA bezel are done very good, and if you get tired of it you can always put the OEM bezel back on.
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Not for me either but they do look good on my wife's Galactic 30 factory bezel.
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Breitling OEM diamond bezels are very well done, but there is nothing about the image of a diamond bezel that I care to associate with.
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Strictly no for me. Diamonds belong to women watches and jewellery. But that's just my narrow minded personal opinion ;)
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A diamond bezel on a Blackbird comes with an irrevocable ticket to hell. I'm not making that up. ;)

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For Liberace, fine -- otherwise, no. :D

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No, I am not wearing Pearls either. ;)
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The OEM Breitling diamond bezels are very nicely done, but diamonds have no place whatsoever on a gents watch IMO.

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coltstrong wrote:
Then I think to myself, diamonds would ruin the blackbird.


Diamonds would ruin the blackbird. The diamond bezels on the Chronomats look good, but I'd never wear one. I'm sure Ron will be along sooner or later and post some pics of his Evo.

The only diamond watch I'd wear is the rhodium dial Datejust 2 with the diamond markers.

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Love diamonds, all 7 of my super avengers have diamond bezels, 3 of them have diamond bands also, not for everyone as above posts say, but myself being in the jewelry buisness I personally love them.

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