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Dear SOH-owner

I am considering buying a SOH. My question does refer to the turning bezel:

How does the bezel of the SOH compare to other Breitlings (or Omegas etc.)? Are they fine, quality-wise? Of course, they are finished with lacquer / paint and may be somewhat scratch-prone, right?. But what about the durability of the 120-snapping mechanism? Does it work well? Can I use the turning bezel on a daily basis without wearing it down too much?

Thanks for your comments.

V.

My wife has an SOH38 as a knock about watch, and she has had no problems. The bezel is scratched pretty heavily, but there is no damage to the colour - it's obviously not a surface treatment. SHe doesn't use the bezel excessively, but she has had absolutely no problems so far.

I use my '46 as a knock about and what Roff says, I agree 100%. GREAT watch!

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It's not a surface treatment? Well that's good to know.

The Chronolog refers to it as being an aluminium insert, so I always assumed it was just annodised. I know it's ceramic like the latest Rolies.

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Driver8

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Dear driver8,
What do you mean by "it's ceramic". Thank you for any further information about this bezel.
V.

I think he missed a "not" out

OK, thanks. But then it's obviously a surface treatment, not painted but anodized, which is durable. Anodization is a surface treatment process for aluminium alloys in order to protect the metal from corrosion, as you probably know.

Omega's Planet Ocean & SMP and maybe the older SUBs use similar technologies and materials. And there are maybe more...

Thanks.
sg

I can't say with any confidence what it is, but I can say that my wife's has some very deep scratches that have not impacted the colour at all.

Well done Roff, you win the prize for spotting the deliberate mistake!

I have a habit of typing too quickly and missing out rather key words in sentences these days!

So yes, I can confirm that I know it is NOT ceramic!

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Driver8

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Either way, they replace the metal click spring at every service. Even if it broke, its such a simple little piece that I couldnt imagine costs too much to replace.

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-RJ

I replaced a "bezel click spring" on my old Superocean some 4-5 years ago - the AD did it for free!

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