Finally damaged the Pelagos

[slus]

After nearly 8 years of abuse, my beater has lost a tooth. It served 4 years of hard wear as my only watch, went through thousands of miles on mountain bikes and hiking, went to work every day in hospitals until covid hit, through a diy house remodel, then finally relinquished to “rough” wear in 2018 when I added a DSSD. The irony of this is I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch or CasiOak to work since March 2020, today is the FIRST day I wore the Pelagos back to work, and 2 hours into the day, the lume bar was gone.

It will be a well deserved trip to RSC, the power reserve has been slowly declining for years as well but not enough to bother me on its own. Anyone know if they’ll ding me for a whole bezel or just replace the lume marker? I’ve seen this problem mentioned before on here, anyone remember how much the repair ran?


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[SS Oyster]

Great to see tool watches being used to their full capabilities. Should be all better after a trip to the spa (RSC).


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[Coronette]

This!! Is why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17459276672...4AAOSwoWdf~SvU

[slus]

Originally Posted by Coronette

Why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17459276672...4AAOSwoWdf~SvU

I think I'd be more worried the adhesive would pull all the lume bars out when removed, since this is apparently somewhat of a problem with the Pelagos. I assume the clear bra material isn't as durable as the ceramic bezel itself and would get gouged up and need to be replaced from time to time? It looks really nice on your GMT, maybe adds a bit of shine to it, which looks great on yours.

Maybe RSC needs some gorilla glue and a tray of extra lume bars. If I could find the lost lume, that's what I would do I walked a mile or so through the hallways and taken off at least 20 pairs of gloves by the time I noticed it was gone, I haven't even looked for it. It's probably in a trashcan or linen bin somewhere.

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by Coronette

Why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17459276672...4AAOSwoWdf~SvU

Ummmmm no

[~JJ]

Originally Posted by Coronette

This!! Is why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17459276672...4AAOSwoWdf~SvU

Lol, got slip covers over the couch too!?

OP, I have 2 liner from the first batch released. Still haven’t seen any issues and hoping you have an isolated issue that Rolex will fix without charging for a new bezel. Good luck.

[nyyankees]

Had that happen to mine too. Rolex replaced it under warranty. Known issue - you may get lucky and have the replace it.

[nyyankees]

they replace the whole bezel insert BTW

[ArtieFufkinPolymer]

A dollop of liquid paper / white out should fix that problem

[shaunylw]

Looks pretty good for all the years of beating on it. Love that watch.

[Exiztence]

Originally Posted by Coronette

This!! Is why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/17459276672...4AAOSwoWdf~SvU

Lol this is so dumb

[Dan Pierce]

Can't answer the question but would rather have that happen to the bezel than lug damage or any hits to the case.

Just sent my THC to RSC for a service after 11 years of ownership. Hope we both get them back soon!
dP

[Coronette]

Originally Posted by ~JJ

Lol, got slip covers over the couch too!?

OP, I have 2 liner from the first batch released. Still haven’t seen any issues and hoping you have an isolated issue that Rolex will fix without charging for a new bezel. Good luck.

LOL, My watch not yours!

[slus]

Originally Posted by nyyankees

Had that happen to mine too. Rolex replaced it under warranty. Known issue - you may get lucky and have the replace it.

Thanks. I wouldn't expect them to replace it for free, but it would be awesome if they did. I'm well out of the warranty and due for a service anyway, maybe they'll toss in a bezel for me though.

Originally Posted by shaunylw

Looks pretty good for all the years of beating on it. Love that watch.

I definitely can't complain about the durability and other than the ultra brushed (scratched) finish of the clasp and bracelet, it still looks pretty good and keeps great time. The declining power reserve has been the only issue up until now.



I think I'm going to have RSC do the full brush (I guess they probably can't call it a polish on the full brushed Pelagos?) on it while it's in for service, but I'll probably miss it looking a little beat up.

[2bigalow]

It's a hard knock life... Awesome!
I love seeing tools being used as designed. I get the same warm and fuzzy feeling when I see high-end performance cars with hints of being tracked.

[George58]

glued marker on a 3k watch not acceptable to me

[1William]

They will replace the bezel and give it a service and you will be back for another 11 years. Great watch and it is nice that you have gotten all types of wear from it.

[Tikandtokalot]

Tipp-ex is your friend.

[Pinchy]

Let us know how you go with RSC. I've heard they don't offer refinishing on the Pelagos since it's titanium.

[slus]

Originally Posted by George58

glued marker on a 3k watch not acceptable to me

I was looking at that and I can't see one trace of glue in there. Clearly I don't have the other piece to check for adhesive on the backside, but the channel is cut so precise I was wondering if it was just press fit in there.

Originally Posted by Tikandtokalot

Tipp-ex is your friend.

That's what my wife said I'd miss the lume, it really does stand out like a missing tooth at night too.

Originally Posted by Pinchy

Let us know how you go with RSC. I've heard they don't offer refinishing on the Pelagos since it's titanium.

Interesting, but makes some sense as their only titanium watch. I've seen a few posts of people touching them up with scotch brite or the bergeon refinishing tool though, so I'm slightly surprised Rolex wouldn't touch it. I will follow up.

[chunk2020]

Sorry for my ignorance

What does “bra” mean above?


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[Jerrocop]

Originally Posted by Coronette

This!! Is why you need the clear auto bra type of bezel protector. This guy makes them for all Rolex and Tudor models.

I'd give that a huge negatron. A big reason I like my BB58 and GMT is because of the character, and yes potential scratches, that are likely to occur over time with the aluminum bezel. Not everyone wants to put stickers on their watches, wear them for a few years, pull them off and then try to sell them as "mint".

[slus]

Well, I am sad to report it happened again already. I’ve been pretty nice to it since its last trip to RSC, but it couldn’t handle playing in the ocean over the weekend and another lume bar went missing. I’ve been a huge fan of the Pelagos for a decade now, but I’m seriously pissed this time. Bezel cost isn’t huge, but another 3 months without it is upsetting.


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[slus]

Originally Posted by Pinchy

Let us know how you go with RSC. I've heard they don't offer refinishing on the Pelagos since it's titanium.

Sorry for the 2 year delay in reply. You were right, they did not refinish the Pelagos. It came back looking just like the day it left with a new bezel.

I wonder if that will change now that the Rolex mothership is selling full titanium models? I'm guessing the Ti YM owners will want theirs refinished at service time. If enough of them are released by then

[ap1]

Originally Posted by slus

Sorry for the 2 year delay in reply. You were right, they did not refinish the Pelagos. It came back looking just like the day it left with a new bezel.

I wonder if that will change now that the Rolex mothership is selling full titanium models? I'm guessing the Ti YM owners will want theirs refinished at service time. If enough of them are released by then

Did you have to pay for the new bez?

[Scholar]

This actually wasn't your doing. The 42mm Pelagos has a faulty bezel marker applications so it will come out at any point. (I adore the watch; this is what stopped me from getting one.)

They fixed the issue with the 39 and I believe the FXD, per a Tudor rep who visited some ADs, but I'm not sure why they haven't pack ported that solution to the original.

[slus]

Originally Posted by ap1

Did you have to pay for the new bez?

I did in 2022. I'd have to dig out the receipt for specifics but it was 300 something dollars.

I think it is still under warranty from the last bezel replacement/full RSC service so I am hoping this one is covered.

[slus]

Originally Posted by Scholar

This actually wasn't your doing. The 42mm Pelagos has a faulty bezel marker applications so it will come out at any point. (I adore the watch; this is what stopped me from getting one.)

They fixed the issue with the 39 and I believe the FXD, per a Tudor rep who visited some ADs, but I'm not sure why they haven't pack ported that solution to the original.

Clearly it is not fixed, maybe it is worse. 8ish years of hard wear on the original before the first one fell out, less than 2 years of much more casual wear after the bezel was replaced before it happened again. Or it is just completely random.

[omar-rye]

I tagged along with a friend a few weeks ago as he visited Tudor at the mall to drop off his red bezel Black Bay for repair because the 4 o’clock lume fell out of its place! You're maybe the 5th person I've heard of having a lume loss issue on their Tudor, and you had it done twice on two different bezels, so that’s very telling.

[Kevin of Larchmont]

My entire bezel insert fell out of my Pelagos bezel and landed on the ground in front of me back in 2016. It was a brand new watch with only a few days on my wrist. The AD was horrified and gave me a completely new watch. They said the classic, “We’ve never seen that before,” which lead me to believe they had. All has been well since. Love the watch.