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Seiko M796-5a00 scuba divers watch Bezel Help

  • 29-06-2016 1:05pm
    #1
    garyh3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭


    Need the plastic bezel for my Seiko M796-5a00

    Any ideas ? Seiko says its discontinued ? Such a nice watch in-need of a facelift.

    Regards
    Gary


Comments

  • #2
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    My usual thing is to look for the part or a donor watch on ebay. Can take a while but one usually shows up. With Seiko there is a separate and popular hobby of modding and there are lots of parts available, so you could find similar or better a bezel.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #3
    garyh3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭garyh3


    Wibbs wrote: »
    My usual thing is to look for the part or a donor watch on ebay. Can take a while but one usually shows up. With Seiko there is a separate and popular hobby of modding and there are lots of parts available, so you could find similar or better a bezel.

    Thanks for that The bezel on this watch is not really a bezel but a plastic top for the watch which has all the info for the buttons so it pretty unique.

    Thanks

    Gary


  • #4
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Ahh right. Gotcha G. Have you tried contacting Seiko(Europe) directly? They might have the part. I've gotten old, like decades old new old stock parts from them before. They're very helpful a company I found anyway.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #5
    garyh3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭garyh3


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Ahh right. Gotcha G. Have you tried contacting Seiko(Europe) directly? They might have the part. I've gotten old, like decades old new old stock parts from them before. They're very helpful a company I found anyway.

    thanks for that

    Will give them a go as Ive tried Seiko Ireland and Seiko UK and they were no help at all just quote its discontinued.

    G.


  • #6
    garyh3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭garyh3


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Ahh right. Gotcha G. Have you tried contacting Seiko(Europe) directly? They might have the part. I've gotten old, like decades old new old stock parts from them before. They're very helpful a company I found anyway.

    Do you have a email for Seiko Europe as I cannot seem to find one ?


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