Thanks Stephen, very useful to know.

Stewart

: Hi Stewart,
: I bought one of the 11630 aftermarket replacement "e-bay"
: bezels last year (as a spare for future use) and made a few
: comments about it in an April 6, 2009 post. Those comments are
: reprinted below. By the way, I still haven't installed it yet as
: my original bezel is still in pretty good shape. However, Abel
: will be the real expert on this subject as I believe he has
: actually installed a few. So his comments will be especially
: valuable.

: From 4-6-09:
: "To Grant and others - I have received the 11630
: aftermarket bezel insert and am quite happy with the apparent
: quality of this item. The construction and number printing is
: very, very good (IMO). This MH type insert even has the small
: luminous dot in the center of the triangle at the 12 o'clock
: poition. The dot is affixed in the triangle by what appears to
: be a small rivet(?) somewhat similar as in Rolex inserts. The
: insert does seem to have a higher incline around its periphery.
: That is, the insert isn't flat but slightly inclines around its
: inner edge. I don't know what effect this may or may not have
: upon installation. IE-will it make the insert higher than the
: mineral crystal(??). The original bezel insert on my 11630 is in
: relatively good shape with just a couple edge wear marks so I
: bought this replacement insert for future use. IE-I don't plan
: to install it until the original bezel becomes more worn or
: scratched. Therefore I don't know if it will be a perfect fit
: although it does look to be pretty close to the same size when
: simply placed atop the current bezel. However, please remember
: that Timothy A who has installed one of these, has reported that
: the bezel is a bit smaller than the original and may need to be
: glued in place with shoe glue. The instructions included with
: the replacement insert does mention that if the new insert
: doesn't quite snap into the bezel perfectly, shoe glue is
: recommended, not super glue. Timothy also pointed out this fact
: in his post. Bottom line? For the money ($69), this e-bay
: available insert is a good deal, in my opinion.
: Steve "