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Depends on how closely you look *PIC*

In Response To: Loose bezel? ()

After reading your Post, Mikey, I pressed down on the bezel of my Seamaster 2254.50 w/ my thumb, in the 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-o'clock positions. Didn't feel any movement.

I was about to concur w/ others here, then hesitated and actually removed the watch from my wrist, looked at it under a lupe, and attempted to compress the bezel toward the case at the 6- and 12-o'clock positions.

There is definitely movement between the bezel and the case, closer when pressed, then away when pressure is relaxed. Certainly on my 2254.50 Omega. After this, I went and pulled out my 2531.80 ("Bond") Seamaster and repeated the same test, got the same results.

At least insofar as the outer margin, the bezel on neither watch touches the case (nor would I expect it to). Now, whether or not what I am seeing is to the same degree of movement you have observed, I don't know.

But I wanted to let you know I'd carefully looked at this and was at least seeing something along the lines of what you've described.

Link to my Omega Seamaster 2252.50 review: For a 21st Century Goldfinger
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2254.50 review: Should'a been Bond's Omega
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2255.80 review: "The Electric Blue"
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2531.80 review: Bond's second Omega
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2541.80 review: Actually-- Bond's first Omega
Link to my Omega Seamaster 2561.80 review: Mid-sized version of 2541.80