What do you mean that he can build an in house movement? Is he going to design the movement himself? Why would he do that when he can put an ETA or Miyota in them that have a proven track record?
Hi Mark just ordered my Kamasu Bezel from you Thanks for the video helped me improvise using the plumbing Teflon tape which easily sweeps inside the gaps of the bezel and wrapping it through right around couple of time to protect the surface and forming layers and then using a flat screw driver just pops out like a dream on my Kamasu. Many like me may be hesitant learning that it’s hard to pop it out and was thinking to go to a watch smith but was fearing on the scratches in any case this idea will help many others like me to come out of the fear. Happy Selling more, your service is amazing.
From my experience, a key to take off the bezel from Kamasu was to use a bezel removal knife from 6 or 12 o'clock position (where end link is). It came off very easily.
I tried to take mine off and i couldn't do it. I have taken off many bezels in the past, but this one is different it seems. Its stuck in there and would not pop out at all. Now the bezel is stuck and would not turn. I might have to take it to a watch place for them to remove it.
@@zerox615 I might have been very lucky. I have two Kamasu, and both of their bezels came off really easily. I agree you might need to take it to a watchmaker at this point. Good luck!
I ordered this from you. It came yesterday. I couldn’t get the bezel off and just stopped trying. Man I was really trying too. Put it back on my wrist and rotated the bezel just to make sure it worked. Tried it again this morning and the bezel came off really easy. I was surprised by how easy it came off. This new one from you looks great. Glad I bought it and didn’t give up trying to get the original one off.
Thanks Marc (and LIW team) for doing the good work to manufacture the Kamasu mod bezels!! Finally slapped a maroon 3rd party bezel on the Red Kamasu I got from your 2020 post-BF/CM sale, and it sure feels good to wear a dive watch again in 2 years (screwed up a Mako II mod). Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!!
I see everywhere on the internet that the kamasu bezel is very difficult to remove, but i personally didn't have any problem opening it. I just used a sharp kitchen knife and managed to open it in a few tries. No damage whatsoever. You do need quite a bit of pressure though.
I went with the Batman bezel insert. I love this watch now. Thanks for providing this. I used pliers to get the bezel off after I took the insert out. With the insert out I could grip the bezel with pliers and it popped right off.
I got a Kamasu about 2 years ago and was able to pop the bezel off with a plastic pry tool pretty easily to mod the watch with the LIW bezel and a ceramic insert. I just bought a second Kamasu but I can get the bezel to pop off with the same plastic pry tool. I must have been lucky with the first Kamasu as I had the bezel off really quickly. I may try this suggestion and use pliers. That’s a great idea to remove the insert and use pliers to pull it off. I have no need to re-use the stock bezel.
Marc I just bought your coin edge bezel and can't wait to put it on! I would love it if you made a chapter ring for the Kamasu. I tried to put in a skx chapter ring and it unfortunately didn't work. I absolutely hate how this watch doesn't have a chapter ring and hate the way it looks without one! If you made one, I would hands down buy it! Thanks and keep up the good mods!
Hey Mark any pointers or plans for a replacement bezel insert for the Citizen NY0040? I have scoured the web many times and no one and I mean no one is making them, I've found plenty of people on watch forums also asking the question because they either want to renovate their bezel or just want to mod them with a lume version but it seem no one has addressed the market maybe you could take a look and step in? Cheers Tim from Blighty
After an epic battle I got the new bezel installed. It's the most difficult to remove bezel I have ever seen. There is a little extra gap right at the 12 and 30 that is machined into the bezel itself. If you look between the lugs and rotate the bezel you should definitely notice it. The new bezel action is awesome. I dropped in a lumed sapphire bezel insert. I will say the insert sticks up about a millimeter higher than the crystal. It may be the insert I'm using. On my Kamasu the original insert was a touch higher than the crystal too.
Hi, I’m new to this world and I’m very interested in this mod. At 3:00 you talk about skx007 springs, that work perfectly on this watch. Does it mean that I need to buy that spring too? Or does this watch already has a similar component inside that WORKS AS a skx007 spring? Maybe there’s also a language barrier, my bad. I just want to know if I have to order other parts or just the bezel and the bezel insert. Thank you very much and keep it up!!
I have the black and gold kamasu, where the entire case is PVD black. I hate the gold on the bezel, but love the watch otherwise. Wish you guys had options that would work well with that one, as stainless steel on top would look a little silly.
Love the Kamasu! Do you know or have one in store of a curved end rubber strap that fits perfectly to the Kamasu? I've been on the hunt for one and haven't been successful. I've seen some say they fit but I would want to see an actual picture of the watch with the strap before buying one. Thank you!
I was relieved when you say that skx spring can fit into the kamasu.. My kamasu's bezel has turned into bidirectional 60 click rotation without any exact reason since few months ago 😂
@@skylefall wow i hope this isn't a common issue found on a Kamasu. Because my brother don't have the same issue with his, tho I have to say he rarely used the bezel for timing. I think the only feasible thing to do is to change the bezel ratcheting spring, underneath the bezel itself.
@@joefitz3377 i haven't found any trustworthy watchmaker here.. do you reckon i should replace the spring to any watchmaker or just bet it all out and change it myself?
@@cakraparindra4659 Probably does need a new spring. Judging by what Mark said here it can be difficult to remove the bezel on this watch. I can live with it at the moment (it still turns) and may get it fixed when I get around to putting a new bezel on the watch. Mark has a good video on it here if you do decide to have a go at it - ruclips.net/video/LZTjtUKGPWY/видео.html - 'Fixing a broken unidirectional dive bezel - Watch and Learn #19'
Thank you! I hate the default Orient diver bezel that is present in the Makos and Rays, they all have that "dent" at the 15min marks. I also prefer something more plain for the insert, like a stainless steel with small 12 hour numerals.
That Islander field watch is looking very good, reminds me of my trusty Timex Weekender. I had to pause the video to take a good look at it. May I suggest adding something to the hour marks, a thicker line or a dot, etc.
I don't want to make my Orient diver look like an SKX. What I want is access to genuine Orient bezels that I can equip with various Orient-shaped inserts and swap on and off. Imagine the fun and flexibility of a black-dial Orient you can match to your mood or outfit. Or perhaps not. A black one already matches everything.
Considering the damage to the case when you changed it. I wonder if you have perfected a method of removing it without the damage? Would prefer to buy a kamasu with a sapphire insert, having such options at checkout with the install would be quite something.
I just discovered on my Kamasu, that on the bezel itself at the 12 and at the 30 marker, if you look between the lugs there is a slightly larger gap between the bezel and case. Similar to the little gap of a snap on caseback. I'm hoping this is the key to an easy and damage free removal. Good luck!
Marc, we need a flat AR coated crystal for the Kamasu I got the green Kamasu because it's such a great value for the money, sadly I am finding the non-AR coated crystal extremely annoying. It really detracts from the beauty of the dial and my ability to enjoy the watch.
I successfully completed this mod (well, with the help of a watch shop in town...that OEM bezel was a PITA to remove), put on a coin edge bezel and a sapphire 12-hour Batman insert. I love it. Just has a tiny amount of backplay now. Anyone else experiencing that with their mods?
Great addition to the store! I related question, what is the original OEM bezel insert made of some say aluminum others say some sort of plastic? Since the original was bent just wondering if you could confirm. Thanks.
Hey, Mark, gaining lots of knowledge from the channel, thanks very much. Will a Seiko back fit on the Kamasu? I’ll be ordering the bezel for my blue/blue Kamasu, I would love to put an exhibition back on it too. Thanks!
Hi, I really desperate to change My Kano bezel insert. Is there anybody make Orient Kano Ceramic Bezel Insert? If there is Seiko mod fit pls tell me which one it is.
The Island Watch Kamasu bezel can be taken off easily. I am doing this exact thing. I have the coin edge bezel with a lumed sapphire bezel insert on right now. I ordered the sub style bezel to use with a lumed ceramic insert that looks more like the stock insert so I can swap to an OEM plus look anytime.
Any chance of getting new Seiko 5 Sports models added to the Your Watch mod program? (I’m interested in having a sapphire crystal popped onto the new Seiko 5 no bezel, aka Dress KX)
@@islandwatch Thank you very much for the reply 👍🏻 Maybe you know any source where to find one ? I searched but never found a thing, you have more expertise, connections & sources thats why I asked 😅 Thought I could be lucky 😅
The Orient Social media team liked a series of pictures I posted up of my blue Ray II getting a coin-edge and blue Seiko style lumed skx sapphire insert from lcbi. I figure they are happy to be selling watches to the kind of people that want to mod watches. My next watch purchase will be a black Triton with the black lumed sapphire insert.
R u putting an orange dial on the field watch? That would be awesome! Also, do u have a cheaper line of watches 4 those who won't spend $300 on a watch? Please? Thx
@@islandwatch I’m not sure just who/what a “watchmaker” might be. There is a small watch shop near where I live, but I don’t really know just what they are capable of doing or if the cost of doing this is disproportionate to the value of the watch. Any sort of guess as to what doing this might cost?
Oh my f***, the Kamasu bezel is the hardest I have ever tried to remove! So make sure you remove it before buying just incase you can’t remove it!! I bought it and had a hell of a hard time to remove it. After scratching it a little, I finally got it off!
do you have the green kamasu with his green bezel insert? how close is the color match and does it match well? do you mind emailing me a pic? devinx6@gmail.com
@@Steven-pp3yx jeeze it’s been a while and I kinda forget what worked. I think I made a bunch of little shims and just tapped/hammered them in between the case and bezel. Probably had 6 or so all the way areound the bezel. Still will have to really pry it off either way.
My click spring broke on my jdm kamasu, thank god the skx spring seems to be exactly the same. I removed mine by putting a load of silicone grease on the edge of the bezel then working it in. Then with an old butter knife that was very thin on the end then sliding it under the 6 o'clock position and it popped off. Took a little cleaning. Problem I have now is that the bezel oring snapped and I have no idea what size it is. Does anyone know the oem size of the oring? I replaced the spring as one of the spring hands broke making it a 60 click watch but with a new spring but no oring it's still 60 clicks. It would be amazing to get oring specs from oreint but Orient USA just said. We don't know. I love my red jdm kamasu it has such a nice fit and a quality feel plus it has some originality I love the Japanese days. Sure the crown is a little small for my liking and the bracelet is not great but now awful. It's my daily driver and does everything I want it too. On wrist its usually +2-3 a day. The only thing that disappoints me about Orient is that you can't buy parts, can't buy a replacement movement or anything other than bracelets and bezels. Orient wants nearly the cost of the watch for a repair or service. I just hope more aftermarket parts come to market and spares available. And hopefully a nh35 day date could be put inb
Hi watch lovers. I've been wanting to get the Kamasu. However, it does not seem to be an actual dive watch (as I want and actual diver for recreational diving). Would it survive a depth of around 20m-30m? I would appreciate any feedback 😄
Marc and Community, Anybody know of a source for bezel inserts for the Glycine Sub? I'd sure like to upgrade my stock blue aluminum one to ceramic or possibly shaphire. Thanks!
Hi mark, I have recently ordered a sub bezel for my orient ray 2. I managed to get the bezel on but it is really tight and doesn’t turn well unless I get the watch wet, once wet it turns really well, any ideas how to fix this?
@@NeonSpud1234 just to give you heads up before you proceed with your operation buddy - I had the same issue with parts for my Ray II that I ordered from LIW (the bezel just would not move) but I used a toothpick and the tiniest drop of cooking oil you can imagine (just soak the very end of a toothpick in it literally for a fraction of a second) and put it on a gasket before you install the bezel and there you you go. My bezel have been working just fine since then and it was almost a year ago I reckon. Good luck!
The insert sits higher than the crystal unfortunately. I've tried a lumed sapphire insert and a lumed ceramic insert and both inserts sit higher than the crystal. The ledge the insert adheres to needs to be machined deeper and there is room to do this but for some reason they did not.
The bezels Marc sells on LIW made for the Ray II/Mako II work on the Mako USA II as well. I know because I’ve bought 2 from Marc that I use on my Mako USA II.
@@billbarhorst8369 It wasn’t too bad. I taped up the lugs and taped up a case back opener knife and it snapped off easily prying between the bezel and the lug at about the 5 o’clock position. There was no obvious damage to the case but the stock bezel got a few scratches. If you want to save the stock bezel take it to a watch repair place that probably has actual tools to safely remove the bezel.
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I must say that, at this rate, someday youre going to be able to build even an in house movement for the islanders. You have all my respect.
What do you mean that he can build an in house movement? Is he going to design the movement himself? Why would he do that when he can put an ETA or Miyota in them that have a proven track record?
I'm not too sure about that.
@@islandwatch but It'd be great...
@@vizuz just to bring complete watchmaking in America.
@daniel … i understood.
Hi Mark just ordered my Kamasu Bezel from you Thanks for the video helped me improvise using the plumbing Teflon tape which easily sweeps inside the gaps of the bezel and wrapping it through right around couple of time to protect the surface and forming layers and then using a flat screw driver just pops out like a dream on my Kamasu. Many like me may be hesitant learning that it’s hard to pop it out and was thinking to go to a watch smith but was fearing on the scratches in any case this idea will help many others like me to come out of the fear. Happy Selling more, your service is amazing.
I'd love to see a bezel removal tutorial with tool reviews. Really want to try this mod but a little apprehensive.
Great !!!! It's the first bezel for Orient Kamasu in the world. I've been waiting for years. I ordered it right away.
From my experience, a key to take off the bezel from Kamasu was to use a bezel removal knife from 6 or 12 o'clock position (where end link is). It came off very easily.
I tried to take mine off and i couldn't do it. I have taken off many bezels in the past, but this one is different it seems. Its stuck in there and would not pop out at all. Now the bezel is stuck and would not turn. I might have to take it to a watch place for them to remove it.
@@zerox615 I might have been very lucky. I have two Kamasu, and both of their bezels came off really easily. I agree you might need to take it to a watchmaker at this point. Good luck!
@@zerox615 same EXACT thing has happened to me. I’m going to take it to a shop after Christmas. You’re not alone!
I ordered this from you. It came yesterday. I couldn’t get the bezel off and just stopped trying. Man I was really trying too. Put it back on my wrist and rotated the bezel just to make sure it worked.
Tried it again this morning and the bezel came off really easy. I was surprised by how easy it came off.
This new one from you looks great. Glad I bought it and didn’t give up trying to get the original one off.
Thanks Marc (and LIW team) for doing the good work to manufacture the Kamasu mod bezels!!
Finally slapped a maroon 3rd party bezel on the Red Kamasu I got from your 2020 post-BF/CM sale, and it sure feels good to wear a dive watch again in 2 years (screwed up a Mako II mod).
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!!
I see everywhere on the internet that the kamasu bezel is very difficult to remove, but i personally didn't have any problem opening it. I just used a sharp kitchen knife and managed to open it in a few tries. No damage whatsoever. You do need quite a bit of pressure though.
I went with the Batman bezel insert. I love this watch now. Thanks for providing this. I used pliers to get the bezel off after I took the insert out. With the insert out I could grip the bezel with pliers and it popped right off.
I got a Kamasu about 2 years ago and was able to pop the bezel off with a plastic pry tool pretty easily to mod the watch with the LIW bezel and a ceramic insert. I just bought a second Kamasu but I can get the bezel to pop off with the same plastic pry tool. I must have been lucky with the first Kamasu as I had the bezel off really quickly. I may try this suggestion and use pliers. That’s a great idea to remove the insert and use pliers to pull it off. I have no need to re-use the stock bezel.
Marc I just bought your coin edge bezel and can't wait to put it on! I would love it if you made a chapter ring for the Kamasu. I tried to put in a skx chapter ring and it unfortunately didn't work. I absolutely hate how this watch doesn't have a chapter ring and hate the way it looks without one! If you made one, I would hands down buy it! Thanks and keep up the good mods!
Mark kills the bezel game !!
Thanks!
Hey Mark any pointers or plans for a replacement bezel insert for the Citizen NY0040?
I have scoured the web many times and no one and I mean no one is making them, I've found plenty of people on watch forums also asking
the question because they either want to renovate their bezel or just want to mod them with a lume version but it seem no one has addressed the market maybe you could take a look and step in?
Cheers
Tim from Blighty
These Orient Mods are the BEST !!! :)
After an epic battle I got the new bezel installed. It's the most difficult to remove bezel I have ever seen. There is a little extra gap right at the 12 and 30 that is machined into the bezel itself. If you look between the lugs and rotate the bezel you should definitely notice it. The new bezel action is awesome. I dropped in a lumed sapphire bezel insert. I will say the insert sticks up about a millimeter higher than the crystal. It may be the insert I'm using. On my Kamasu the original insert was a touch higher than the crystal too.
Are you just reusing the crystal that came with the watch in the new bezel?
@@MasterofNone365 yep. I’m using the stock sapphire crystal. I’m using an aftermarket bezel insert in the aftermarket bezel.
@@sleepinglysithia Ok, gotcha. Thanks for the info!
I’d kill to see a saphire caseback mod part for the Kamasu, I know the movement isn’t decorated but still I’d enjoy it
Awesome Marc, thank you. I just asked you about this yesterday."ask and you shall receive".
Got it!
So you just asked him for something, and you got it? And you only asked him once? I'm going to have to change my approach.
Hi, I’m new to this world and I’m very interested in this mod. At 3:00 you talk about skx007 springs, that work perfectly on this watch. Does it mean that I need to buy that spring too? Or does this watch already has a similar component inside that WORKS AS a skx007 spring? Maybe there’s also a language barrier, my bad.
I just want to know if I have to order other parts or just the bezel and the bezel insert.
Thank you very much and keep it up!!
I co, już wiesz? Ja też jestem ciekawy czy sprężyna pasuje.
Awesome as usual, thank you Mark for the wonderful content ...
My pleasure!
I got mine today. So happy. Fits perfect. Great quality. Gracias
How the heck did you get the bezel off?
I have the black and gold kamasu, where the entire case is PVD black. I hate the gold on the bezel, but love the watch otherwise. Wish you guys had options that would work well with that one, as stainless steel on top would look a little silly.
That's an awesome mod. Might consider getting it in the future. Keep up the good work.
Love the Kamasu! Do you know or have one in store of a curved end rubber strap that fits perfectly to the Kamasu? I've been on the hunt for one and haven't been successful. I've seen some say they fit but I would want to see an actual picture of the watch with the strap before buying one. Thank you!
I would love to know this as well.
When you started saying 6 or 7 I thought you were going to say 6 dollars not 6 hundred for that bezel tool
Looks similar to a tool my grandmother used to preserve food in glasses. She is from southern germany. So maybe the swiss use the same.
I was relieved when you say that skx spring can fit into the kamasu.. My kamasu's bezel has turned into bidirectional 60 click rotation without any exact reason since few months ago 😂
I have the same problem. How was this fixed?
@@skylefall wow i hope this isn't a common issue found on a Kamasu. Because my brother don't have the same issue with his, tho I have to say he rarely used the bezel for timing. I think the only feasible thing to do is to change the bezel ratcheting spring, underneath the bezel itself.
Same here on a Kamasu bought 12 months ago. I was using it a lot but still disappointing. The spring probably needs adjusting or replacing...
@@joefitz3377 i haven't found any trustworthy watchmaker here.. do you reckon i should replace the spring to any watchmaker or just bet it all out and change it myself?
@@cakraparindra4659 Probably does need a new spring. Judging by what Mark said here it can be difficult to remove the bezel on this watch. I can live with it at the moment (it still turns) and may get it fixed when I get around to putting a new bezel on the watch.
Mark has a good video on it here if you do decide to have a go at it - ruclips.net/video/LZTjtUKGPWY/видео.html - 'Fixing a broken unidirectional dive bezel - Watch and Learn #19'
That is a great idea, and they look good too. I have the burgundy dial Kamasu, it is a good looking watch.
Coin edge bezel and ceramic insert for my Mako 2 came from LIW , cheers Mate
Mark. this is some really great stuff!
I'd love to see the green kamasu with a green bezel insert on one of your coin edge bezels
Any tips on removing the stock bezel or what to use? Thanks Mark.
Thanks for putting this up. Do you think a slopped bezel would work well with this?
Thank you! I hate the default Orient diver bezel that is present in the Makos and Rays, they all have that "dent" at the 15min marks. I also prefer something more plain for the insert, like a stainless steel with small 12 hour numerals.
That Islander field watch is looking very good, reminds me of my trusty Timex Weekender. I had to pause the video to take a good look at it. May I suggest adding something to the hour marks, a thicker line or a dot, etc.
Thank you
@@islandwatch Now that I think of it, it looks more like the Hamilton 38mm field watch.
Mark, your amazing.
Struggling to get the bezel off. Had to send it out
I don't want to make my Orient diver look like an SKX. What I want is access to genuine Orient bezels that I can equip with various Orient-shaped inserts and swap on and off. Imagine the fun and flexibility of a black-dial Orient you can match to your mood or outfit.
Or perhaps not. A black one already matches everything.
Does it come with a spring?
Considering the damage to the case when you changed it. I wonder if you have perfected a method of removing it without the damage? Would prefer to buy a kamasu with a sapphire insert, having such options at checkout with the install would be quite something.
Hate to say it Marc, but I'll stick with my stock (green) Al insert. Great that you're doing these though.👍
Agree, the green sunburst dial and the bezel design make the watch look a little bit dressier but also it's a tool watch at the same time..
No worries!!!
I have a red kamasu with the strap codecjubilee. Im thinking of replacing the bezel for a coin edge , but I kind of want the embossed sloped insert.
Did you do the sloped insert? I just ordered a sloped one and I'm wondering if I should have done flat.
Even the new Orient Ray bezels are impossible to remove now.
couldn't you use that bergeon tool to remove the original bezel?
Does a full skx009 bezel with insert fit in a kamasu?
Could you please tell me where I can buy the Orient Bezel Inserts? Orient's spec is unique, thanks.
Is a ceramic insert available for the Kamasu?
I just discovered on my Kamasu, that on the bezel itself at the 12 and at the 30 marker, if you look between the lugs there is a slightly larger gap between the bezel and case. Similar to the little gap of a snap on caseback. I'm hoping this is the key to an easy and damage free removal. Good luck!
nope, it doesn't help at all. I ruined the case while trying to remove it and it didn't work out. I am glad that this was my "for experiment" watch.
Marc, we need a flat AR coated crystal for the Kamasu I got the green Kamasu because it's such a great value for the money, sadly I am finding the non-AR coated crystal extremely annoying. It really detracts from the beauty of the dial and my ability to enjoy the watch.
I successfully completed this mod (well, with the help of a watch shop in town...that OEM bezel was a PITA to remove), put on a coin edge bezel and a sapphire 12-hour Batman insert. I love it. Just has a tiny amount of backplay now. Anyone else experiencing that with their mods?
Great addition to the store! I related question, what is the original OEM bezel insert made of some say aluminum others say some sort of plastic? Since the original was bent just wondering if you could confirm. Thanks.
They're aluminum my guy
Aluminum I think, but I tossed it :(
Hey, Mark, gaining lots of knowledge from the channel, thanks very much. Will a Seiko back fit on the Kamasu? I’ll be ordering the bezel for my blue/blue Kamasu, I would love to put an exhibition back on it too.
Thanks!
Can the crystal on the Kamasu be replaced by one that is meant for the Mako II?
Burgundy bezel will be amazing.
Are there any root beer bezels for the RA-AA0819N19B??
A may do this, my bezel is very hard to rotate to the point if it was wet I could not grip it or turn it at all
How easy is it to chip in the paint of the bezel of original Kamasu? It looks like the bezel are thinly painted?
Yes i got scaratches on my bezel by just bumping it on a table jeez
these do look fantastic
Thank you!
Hey are you guys going to release your 38mm sapphire Pepsi bezel insert on your website?
Would an open back mod be possible?
Hi, I really desperate to change My Kano bezel insert. Is there anybody make Orient Kano Ceramic Bezel Insert? If there is Seiko mod fit pls tell me which one it is.
That green one looks sick! Are you selling that watch, the damaged one, for a amazingly low price? :D
Hey Marc, do you offer these in gold?
How practical is it to buy multiple bezel/ring pairs, so you can swap on & off at will, repeatedly?
The Island Watch Kamasu bezel can be taken off easily. I am doing this exact thing. I have the coin edge bezel with a lumed sapphire bezel insert on right now. I ordered the sub style bezel to use with a lumed ceramic insert that looks more like the stock insert so I can swap to an OEM plus look anytime.
I need one of those, oil-filter bezel remover. Tired of bending my wife's butter knives.🙄
Any chance of getting new Seiko 5 Sports models added to the Your Watch mod program? (I’m interested in having a sapphire crystal popped onto the new Seiko 5 no bezel, aka Dress KX)
Hey Marc, do you have replacement bezels for the mako gen one? Or does the gen 2 bezel fit on the gen 1 mako?
Damn, they all look really nice. Which one do you all think is the nicest out of these 3?
Great video as always 👍🏻💪🏻 I have a question, maybe it was already asked by others... Does a ceramic bezel insert exist for the Mako XL ? (FEM 75001B)
Not that we have.
@@islandwatch Thank you very much for the reply 👍🏻
Maybe you know any source where to find one ? I searched but never found a thing, you have more expertise, connections & sources thats why I asked 😅 Thought I could be lucky 😅
Nice new parts!
Mark, do you have a jubilee bracelet that fits the Orient Kano?
Do you have any upgrades for the Kano?
Do Orient get mad that one of their official dealers makes customs?
The Orient Social media team liked a series of pictures I posted up of my blue Ray II getting a coin-edge and blue Seiko style lumed skx sapphire insert from lcbi. I figure they are happy to be selling watches to the kind of people that want to mod watches. My next watch purchase will be a black Triton with the black lumed sapphire insert.
Why would they care? Just more watches sold.
@@islandwatch Exactly.
it'd be an entirely different case if it's a R*lex tho
Marc you legend!!
Hey Marc. Is it possible for you to add the kamasu to your custom watch catalogue on your store?
Cheers! I've been wanting mods for the kamasu!
Hi Marc, I've been looking for my ray 3 bezel replacement for quite some time, will the kamasu bezel fits the ray 3...thanks
Hey Marc, would you introduce a polished bezel so like what seiko did on the seiko 5 sport or tudor on their black bay? PS: great work
R u putting an orange dial on the field watch? That would be awesome! Also, do u have a cheaper line of watches 4 those who won't spend $300 on a watch? Please? Thx
199 for pilot watch! No orange dial planned. Sorry.
I need a red one so bad to fit my red kamasu...
Maybe soon.
Mark, that Islander Field watch. Will it be coming in a 38mm or less?. If so I will wait until next year to get one from you.
It's a bit under 40; should be out in Jan.
@@islandwatch Thanks, too big for me.
Hi! Whats The size of this bezel?
looks amazing !! no doubt .... If only the kamasu was 20 lug width XD
At its size, 22 just makes sense.
I think someone who will perform the change would be of interest to a lot of people.
any watchmaker can do it.
@@islandwatch I’m not sure just who/what a “watchmaker” might be. There is a small watch shop near where I live, but I don’t really know just what they are capable of doing or if the cost of doing this is disproportionate to the value of the watch. Any sort of guess as to what doing this might cost?
Oh my f***, the Kamasu bezel is the hardest I have ever tried to remove! So make sure you remove it before buying just incase you can’t remove it!! I bought it and had a hell of a hard time to remove it. After scratching it a little, I finally got it off!
do you have the green kamasu with his green bezel insert? how close is the color match and does it match well? do you mind emailing me a pic? devinx6@gmail.com
Any tips on how you removed it?
@@Steven-pp3yx jeeze it’s been a while and I kinda forget what worked. I think I made a bunch of little shims and just tapped/hammered them in between the case and bezel. Probably had 6 or so all the way areound the bezel. Still will have to really pry it off either way.
My click spring broke on my jdm kamasu, thank god the skx spring seems to be exactly the same. I removed mine by putting a load of silicone grease on the edge of the bezel then working it in. Then with an old butter knife that was very thin on the end then sliding it under the 6 o'clock position and it popped off. Took a little cleaning.
Problem I have now is that the bezel oring snapped and I have no idea what size it is.
Does anyone know the oem size of the oring?
I replaced the spring as one of the spring hands broke making it a 60 click watch but with a new spring but no oring it's still 60 clicks.
It would be amazing to get oring specs from oreint but Orient USA just said. We don't know.
I love my red jdm kamasu it has such a nice fit and a quality feel plus it has some originality I love the Japanese days. Sure the crown is a little small for my liking and the bracelet is not great but now awful.
It's my daily driver and does everything I want it too. On wrist its usually +2-3 a day.
The only thing that disappoints me about Orient is that you can't buy parts, can't buy a replacement movement or anything other than bracelets and bezels.
Orient wants nearly the cost of the watch for a repair or service. I just hope more aftermarket parts come to market and spares available.
And hopefully a nh35 day date could be put inb
Just in case you still have and wear the watch... YN55 😉
Hi watch lovers. I've been wanting to get the Kamasu. However, it does not seem to be an actual dive watch (as I want and actual diver for recreational diving). Would it survive a depth of around 20m-30m? I would appreciate any feedback 😄
Absolutely good enough
This is great!
Any chance of offering the gold version?
Probably not; there isn't a market for it.
@@islandwatch thanks a lot for your response
Esse verde (green) é top demais
Can you ship to germany ?
Oh yeah... thanks Marc.
You bet!
thanks for the tips
Marc and Community,
Anybody know of a source for bezel inserts for the Glycine Sub? I'd sure like to upgrade my stock blue aluminum one to ceramic or possibly shaphire.
Thanks!
Not that I know of
Hi mark, I have recently ordered a sub bezel for my orient ray 2. I managed to get the bezel on but it is really tight and doesn’t turn well unless I get the watch wet, once wet it turns really well, any ideas how to fix this?
maybe lubricate the o-ring?
@@islandwatch Ok thanks, I’ll give this a go with some silicone grease
@@NeonSpud1234 just to give you heads up before you proceed with your operation buddy - I had the same issue with parts for my Ray II that I ordered from LIW (the bezel just would not move) but I used a toothpick and the tiniest drop of cooking oil you can imagine (just soak the very end of a toothpick in it literally for a fraction of a second) and put it on a gasket before you install the bezel and there you you go. My bezel have been working just fine since then and it was almost a year ago I reckon. Good luck!
Like the original bezel much better!
How does the crystal line up with the bezel insert?
The insert sits higher than the crystal unfortunately. I've tried a lumed sapphire insert and a lumed ceramic insert and both inserts sit higher than the crystal. The ledge the insert adheres to needs to be machined deeper and there is room to do this but for some reason they did not.
Black dial with a blue bezel insert will be smoking hot ! Oof
For sure.
Are you going to restock the strapcode jubilee bracelet? so that i can buy the full mod set :3
Yup
Do you still carry the same for the Ray2?
Yes.
Kamasu the Barracuda !!!
Will these bezels fit the Orient USA Mako II ?
Not these; we have bezels for those also, though.
The bezels Marc sells on LIW made for the Ray II/Mako II work on the Mako USA II as well. I know because I’ve bought 2 from Marc that I use on my Mako USA II.
@@dustinr16 How difficult is removing the bezel on the USA Mako 2?
@@billbarhorst8369 It wasn’t too bad. I taped up the lugs and taped up a case back opener knife and it snapped off easily prying between the bezel and the lug at about the 5 o’clock position. There was no obvious damage to the case but the stock bezel got a few scratches. If you want to save the stock bezel take it to a watch repair place that probably has actual tools to safely remove the bezel.
@@dustinr16 thank you
All those Orient's I bought from LIW are begging for some love. And man, that coin edge bezel is tempting.
NO Makos! NO Rey! NO!
Finally!!!
Woohoo
How does your green insert look on the green faced kamasu?
I'm getting one and will let you know.
I want to see a pepsi bezel on a red dial kamasu too
I think it would look good, but didn't match them up yet.
Like before watching crew checking in 😎
Thank you!
The bezel is probably my least favorite part of the Kamasu so these are great.