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My turning ring is gaining more and more stiffness and or friction. My assumption is dirt, grit. No more lubrication. Can you service the turning ring without disassembling the entire watch?
Yes, Make sure you have a lipped tray, in case the ball bearings and springs fly off, if they hit the floor you’ll never see them again. Lay the watch on the tray. Using a small screwdriver or spludger, between the bezel and watch gentle and slowly twist the screwdriver or spludger and the bezel will pop off. There will be a plastic ring, this is meant to be split, you can then carefully clean around the watch face, bezel and plastic ring. to reinstall the bezel put the plastic ring inside the bezel, bezel on the watch and apply pressure untill it snaps back into place.
I just applied a little drop of WD-40, it works perfect now.
