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Reproducing an aluminium diving bezel

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Hey everyone,
I recently watched Mark Lovick's video about making custom dials with that contact transfer paper and I had an interesting thought. How hard would it be to reproduce a aluminium diving bezel?
We all have watches with rare bezels that are NLA. I had a Omega Seamaster Calypso which sadly ended up with a reproduction ebay bezel that is not quite right.

I have restored 5 or so Seiko 8229 divers and they all have worn bezels that are obsolete.

What if I cut an aluminium  ring to size, transfered the decal across and then coated the bezel with either clearcoat or a thin layer of 2 part epoxy???

Any thoughts? Getting them made in China is difficult and probably lengthy.
I don't need it perfect but obviously so the watch is more wearable.
I had about 4 pepsi dialed versions which fared better. But this one is quite worn.

 

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I like these with the thin bezel, but never had one.

I think the result would of the type, good from 2m away, hmmm from 40cm. And I'd start replacing or polishing the crystal anway,.

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