: i bought one of these aftermarket inserts for a friend to relook a
: 1563 autavia a few months ago.
: i asked this seller about rebuilding some 2446C bezels , sent him
: pictures with some words explaining that it was NOT inserts but
: MONOBLOC aluminium bezel blue/red or black anodized .
: he didn't understand my request and answered me that this inserts
: would fit my bezels.......
: i'm trying to find here in france some professionals who could help
: me rebuilding the whole aluminium bezel, anodizing and laser
: engraving for "tachy" , "MH" or
: "H" typo , successless for the moment.
: one thing seems to be sure : the more you order , the less you pay.
: for the gmt ones , if you look for some perfect result , this
: rebuilding must include a selective color anodization...hummm
: problem!
: nos or mint spare bezels are scarce and expensive , that's why we
: sould try something IMO!
: let's keep in touch...to be continued!
: cheers!
: ludovic

Thanks for this post, Ludovic. You have confirmed my fear that the bezel on the 2446C GMT is anodized on top instead of using an insert. As you point out, this makes refurbing the original bezel very troublesome and expensive. While it's possible that someone could manufacture a thin insert/inlay that would be adhered over the top of the existing bezel, that would appear to be a non-elegant solution, too since it would have to ber very, very thin. Any other ideas from anyone else? Arno or Alex?
Steve