If you're trying to make it look more vintage, you may want to introduce some "wear" to the bezel insert. In which case (a) find a jar with lid, (2) fill the jar with coins, (3) place the bezel in the jar, and (4) give it a few shakes. This should introduce some random nicks and scratches to the bezel insert to give it a well-worn vibe. The more shakes, the more wear. Cheers!

I'm glad you made this. I've been waiting for someone to do it. That pepsi faded dial and the coffee patina looks like an old comic book found in a closet after years of neglect :D Good job mate!

Great vid Adrian. "The ring that gives it the click". LOL. Such a pro. The watch looks great with that faded bezel now.

I've just bleached an aftermarket Pepsi bezel, and its turned out great, looks really faded and vintage. Great channel, thanks Neil

Looks fantastic! Thank you for sharing this and your other mods. Great video as always. Fully understand that ‘oh it’s finished - what now?’ feeling..

Sometimes I’m afraid to mess up my watches. I love your “screw it, let’s do it” approach to customizing yours. It turned out fantastic.

This bezel looks amazing paired with that nato strap! I’m obsessed!

Just subscribed this morning - am really enjoying the content. The SKX mods have been fascinating!

In particular the black looks marvelous. I've seen a few people change the movement over the the NH35 which allows for hacking and manual winding. The bonus here is you would also need to replace the whole crown which would allow you to instal something else.

That looks absolutely amazing! Great job!

Good job, any object in which you personalise always seems better

Looks amazing 👍🏻👍🏻 Congratz!! And Happy Easter

Looks awesome! I need to give this a try. Thanks for sharing your process.

Wasn't expecting much at the start, but turned out really nice😅😅

Enjoyed that. I did like that brief purple hue off the black bezel, though. Was sorry to see it go!

Very enjoyable vid Adrian. I like that it's your discovery process and has an element of jeopardy, will the watch survive, will your fingers fall off and when it goes wrong just buff it out with some 600 grit. How about a NH36 movement swap, do the crown at the same time. If you want unusual how about a Bark and Jack engraved chapter ring or rehaut like a modern Rolex.

Class....those bezels give this legendary watch the retro look it needs 🙌

Looks great, and just as I thought the scratches add to it with the faded bezels!

Good Job! Looks Fantastic Man

The faded black bezel insert wins. Agree the crown does not screw back nicely in the case on the SKX. Working on this and having a B&J logo would be radical. Nice vid, mate.

that looks phenomenal, love the black one!

Looks so good, great stuff!

Nice work on the bezels....when I've faded inserts in the past I've removed them from the bezel ring as I didn't want the bleach to eat away at the adhesive and It end up coming loose at some inopportune time One thing I found that worked well on stubborn colours like the red is to use some rubbing compound ..a small amount rubb it on with your finger on a cloth and then clean off....it will lightly polish away the finish on the bezel....do it a little bit at a time until you reach the desired look .... keep up with the content man...follow you on IG and here and enjoy your vids!! You need to join in on the live stream with Paul Pluta sometime...seen ya in the comments last week...be sure to join us again...its usually a good laugh!

I’m going to do this with my black bezel!

Great job!! It looks amazing! U have skills!

It looks absolutely incredible, all of the modifications to come sound awsome

This looks awesome Adrian :)

I'm not a huge 009 fan, but that faded Pepsi bezel looks awesome.

This video got me into watches back in December of 2018 and I bought an SKX soon there after.....30 watches later and I'm still a big fan of watches :) Thanks a lot for making my bank account smaller lol

Very cool vid Adrian ! Those ghost bezels look awesome ! If you want to push the mod, have u thought about putting a clear caseback ? Not a gpregous movement but that would def look nice ! Basel world 2019 is a great objective ! I'm sure that'll work out ! Cheers !

Beautiful result!

Great video!! Doing this to the seiko 5 sports blue bezel. Just got to removing the bezel.

I want to do the same now :) Also , always a pleasure to watch your videos , and i'm happy to see your chanel growing . Next step : upgade the movement

I just found this 3 year old video... Loved it. I also like the old "vintagey" look. You mentioned Coffee staining the lume, I've very interested in that but can't find a video. Did you make one?

Well done, bro!

thank you for sharing, how long was the bleaching process for the Pepsi bezel to fade like this level?

Thanks for your video. Excatly what im looking for, easy and simple. Thank again🙏🏻👍

If i were to get anyone to proper customize my skx007, it would have been you, sir! Cool ideas, and good work. :)

Possible movement upgrade to like an nh36? Or at least change the day/date wheels to black.

Cool vid. Any ideas on ageing a ceramic bezel?

Interesting video and great results in my opinion. You said in the beginning that you changed the bezel with the one of a 009. Does the 013 and the 009 have the same bezel size although they are different in case size? Thanks!

That looks really good. Good effort. The black is a bit too faded for me but the pepsi looks awesome

The look is excellent! Love the coffee lume and faded bezel. How about a distressed strap?

Hey! Your video is amazing! I love the vintage style mod and I cannot understand why some people keep saying that they do not like it! It is just our taste and if they do not like it they can just keep it for themselves!I would like to ask how much does those metal bezels cost andfrom where did you buy them! Keep it up you are doing a great job!

how long did the bleaching process take for the black bezel? Trying to do the same for my 013. Love your videos btw!

When I got my SKX 013 delivered the first thing I noticed was that the watch is shinyer than I thought. It gives the watch the look which doesn't match with my expectation, it looks more like a jewelery than a field watch. Scratching it with a sand paper is over the top for me but I hope I'll find a way to matt the serface.

Fudging EPIC video!!!! It looks amazing!!!! And excellent band btw. Any link to purchase one?

Great vids by the way

Hi Adrien, can you recommend a nice soft leather nato that I could put on my SKX ? Thanks.

Have you ever tried turning a steel watch gold? Apparently dipping it in minwax wood finish 210b works. Please give it a go and let me know. I'm thinking a gold bezel on a Casio Mdv 106

im skx owner, im first time here. i really like this vid. I subscriped this channel.

Strangely through age the red has faded more than the blue on mine. Great content. Oh and my lume is shot which I may do something about

Is the coin edge metal bezel of seiko 6309, 7040 can fit for the seiko skx007?

How long did you have to keep it in the bleach? It didn’t even phase my bezel insert at all, even after 20 minutes.

I love your skx. Makes me want to do mine but I'm so clumsy 😆

Hey thanks for this, tried it and wow, agreed, 'freaking awesome' is, I think, the correct expression....

Hey man , great video ! Where do you buy the bezel inserts from ?

Very cool mod!! Maybe there is a way to mod the DW as well?

Make sure you don't mix up your coffee & bleach, bit of a blurter hurter if you do.

Jack! Please put this SKX now on a jubilee so we can see what it looks like. Btw it looks stunning, amazing job

Where do you source your parts? Great relaxed video.

Hello Adrian! Can I do the same, using a q-tip & without removing the bezel?...

oh my god, what a lovely watch has it become!

Do you think the bezel could be treated without removing it? As in, just soaking a cotton swab in bleach and going around and around on it.

Looks great!

Have you got a link to the NATO strap you are using there, every one I buy seems poorer quality than yours. Thanks. I like the bleached effect but I would have prefered a bit less.

Do you have to take off the bezel retaining spring first

I baked the hands on my 6309-7049 at 200 degrees for 15 mins in a convection oven. The lume came out looking so perfectly aged, I cannot believe it. Matches the hour markers now.

how does the bezel insert glue hold up after the bleaching?

LOL Just makes me laugh the way that zero f*@%'s are given in the way you handle the watch, some nicks on the case (self inflicted) just gets some sandpaper and goes to town on the case, love it Adrian just love it. I suppose it just adds to the overall look your obviously going for. Interested to follow the journey of this mod.

Hey Adrian, Nice upgrade! maybe put it on a nice distressed leather strap? great video and keep going on! cheers

I’m super interested in doing this, can anyone tell me where to get an extra bezel? Not the insert, I’m trying to get a spare bezel to swap in and out..will be doing this with an Skx 013

just did the same to my blue turtle, looks stunning now, thanks mate!

oh man bleached bezel looks so nice

Which liquid is in the second bowl? For first you use bleach and then..?

Q. I want age a rootbeer ceramic bezel, will this work? Or should I use coffee & sanding paper (e.g. 2000 grain).

LOL so good. So funny coming back to these old vids…..

Beautiful job

as for the red on the Pepsi​, you can mix bleach with some glycerine gel and apply with a Q-Tip on the red and let it set until you get what you want.

Did bleaching the bezel affect the lume quality of the pip?

Adrian - you’ve know idea how long I’ve been waiting for this!! Do you have any insight into how a black aluminium bezel would turn out with your bleaching treatment? Cheers

Nice job, looks much more interesting. Where is the NATO from out of curiosity? Have a good Easter.

may I ask where did u buy that grey nato?

will the bezels fade naturally over time just by wearing the watch?

I want to see the bleached out black bezel on it, with that NATO strap... I think that would be awesome!

i tried to bleach my invicita bezel, but nothing happend. Left it in the bleach for over an hour and rubbed it several minutes. Which bleach did you use? I used 5% chlorite bleach.

That’s awesome! Is your finger ok after it being in the bleach for so long?!

How long does it take for the bleach to work it’s magic?

So sick dude

Get the grey ghost bezel on. And maybe now that you've scratched the case to buggery, the next mod could be an engraving job. Granted someone else would probably have to do it, but you could incorporate the bark and jack logo somehow?

very cool! did your finger survive the bleach?

Can’t this be done with a q-tip and bleach?

Doesnt get the glue away when insert the whole bezel (with insert)?

Dude i make this for 1 hour 40mins with bleach/water 50/50 and it fade insanely small amount of bezel, what i do wrong i make it with finger same as you, why it cant be faded? I do it on mine Seiko Sea Urchin.

Artificially ageing but worries about little scratching on the case?

To avoid any damage to the case or parts inside the bezel; can the insert be bleached without removing the bezel from the watch? Im not sure if submerging the watch in bleach any damage would occur. I ask because I am going to try it but I want to submerge the whole watch...

4:43 Also bleached a ring in the table. A pro like me... 😉 The end result on the black ring is great. I am going to try it on one of my Rolex bezels.

Nice video! I'm also thinking about bleach my bezel insert, but i don't know which bleach to use. Is there anything i have to be careful with eg concentration of the solution..?

The patina you’ve added looks awesome, Adrian. Would you consider taking commissions? I lack the skill, tools and confidence to do it myself but give me the nod and I’ll order an SKX as a beater watch.

I think the strap looks great but is too new for the watch. The black bezel ended up looking like the rhodium dial on the yachtmaster. Cool.