Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Bezel Ring Replacement

Written By: Mark Iknoian

Comments: 49

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Bezel Ring Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

2 - 10 minutes

Introduction

Is your bezel ring scuffed up, unresponsive, or not as satisfyingly clicky as it was new? This guide shows you how to remove and replace the front bezel ring.

Tools

iFixit Opening Tool

Parts

Gear S3 Frontier Bezel Ring

Step 1

Contains small springs and ball bearings. We suggest working over a plate or tray.
Hold the watch firmly in one hand, face up.
Place the iFixit Opening Tool under the bezel ring and use prying motion to remove.
The plastic retainer is manufactured with an open gap, you did not break it.
For reassembly, set the plastic retainer in the ring, then press the ring down until it snaps in place.

Which way does the plastic ring go? The top and bottom of it are different.

Pascal Jean - 05/01/20

Same problem, I can’t get them to go back together, I don’t want to crush the ring…

Nathan Thompson - 29/06/20

https://youtu.be/ud9DksvJq3M?t=297 go to that url its a full video with detailed instructions

andrew ballenger - 22/08/20

Hope that helps

andrew ballenger - 22/08/20

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raul pleguezuelos yudes - 21/09/20

Bonjour pouvez-vous me dire où peut-on se procurer l'anneau s'il vous plaît???

Donat Delys - 01/04/21

I need to replace ball bearings and gasket for bezel ring on Samsung watch 46mm? Where do I get the parts?

matt interbartolo - 09/04/21

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

42 comments

I got the bezel popped off to clean it. Now it wont pop back on! Help!

shileski - 13/02/19

line up the bezel with the screen and push it in

Arthur - 13/02/19

I’ve tried lining it up with the screen and pushing it in about 50 times now and everytime I do it clicks, but after rotating it a few times the bezel locks and I can’t rotate it anymore. YES all the ball bearings are in the right place, YES the springs are in the right place. There’s this little plastic piece that I can’t tell if it goes inside the bezel piece or if it goes on top of the watch next to the ball bearings. I’m able to get the bezel back on when I put the little plastic piece on the bezel, it clicks right in, but it locks up. When I leave the little plastic piece on the watch I can’t get it to click in at all. I think I just royally f’ed up my watch!

Hardy T - 14/02/19

did u manage to fix it?

Dave Green - 26/03/19

Interested to know if anyone had much success with this process.

Seth Armour - 26/03/19

Where can I buy the springs and the mini balls thing? I followed your steps and got everything to work, but I noticed I was missing 2 springs and 2 balls

Steven Alonso -

Anyone know where to get the ball bearings or springs?

Ryan Cramer - 27/04/19

I removed the bezel, cleaned, and reinstalled but now my bezel wont “click" when i turn it

James Mayfield - 14/05/19

Did you lose the tiny white (plastic) bearings? They act as detente causing the

Dustin Oldroyd - 29/05/19

I just got myself a used Gear S3 Frontier and on the front face along the bezel ring is the sticker with the numbers that goes around the face is peeling off in one area. My question is this replaceable?

MarkC 609 - 26/05/19

Just did this. When you press it in for the last step make sure to follow the instructions by putting the plastic retainer ring into the metal bezel ring then press on. You dont have to press very hard…if you find yourself pressing hard you are doing it wrong.

Dustin Oldroyd - 29/05/19

where can I buy the replacement bezel?

ejazashrafali - 03/07/19

DId you ever find where you can buy the replacement, I cannot find it online.

Ray Sears - 15/11/19

Hi, where can get replacement springs and ball bearings plus the plastic ring

Anton Starr - 23/07/19

DId you ever find where you can buy the replacement?

Ray Sears - 15/11/19

Did Replacement of bezel, not destroy water resistance ?

Kamil Podkański - 08/08/19

Not sure… My guess is that it should be fine, from visual inspection it doesn't appear anything sensitive is exposed with this procedure. No guarantee though.

Jack C - 11/08/19

How the heck did you get the bezel ring to pop off??? I have the tools as I replace phone screens with no issues but when you try it on the Samsung Gear 3 Frontier it literally breaks the plastic tool that is shown in the picture. I’ve tried several times with the same result. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

stang5litre - 20/09/19

Can you put the s3 turning bezel on the samsung gear watch? Are they the same?

cfowler1225 - 06/10/19

WHere can you purchase the replacement Bexel for the Gear S3 Frontier

Ray Sears - 15/11/19

If you are having trouble getting the bezel to snap on, try lining up one side of ring on first then snap the opposite side of the ring in. The white plastic bung ring should line up on the inside of the ring. For some reason if it still wont snap in place try flipping the white ring the other way (I know this doesn’t make sense but I think the white ring goes in only one way).

Patrick Ilisio - 17/11/19

Where can you purchase the replacement Bexel for the Gear S3 Frontier

Ray Sears - 18/11/19

A note for those having an issue getting the bezel back on, I also had an issue getting it to click back in. The problem is that the gasket piece is not seated in the ring well enough. What helps sometimes is stretching out the white gasket so that it pushes against the inside of the ring. You have to make sure it is seated on the ring inside the little groove as best you can, without any piece sticking out or it will not go in. It took me a while to get it, but the main point is that you should spend the time getting it on the ring right first before even trying to seat it. I kept trying to seat it over and over and in the process, the 4 little ball bearings fell out, never to be seen again. I did it over a whole mat, but of course they bounced and flew away. If anyone knows where I can find a replacement or the size of the bearings to buy new ones, I would love to know.

Good luck!!!

Adam Richardson - 17/11/19

Where can you purchase the replacement Bezel for the Gear S3 Frontier

Ray Sears - 18/11/19

I don’t have the Frontier, I have the Galaxy Watch 46MM, but the process of bezel removal is the same. I would suspect eBay would be a good start. By the way, I ordered 1.5mm ball bearings after measuring the bearings that I only had 1 left of for less than $5 for a hundred of them. I installed them in place and the bezel works great.

IF ANYONE NEEDS THE TINY BEARINGS alone, ORDER 1.5MM bearings like these from Amazon : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NVQ...

Adam Richardson - 22/11/19

Bezel ring replacement part for S3 Frontier

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4...

Patrick Ilisio - 23/11/19

Where is there a U.S. supplier to get new bearing and springs ?

Michael Counterman - 17/12/19

Replacement bearings and gasket

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=...

Andrew Horne - 18/01/20

And here's the bezel for the Frontier, from the same supplier.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=...

Andrew Horne - 18/01/20

Not sure if I'm allowed to post YouTube links, I can find any posting guidelines on here, but here's a guy replacing the bezel on a galaxy watch which apparently is the same process. https://youtu.be/ud9DksvJq3M

(He gave me the link to the supplier, so I could find the replacement parts)

Andrew Horne - 18/01/20

missing some springs, where can I get these?

Debbie - 21/01/20

do you have gear replacement for s3 frontier with ball bearing and where can i buy this if you dont have. thanks

Wil Telano - 31/01/20

Hi there!, In amazon you can find a lot of bezel rings, with different colours, styles and so.

MemoryOverflow - 31/01/20

Does anyone know where I can buy a replacement bezel, mine is scratched.

Liam Tory - 19/04/20

#metoo

Found one here: https://rounded.com/samsung-gear-s3-fron...