HauteHippie Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 (edited) Could someone in the midst of modding a 16610 (modern) submariner do me a favor and measure the thickness of their crystal? I'm trying to order a custom crystal for a sub (which I don't have in hand) and can't do the measurement myself. Thanks in advance!! Edited September 8, 2006 by chieftang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alligoat Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Mine measured 30.5mm x 1.5mm, but there are no guarantees that that is what yours measures. One of my best purchases was the 6" digital calipers from Harbor Freight for $19.99. Yesterday, I picked up a second pair for $5.99 w/ a preferred customer coupon. They're not the same quality as the first set, but I keep them at work for playing around. The second purchase was the Harbor Freight watch case/crystal press w/ nylon dies. It's now on sale for $7.49. You gotta have it for pressing on crystals and bezels. And before you order anything, I strongly recommend that you take your crystal out and measure it. One time, I inadvertantly dropped my 16610 on the garage floor and the crystal popped out. However, I wouldn't recommend trying this on your sub. Luckily I only had a small nick on one of the lugs, but I was afraid my sub might have bit the dust for a few seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heywood Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Bump 1. I'll second the harbour freight digital calipers. I bought mine on sale for $15.99. They are incredibly nice for less than $20 bucks. At these prices you could by five for the price of one mitutoyo caliper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 (edited) Mine measured 30.5mm x 1.5mm, but there are no guarantees that that is what yours measures. By how much (roughly) does the crystal protrude above the bezel on yours? Like 50% of the total thickness? 25%? Just a ballpark. Edited September 9, 2006 by chieftang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 Mine protrudes maybe .50mm above the bezel insert. Not very much, but maybe 1/3 of the total thickness. This sub came from Replica Factory in Ghangzhou, China over 1-1/2 years ago. Has good date mag but not very good rehaut. No lug holes, no etched crown. Certainly a dated model when compared to the what is coming out of Ghangzhou, etc. these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 its amazing how strong are those rep saphire crystals , last night i found a spare eta sub case with a crystal still in it & i wondered how strong are these rep crystals , so i took a hammer to it & i was amazed that it took about 7 hard strikes to break the crystal i was realy impressed with the quality of the materials used in thses reps .. then i went to town on the case & man it took a beating ! solid stuff ! heres a link that might help you out with the crystals rolex crystals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted September 9, 2006 Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 My crystal sits about 1mm above the bezel... Sorry for the poor images... I think my camera is on it's last leg before dying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted September 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2006 I was in an AD last night, and Ubi's pictures look about right in comparison to what I saw on their subs. And by the way, as it turns out, the gen crystal is 2mm thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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