Whatever123 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Hi there, just got my new 253 (V5, right?) and read a lot about the crystals... So - is it still mineral and not sapphire on the new V5s? Josh's site says "synthetic sapphire" - whatever that means?! And are there replacement options out there? I saw a project by plaifender and one by Big Crown but it seems they both died... Thanks, Whatever123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitin Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 synthetic = mineral glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 synthetic = mineral glass Not always the case... as all watch crystals are "synthetic" to some extent... our Sapphire crystals are all lab created, not natural crystals polished down. Some dealers use "Synthetic Sapphire" when they mean (and what we accept to be) "Sapphire", others use it to denote "Mineral Crystal". Seeing as Josh uses "Genuine Sapphire" as a description on other reps, I'd guess when he uses "Synthetic" he does, in fact, mean Mineral Crystal... an email dropped his way asking specifically if it is "Sapphire" or "Mineral Crystal/Glass" would be my move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niqlndym Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Don't know of any rep dealers who use the term "synthetic sapphire" to mean synthetic sapphire. Among rep dealers, any mention of the work "synthetic" indicates a mineral glass crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Don't know of any rep dealers who use the term "synthetic sapphire" to mean synthetic sapphire. Among rep dealers, any mention of the work "synthetic" indicates a mineral glass crystal. Perhaps that is an older use I'm still familiar with... TTK and some other dealers now long gone used to refer to Sappire as "synthetic sapphire" and mineral glass/crystal was "mineral crystal" I could very well be behind the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niqlndym Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Perhaps that is an older use I'm still familiar with... TTK and some other dealers now long gone used to refer to Sappire as "synthetic sapphire" and mineral glass/crystal was "mineral crystal" I could very well be behind the times. You're familiar with the correct use of the terms...The one that legitimate watch dealers use. I only wish that rep dealers complied with with these standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 OK, so it's mineral... Are there replacement options out there? Sapphire would be preferred of course. Will a Mini-Fiddy crystal from Jackson Tse fit for example? What about the projects by Plaifender and Big Crown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niqlndym Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 There is this one, on eBay. But I haven't seen a review regarding fit or quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Hmmm... wholesaleoutlet again... their parts are usually not too good quality-wise... pretty pricey as well. Anyone tried it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddy2 Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 (edited) I'm interested in this too, is there a difference significantly noticeable? Any pics of your 253? Do you intend to do any other mods? Edited April 15, 2011 by toddy2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Synthetic sapphire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OiRogers Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Synthetic sapphire The link is good info Maxman, but the problem lies in how some dealers use the words... Some use it to denote mineral glass still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btocamelo Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Chinese do not use "Stanford Materials".....and "synthetic sapphire" = "mineral"..........don't get lost in the details and scientific definition of sapphire...and don't give any of these factories the benefit of the doubt....if it's "sapphire", they will list is as such....if it's "mineral", they will try and sugar coat it and re-term it...aka "synthetic sapphire" Synthetic sapphire Edited April 18, 2011 by btocamelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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