True or False Crystal Height

[vlydog]

I have been thinking about possible fitting a t-39 on my 1680.

Question:

would the 39 appear to sit higher on the 1680 than it appears on my 1665?

or

Does the bezel sit a little lower on the 1680 causing this possible effect?

Thank you!

[torresp]

Yep, very high compared to the 1665. Keep in mind that 1665 bezel if more or less double in heigh that the 1680 ones.

I suggest you install a tropic 19, 1680 and 5513 has the same case so the effect is the same on both watches. Take a look at my 1680 with a T-19:

[vlydog]

Yep, very high compared to the 1665. Keep in mind that 1665 bezel if more or less double in heigh that the 1680 ones.

I suggest you install a tropic 19, 1680 and 5513 has the same case so the effect is the same on both watches. Take a look at my 1680 with a T-19:

Thanks for your reply and your photos.

Watch looks great.

I have one of each; 19 and 39

Still haven't decided which to use.

[torresp]

Try both, it's easy: before placing the retaining ring. Put the cristal on, skip the retaining ring and add the bezel... You can try thousand times before install the ring

[archierocks]

great advice torres

[Nanuq]

I wanted the "superdome" look for my Tudor Snowflake, whose case is reasonably identical to the 1680. The T19 I had wasn't domed enough... it was the service replacement dome. I had a fist full of gen Superdome T39s so I test fit it to my case. Like the man says, the bezel is much thinner than a SD so the crystal stuck up halfway to the moon.

Out came a 2x4 and some glued-on sandpaper, and I went to work. After 1/2 hour of trial and error and skinned knuckles, I had cut the side walls down maybe 2mm and it looks great. I'd like to cut it down another 1/3mm if I could but that's about all I can go before the dome of the crystal begins to sit on the rehaut and give a weird "lens" effect. Now it sits slightly higher above the insert than my 1665, and I'm happy as a clam at high tide.

Just back from 10 days diving in Hawaii, the dome is beat to hell from bashing it on the coral, and it never leaked a drop.

T19 service dome

T39 Superdome cut down

T39 Superdome from the front, pre-coralizing