FxrAndy Posted January 14, 2007 Report Posted January 14, 2007 As this is starting occour more oftern i thought it would be good to see just how oftern this has happened and to which watches.
tvt Posted January 14, 2007 Report Posted January 14, 2007 Holy God, I had no idea that this was so wide spread... CRAZY!
jfreeman420 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently it is. This is what happened to one of our elderly members while wearing a fiddy and using a dell laptop while on the toilet. Major hazard.
namor Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 I suppose this has not much to do with the different cases (0581 / 0117) but if the crystal is mineral or sapphire... My story: I have a 217 with mineral-crystal, it got scratched minimal and because I read about the problems I decided to not wear the watch and observe the damage. The scratch really grew itself and got deeper - in a period about 3-4 days, and then it shattered - all this happened with no influence from outside ! The watch was all the time on my desk and was not touched and it was in a constant temperature...
jonthebhoy Posted January 15, 2007 Report Posted January 15, 2007 Apparently it is. This is what happened to one of our elderly members while wearing a fiddy and using a dell laptop while on the toilet. Major hazard. Indeed.....the sad and untimely demise of Miss Understood. JTB
FxrAndy Posted January 15, 2007 Author Report Posted January 15, 2007 Well it realy looks as if this affects all the newer fiddys from the major suppliers, of those that have had them fixed has it re-occored?
OnkleFester Posted January 16, 2007 Report Posted January 16, 2007 Gentlemen, The Fiddy I got from Andrew did the same thing....just blew up for no reason. I suppose it might have something to do with the the way the crystal is set. It seems to be the same as when a car windshield cracks for no reason. Anyhow I ordered a new crystal from Davidsen and it should be here any day now. Hopefully The Zigmeister can sort it all out so I can wear the damn thing again. Bruce
mrnixon Posted January 16, 2007 Report Posted January 16, 2007 With Fiddy, I guess you are only referring to 1950 version 127 and 217? Or does it have a wider meaning including all Panerai watches?
FxrAndy Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Posted January 16, 2007 @mr nixon, we are refering just to 127s, i have heard of 1 212 that has had the same happen but apart from that only 127s
FxrAndy Posted March 29, 2008 Author Report Posted March 29, 2008 Bump can the recent spate of exploded crystal owners vote so we can see if the is any trend to a case number
jnagy Posted March 29, 2008 Report Posted March 29, 2008 mine hasn't exploded yet,but i now expect it to.where do you find the case number for future reference?it has sapphire.
FxrAndy Posted March 29, 2008 Author Report Posted March 29, 2008 On the case back, also noticable the E0581 has a case that wider than the bezel where as the E0117 does not extend out that far
sssurfer Posted March 29, 2008 Report Posted March 29, 2008 With Fiddy, I guess you are only referring to 1950 version 127 and 217? Or does it have a wider meaning including all Panerai watches? It applies to any 47mm PAM with domed crystal, especially if sapphire, and with exception for DSN's.
jnagy Posted March 29, 2008 Report Posted March 29, 2008 On the case back, also noticable the E0581 has a case that wider than the bezel where as the E0117 does not extend out that far thanks.EO117 with sapphire.no problems so far.
TeeJay Posted March 29, 2008 Report Posted March 29, 2008 As above, E0117/1950 (Serial numbers BB 1074729 OP 6576) Sapphire crystal, as yet unexploded.
togasa Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 u might say that it's matter of time but my evil twins are still kicking if others are blowing up for no reason, then i'd imagine mechanical stress when the crystal was installed into the bezel. Or the ambient temp is so low that bezel contracts and crushes the crystal. thermal expansion (or contraction) rate of glass is half of that of steel. this winter has been colder than other years in california...about low 50F at night
ryyannon Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 Is davidsen the only source for a new crystal? And how much do these run - mineral/sapphire choice?
FxrAndy Posted March 30, 2008 Author Report Posted March 30, 2008 If i remember correctly i paid $50 plus shipping, @ Togasa, mine did indeed break on a day when i was going in and out of buildings on a cold day but germany cold not california cold.
sssurfer Posted March 30, 2008 Report Posted March 30, 2008 A few speculations of mine about the reasons for crystal exploding.
Omega Fan Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Count me in aswel mine 217 just went skyhigh just by sitting in the watchbox!
dluddy Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 My 217 EL crystal exploded at Ziggy's....... after getting Chief's Single AR Replaced with a Davidsen so all better now
frankt Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 My solution: When my trusty 217 crystal self destructed, I ordered an acrylic one from O.Frei...IIRC it was a 40.3mm pocket watch crystal that cost the "princely" sum of $4.00!!...It's not as highly domed as the original(@2.5mm), but it looks fine to me.... It was @ .1mm too large, but a slight touch up with emery cloth around the outside edge gave me a nice snug "snap in" fit that doesn't require any adhesive... BTW this is a "117" case....
jbmagic1 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Posted June 28, 2008 Is davidsen the only source for a new crystal? And how much do these run - mineral/sapphire choice? Mine exploded also. Where can I get a new crystal. Mine is the Russian movement from King.
sssurfer Posted June 28, 2008 Report Posted June 28, 2008 Where can I get a new crystal If you want sapphire: Davidsen. If you want plexi: cousinsuk or ofrei.
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