RickFlorida Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) Hello everyone. I'm in the process of repairing a cartel case that has been nicely shaped to look like an actual 5513 case. The repair is to make and solder on a whole new crystal neck because the last one was too small. Anyways, long story short, because I can still make small adjustments to the new crystal neck before welding it onto the case, I'd like to make it a perfect fit for these very flat looking 5513 crystals I get on Ebay from California. I've never seen any other flat looking crystals for tropic 19 except for this seller. I don't mind buying from just him but what if he goes out of business. I'd like to feel comfortable knowing if this crystal is made by a certain brand so I can have the same water tight fit. (you guys know how hard it is to fit a crystal so it doesn't crack but is also water proof) He says it's Swiss so it can't be the well known German brand... any ideas which brand makes this crystal? The package he sends them in has no name on it and he so far refuses to tell me what brand they are. I guess he thinks I'll buy it else where but I swear I just want to know in case he goes out of business. It's such hard work building the case neck to fit water tight that I need to know who is manufacturing this crystal. Thanks guys. Edited August 30, 2018 by RickFlorida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 "...any ideas which brand makes this crystal?" No idea, they may be custom made in Switzerland with the source kept secret. I have used a few and they were very good quality, I plan to get a few spares before long. They should keep for at least 10 years. I have some crystals that are 25+ years old and they are still flexible as when new. I keep them in a dark cabinet at room temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted August 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, automatico said: "...any ideas which brand makes this crystal?" No idea, they may be custom made in Switzerland with the source kept secret. I have used a few and they were very good quality, I plan to get a few spares before long. They should keep for at least 10 years. I have some crystals that are 25+ years old and they are still flexible as when new. I keep them in a dark cabinet at room temperature. Good point. They are only 15 bucks with free shipping so I can I can buy 2 or 3 extras and store them. If they are custom, i wonder how he sells them for 15 bucks here in the states. If he didn't say they are swiss, I would guess they are from HK or something, only because I know they make a lot over there. GS makes nothing this flat, right? On Otto Frei they don't show generic or GS that are this flat. Are there more than one German brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcon11 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, RickFlorida said: Good point. They are only 15 bucks with free shipping so I can I can buy 2 or 3 extras and store them. If they are custom, i wonder how he sells them for 15 bucks here in the states. If he didn't say they are swiss, I would guess they are from HK or something, only because I know they make a lot over there. GS makes nothing this flat, right? On Otto Frei they don't show generic or GS that are this flat. Are there more than one German brand? The GS PA462-19M looks like this Not sure if it's quite as flat as the one you posted, but I can tell you that it's flatter and less obtrusive than the PA462-20A. It is also slightly wider in its inner diameter; it's the only crystal I've found that will fit on gen spec 6538 cases (made for the unavailable Tropic 17). Edited August 30, 2018 by jimcon11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted August 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 That is very close but I believe slightly different. Thanks for posting though as it's definitely a decent option. I guess I could go with these and then at least know the brand and item number for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFlorida Posted August 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Update. The seller says they are custom made for him so you guys were right. He's nice and I love the crystal so I will just buy several from him and hope to not need others for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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