What's the correct crystal for the MBW 1665

[crystalcranium]

T-39 Flat or domed?????

[evildee]

I think it's flat for white and super dome for red.

[Pugwash]

T-39 Flat or domed?????

That depends on the 1665.

[crystalcranium]

Correct...

Well I suppose that means either is correct. I guess my 1665 is going to mimic a late '70s GW

[Kollektor]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the DR is T39 domed and the GW is T39 flat. I'm doing my GW domed since it's a DR case back anyway. So it looks like I replaced the dial. Not my idea--got it from readings of the WIS here...

[Stephane]

I think RepAustria means Flat is correct for the Great White.

At least that is what I have been told.

Cheers

Stephane

[Pugwash]

But a GWSD with Superdome makes absolutely no sense.

Nearly no sense, as RSC could have replaced a damaged red dial with a white one but kept the dome. Rare and unlikely? Sure, but not impossible.

[Stephane]

Nearly no sense, as RSC could have replaced a damaged red dial with a white one but kept the dome. Rare and unlikely? Sure, but not impossible.

Well looking at the price difference bewteen a super and a flat, that would have been a serious gift from a RSC

[Pugwash]

Well looking at the price difference bewteen a super and a flat, that would have been a serious gift from a RSC

If they take away your red dial and replace it with a white? That's a serious punishment!

[Stephane]

[crystalcranium]

Right Stephane, Flat one is a more modern crystal, it was produced by Rolex AFTER the Superdome, and it was introduced with the Great White. So - a DRSD, and also a SRSD should have a superdomed Tropic 39, whereas a GWSD should have a flat one. It is also okay for a DRSD to have a flat one, as those were later service replacements by Rolex - put on the DRSD. But a GWSD with Superdome makes absolutely no sense.

That's the answer I'm looking for