mjmurphy926 Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 I've read that DSNs fits and costs $85(?). Can anyone please confirm this? Are there any other sources? Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted July 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 Anyone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepshow Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 DSN is the best option, IMO. I'm not sure if any other dealers will sell crystals as individual pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Anyone?? PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir-Lancelot Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 PM sent. If you have a source, please pm me too my friend.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 PM sent. Out of interest, why send a PM instead of posting here? Also, the poster will know you sent him a PM, so why tell us you sent him one? By the way, from what I can gather, DSN's crystals may only fit DSN cases, but I'd love a definitive answer on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 If you have a source, please pm me too my friend.. I have a spare crystal that was removed from a 112H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrgod Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 I call in on this thread.. A friend of mine has a Panerai Luminor Regatta ( the waffle dial one, I dont know the PAM-number). Ha managed to break the crystal.. Anyone know where to buy a replacement crystal? I tried to mail Davidsen, is he the same as DSN?? I am not much into this Panerai-stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 AFAIK, DSN cystals fit 90% of standard rep cases -- all those accepting [standard] 35.5mm diameter crystals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 AFAIK, DSN cystals fit 90% of standard rep cases -- all those accepting [standard] 35.5mm diameter crystals. Thanks SSS. That's what I needed to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Thanks SSS. That's what I needed to know. You are welcome. BTW, it costs 75 USD. You may find it on the 4th (oldest) DSN page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerex Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 DSN does sell these. I have just purchased one last week. They are now $85 delivered. The csrystal is 3.5mm in thickness, which would sit correctly on a case. There was some talk that DSN's crystals are 3.3mm in thickness but this is not the case (at least not with the crystal that I have bought). I am yet to see whether it will fit Joshua's case but I am pretty certain that it will. I will let you know how I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 DSN does sell these. I have just purchased one last week. They are now $85 delivered. The csrystal is 3.5mm in thickness, which would sit correctly on a case. There was some talk that DSN's crystals are 3.3mm in thickness but this is not the case (at least not with the crystal that I have bought). I am yet to see whether it will fit Joshua's case but I am pretty certain that it will. I will let you know how I go. Yes Bluerex...Please do. Are you replacing the the crystal that came on a standard Joshua case? If so, please also let me know if you can tell any differences. Thanks a lot, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluerex Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Yes Bluerex...Please do. Are you replacing the the crystal that came on a standard Joshua case? If so, please also let me know if you can tell any differences. Thanks a lot, Mike Hi Mike. Yes, Joshua's crystal turned out to be mineral and I have managed to put a few scratches in it without even wearing the watch outside the house. The new crystal is currently getting double AR from Jakub so I won't have it back for 3-4 weeks. When it comes back, I will take some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMo Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I am yet to see whether it will fit Joshua's case but I am pretty certain that it will. I will let you know how I go. Will this also apply to his titanium cases? I have just bought the 177H with coated mineral. Would be nice with sapphire so it can get the best AR treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Will this also apply to his titanium cases? I have just bought the 177H Take your digital caliper out and measure your crystal diameter. If it is 35.5mm (and chances are 99% it is), DSN crystal will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolli Posted July 11, 2008 Report Share Posted July 11, 2008 today my watchmaker did install the davidsen 088 spphire with large date mag and gasket in a standard 088 gmt case. i've got also several gaskets to check, result... fits prefect. looks amazing. rolli Out of interest, why send a PM instead of posting here? Also, the poster will know you sent him a PM, so why tell us you sent him one? By the way, from what I can gather, DSN's crystals may only fit DSN cases, but I'd love a definitive answer on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHoncho19 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 DSN is the best option, IMO. I'm not sure if any other dealers will sell crystals as individual pieces. Forgive my stupidity, but what does DSN mean? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmurphy926 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Forgive my stupidity, but what does DSN mean? Thanks in advance. Not stupidity, just noob davidsen or David Sen, or davidsenjpn...This guy: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showforum=72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAMman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 In my experience of messing about with 44mm handwind Panerai reps, and believe me there has been plenty of them, all the crystals have been interchangable, including gens, DSN's, Jimmy Fu's and regular reps from various sources. The difference that I have encountered has been in the bezels - some are designed to take the crystal in a teflon gasket (gen , JF, DSN) and others just press directly into the bezel. I know that JF's crystals aren't sapphire, but they certainly are harder than regular mineral crystals - they seem to be similar to Seiko's 'Hardlex' crystal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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