Questions for Pam24A cyclop

[frogfalls]

Very difficult to tell without removing the crystal. I suppose if you were intimately familiar with the improved magnification you could tell. And yes it is superior. That is how the gen crystal is built. All things being equal it allows you to either improve overall magnification by raising the height of the cylops from the date or maintain the same magnification as a one piece crystal using a lower magnification cyclops for better clarity. I am simplifying this but you get the idea.

it is a very useful information to me

thanks kruzer

[sssurfer]

is there anyway to know what type of crystal ( sandwich or standar) the watch has, without remove it?

As kruzer said, it is difficult.

But you can get a hint by looking at the cyclops' border with a 5x or 10x loupe.

If you can see a double border, or an unusually thick whitish circle all around the border, chances are that it is a recessed cyclops i.e. a sandwich crystal.

[frogfalls]

As kruzer said, it is difficult.

But you can get a hint by looking at the cyclops' border with a 5x or 10x loupe.

If you can see a double border, or an unusually thick whitish circle all around the border, chances are that it is a recessed cyclops i.e. a sandwich crystal.

Thanks sssurfer

[Watchmeister]

Here is a gen sandwich versus a single layer with aftermarket cyclops:

Single Layer (rep):

Sandwich (gen):

[frogfalls]

kruzer, I am looking at the cyclops and I not able to see the difference between them:-( the rep been a single layer looks great with the aftermarket cyclops...