already broke the crystal on my Paul bond sub

[what2]

I measured and it looks to be 31mm across, any idea which of the aftermarkets are this size?

[JoJo35]

Which "bond" sub are you referring to?

[what2]

it is his version of the 6538, I am thinking that it is really around 30.5, which is roughly the size of a tropic 19.

[alligoat]

It's a crap shoot! Somewhere in the 30-30.5m range, I believe. The crystal is glued on as I recall- not exactly a copy of the gen Rolex construction of old.

You'd be lucky if a T-19 fit- it's been my experience that CN crystals are unique unto themselves.

I just looked at one of my Silix early subs- crystal ID is 28.5. OD is 30.5 and it sits inside the case ring- glued in.

The case is marked 16610, SN R863698, but it is w/o cg's! R863698 is a very common SN on rep Rolex cases- these are older CN cases.

A watchmaker with a selection of cases is one option, or order a cheap 6538 from Silix's cheap site- watchsilix.com, as I recall, and mix and match parts.

Edit: oops, just noticed it's a Paul sub, oh well, it still comes from China!

[what2]

ordered a rep t-19 from ebay, also wrote to paul asking him to sell me two crystals. That is what I get for dropping it onto concrete.

[alligoat]

Heck, if Paul will send you a couple of crystals, that's cool. Most dealers don't like to fool with parts orders, but Paul did send me an extra dial when I ordered another watch.

[what2]

He actually sent me an extra hand and dial set with the watch, I wanted to play with aging. Good thing too as the secondhand got all bent when I dropped it an broke the crystal.