what2 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 I talked to Paul and he was willing to send me a replacement, but his factory gets them already glued in the case so I would have had to buy a case. Instead I ordered a small dome 30.6 acrylic and it looks great, though I had to shave the edges as it was a bit wide, I sanded it a bit at a time until it fit without epoxy. Also got a 30.4 mm mineral glass just in case I screwed that one up... ended up not needing it, so if anybody wants one let me know. Now I need a big crown, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 A 5508 used the 6mm crown and was rated to 100m/330ft. The 5510 used the larger crown and I believe was rated to 200m/660ft. W/o spending a wad of money to buy an 8mm crown and tube, maybe you could go w/ a 7mm crown. You could first try the 7mm rep crown on the 6mm case tube, but I doubt it would work. So that leaves you installing an aftermarket 24-7030 case tube and a Rolex 24-703-0 crown. If you have all the tools, the parts would run you $50-75 and it would look better. If you had to pay someone to do it, I'd figure parts and labor would run at least $150- more than you spent on the watch to begin with. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what2 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 where would you suggest I order the crown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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