solved the crystal problem in my rep 5508

[what2]

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?

[alligoat]

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.

[what2]

where would you suggest I order the crown?