Post by tritto on Feb 15, 2017 19:34:59 GMT -8
Ok, so some of you might have seen me post about this beautiful little early 70s Tissot chrono with hand-winding Lemania movement. Unfortunately the crystal is a little crazed and cracked and I can't find a replacement.
I had it with a local guy recently and he said he could turn one up for me, but decided he couldn't. Not only does the chapter ring fit tightly inside the deeply stepped crystal like a tension ring, but he also tells me the outer bezel is tension fitted to the crystal too, which makes it doubly hard to turn your own. I've taken it back for the time being as I won't fork out for a service until I get an appropriate crystal solution.
The 1.7mm deep step precludes just replacing the tension ring in a generic crystal with the chapter ring.
He hunted several parts houses to no avail, but at least he was able to give me a part number (which neither Swatch Group Australia or in Switzerland was able to do).
So, the part number is 10219 and the case number is 40526-1X.
If you were hunting for an obscure Swiss crystal, where would you go? Obviously, I'm aware of Cousins, Esslinger, Jules Borel and Ofrei.Where else should I try?
I had it with a local guy recently and he said he could turn one up for me, but decided he couldn't. Not only does the chapter ring fit tightly inside the deeply stepped crystal like a tension ring, but he also tells me the outer bezel is tension fitted to the crystal too, which makes it doubly hard to turn your own. I've taken it back for the time being as I won't fork out for a service until I get an appropriate crystal solution.
The 1.7mm deep step precludes just replacing the tension ring in a generic crystal with the chapter ring.
He hunted several parts houses to no avail, but at least he was able to give me a part number (which neither Swatch Group Australia or in Switzerland was able to do).
So, the part number is 10219 and the case number is 40526-1X.
If you were hunting for an obscure Swiss crystal, where would you go? Obviously, I'm aware of Cousins, Esslinger, Jules Borel and Ofrei.Where else should I try?
