New crystal needed

[transporter]

Guys I'm after a new crystal for an old astral wrist watch, I've had a hunt through the sternkreuz catalogue but haven't seen a replacement ( might be the wood for the trees syndrome creeping in) .

Anyway it's an acrylic crystal but with an inner lip, I think the photo will explain it better, so any pointers on where I should be looking would be great, cheers guys

[oldhippy]

You should be able to find what you are looking for here.

https://www.cousinsuk.com/category/watch-glasses

[noirrac1j]

Check the Germanow-Simon catalog. I didi a cursory search and saw two that have that stepped lip you need. GS is in New York but if you need something I can contact for you. You'll need the exact diameter and height of crystal.

J

[rogart63]

 

Check the Germanow-Simon catalog. I didi a cursory search and saw two that have that stepped lip you need. GS is in New York but if you need something I can contact for you. You'll need the exact diameter and height of crystal.

J

So that is what GS stands for. Germanow-Simon. You have tiptopcrystals also. That is very good and helpful. He has a lot of crystal that aren't on his page. So send him an Email. http://www.tiptopcrystals.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=PA459

Edited May 31, 2017 by rogart63

[transporter]

guys apologies for not responding sooner, been abit busy with work,  many thanks for the responses, cousins doesn't have anything like it,  I tried the sternkruez catalogue and found one the same shape but it only come in one size which you've guessed it isn't the same as mine.

I'll try the G'S catalogue and also otto just in case. I have also contacted a smiths specialist here I the UK, they are being very helpful, first email sent late afternoon today and they were still advising me at 20.30hrs so very happy with them.

Edited June 2, 2017 by transporter

[Alastair]

Try Charles, here--

http://www.watchglasscutting.co.uk/web/price-list/

 

[transporter]

I'll try contacting today, many thanks for the link hopefully they can do acrylic crystals, only lightly browsed the price list at the moment 

[jdm]

If the crystal is not cracked I would just polish it. Otherwise you can get a tall border crystal and have the lip cut on a lathe.

[transporter]

Wish it did just need a polish mate, it did whilst I was inspecting it, but then the owner had it in her hands and she dropped it!!! So now I need to try and find and replacement, the lathe idea is good but unfortunately I do not possess one to do the job im afraid 

[transporter]

 

Try Charles, here--

http://www.watchglasscutting.co.uk/web/price-list/

 

Alastair, many thanks for the advice, I can now highly reccomend Charles at watch glass cutting, he has come up trumps with a new crystal for the smiths Astral.

I emailed him and had good comms througout the process, I think I might of been a pain in the butt, but it wasn't my watch and it held huge sentimental value to the owner so I was a little twitchy about sending it away for a new crystal, something I've always done myself but on this occasion was unable to find the part myself, neither were my 3 watchsmiths!!

Anyway I can highly recommended Charles if you need a new crystal cut etc, a fantastic service that if needed I shall use again without hesitation, as I hope others will.

[Alastair]

Ah--Yes, Charles is good. He works from home and has all the gear to make glass crystals to any shape, even some sapphire ones, providing the shape isnt too weird...

He's the sort of guy that if he cant do the job exactly like it was, will come up with a good alternative, and will discuss any issues as he goes along...

[clockboy]

 

Guys I'm after a new crystal for an old astral wrist watch, I've had a hunt through the sternkreuz catalogue but haven't seen a replacement ( might be the wood for the trees syndrome creeping in) .

Anyway it's an acrylic crystal but with an inner lip, I think the photo will explain it better, so any pointers on where I should be looking would be great, cheers guys

If you could give the sizes i.e. Overall diameter,depth & size of lip.Maybe I have a spare in my stash. Is the lip inward or facing outward.

[transporter]

Many thanks for the offer clockboy, I have the watch finished now, but I will give you the measurements so you can see if you have any lying around, according to Charles the one he fitted for me was a generic crystal, he must have better eyes than me as I struggled to find one of the correct size

[DrS2020]

Hi transporter,

This is an old thread, but.. I'm looking for a similar crystal for an Astral watch, and not having much success! Charles, mentioned above, seems not to be around any more and I've had no luck with the various catalogues and specialists.

Any ideas would be very gratefully received..

Many thanks!

[RichardHarris123]

Post your measurements, I might have something suitable or someone else may. 

[DrS2020]

Hi Richard, thanks for that. The inside diameter is approximately 300 (the part which fits inside the bezel), and I suspect it would be 304-306 outside diameter (sitting on the bezel). The case is marked 1714/1. Thanks in advance.