Searching for a Seiko Crystal

[Dave84]

Hi Guys 

Any ideas on where I can source a genuine crystal for my Seiko 5 Actus 6106 -7510 Part Number: 300V20GN

Many Thanks 

Dave 

[jdm]

As often asked and answered. There is no secret place for parts. The searches you can do are the same that all others here do - Internet, Ebay, well-know online material houses.

[Tmuir]

That are atleast 3 on ebay at the moment, but you are not going to like the price they want for them.

Cheapest is $58 USD

[VWatchie]

Hi Dave,

I suggest you try the Seiko Glasses List at CousinsUK.

Good luck!

EDIT: I don't know if they are "genuine crystals" but personally I wouldn't worry too much.

EDIT: I had a quick look, but unfortunately it is listed as "obsolete".

Edited July 18, 2020 by VWatchie

[Dave84]

Cheers for the replies guys

I ended up finding one on ebay for £38 including postage, so although  it was a hard swallow, it could have been much worse.

 

 

[VWatchie]

18 hours ago, Dave84 said:

I ended up finding one on ebay for £38 including postage

Congrats! Objectively it's still a lot of money for a crystal (you can get a great mechanical Russian watch for that money), but for a watch that means a lot to you, £38 can still feel like a bargain.

Edited July 19, 2020 by VWatchie

[MyRetroWatches]

you dont always need an original,  measure the old one, I can see from the part number its 30mm and probably is a tension ring too so you can get a generic one for less than £10.00 that will do the same job. 

I have done this one many plain Seiko crystals even glass ones. 

[jdm]

1 hour ago, MyRetroWatches said:

you dont always need an original,  measure the old one, I can see from the part number its 30mm and probably is a tension ring too so you can get a generic one for less than £10.00 that will do the same job. 

Are you sure? Picture from the Ebay listing of someone asking $78 (!!) for it.

With it's large bezel and domed shape is not a good candidate for generic replacement. And it happens, beginners and amateurs aren't able to swap a bezel or tension ring from a crystal to another.

And here's how anyone can decode (up to an extent) Seiko crystal codes Crystal Codes.pdf

Edited July 19, 2020 by jdm

[Dave84]

Hi Guys, just a quick update, again thanks for the responses. 

Just wanted to add a quick pic of the new crystal which came fixed within a retaining ring which sat beneath the bezel ring.

Cheers

Dave