Crystal for Elgin pocket watch case

[BillF]

Hi

I have a waltham Tempus 16S movement in an Elgin 10 year full hunter case, missing its crystal

Can anyone advise what type of crystal I need for hunter case and in particular this one

Case number is 2389601

Have looked on cousins and found this but not sure if correct for case/movement

 

Hunter Acrylic Pocket Watch Glasses - Sternkreuz (SAV)

 

Bezel opening measures 45.06

Thanks

Bill 

[JohnR725]

Always nice to have a picture just so were on the same page. Anything it's a vintage you're not going to build a look up a case number and get anything resembling casing parts.

At one time the crystals came in diameter sizes and thicknesses and how tall the door but today he will be lucky to get almost anything. The hunting crystals are usually superthin fortunately today there plastic so the outbreak.

I remembered going the material house once I'm lucky in a city where it used to have a lot of physical material houses when I purchased the glass hunting crystal the person said it be better if it was set by him because are a lot stronger when they're in the bezel. Sure enough even though it was in a tin can with tissue paper the glass broke by the time I got home. So had to go back with the bezel and then it was fine as I said plastic is much more tolerant the things.

So you just need a really thin plastic crystal that will probably say that it's for hunting cases and then you just need at the right diameter to pop into the bezel. Then the reason I'm not to be helpful for diameter size is we still have a physical material house that will fit a crystal stuff I need something like this the case just gets sent down town and she fits the crystal for me.

[BillF]

Thanks John I was kind of thinking go down the plastic road 

Have just found one that says it is for hunter 

 

cheers 

 

bill 

[JohnR725]

If you're looking for someplace to buy crystals here's somebody who Should be able to help

http://whitescrystals.com/