I need a lifetime supply

[LittleWatchShop]

My neighbor just sent this in a text. I have replaced this crystal three times already!!!

 

I had to replace the bezel once too.

Edited yesterday at 02:48 PM by LittleWatchShop

[mbwatch]

Haha, tell him you're supposed to fill the pool with water before diving.

[RichardHarris123]

It least you know what to order. 

[mikepilk]

Could you fit a sapphire crystal?

My 'daily wearer' Breitling Aerospace is 22 years old and there isn't a mark on the sapphire crystal.  

[LittleWatchShop]

13 minutes ago, mikepilk said:

Could you fit a sapphire crystal?

My 'daily wearer' Breitling Aerospace is 22 years old and there isn't a mark on the sapphire crystal.  

I believe so. I thought about it the last time.

[JohnR725]

16 hours ago, mikepilk said:

Could you fit a sapphire crystal?

I unfortunately hear the salespeople in the store and sapphires definitely the way to go. Yes they can be broken but it's much more difficult than glass.

[mikepilk]

19 minutes ago, JohnR725 said:

much more difficult than glass.

What do you mean by 'more difficult' ?

[JohnR725]

7 minutes ago, mikepilk said:

What do you mean by 'more difficult' ?

Good question no idea I'm guessing is a dictation problem again.

Okay reading what I said it's more difficult to break? I guess I'm using the word difficult wrong okay let a quote myself in all change the wording

29 minutes ago, JohnR725 said:

Yes they can be broken but it's much more difficult than glass.

Yes they can be broken but it's much harder to do than it is to break glass

 

[caseback]

26 minutes ago, JohnR725 said:

Good question no idea I'm guessing is a dictation problem again.

Okay reading what I said it's more difficult to break? I guess I'm using the word difficult wrong okay let a quote myself in all change the wording

Yes they can be broken but it's much harder to do than it is to break glass

 

A great! So there will be no energy absorbtion by the glass.  

[mbwatch]

1 hour ago, JohnR725 said:

Yes they can be broken but it's much harder to do than it is to break glass

 

I guess I had been under the impression that sapphire was harder to scratch but easier to shatter than mineral glass. Wrong?

[mikepilk]

From what I've read it is more prone to shatter and exposed edges can chip. But my Breitling has received some hard hits to the sapphire - e.g. when I've accidentally hit it against the corner of a desk, and no visible damage done.

[JohnR725]

26 minutes ago, mbwatch said:

easier to shatter

If I remember when I go to work I will ask about the break ability of sapphire. But I was under the impression or my memory says that it's a selling point and I believe at least one of the people says that basically is indestructible. It's also why a lot of times though do upgrade standard glasses this sapphire is this much more.

[LittleWatchShop]

Grok sez this

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[RichardHarris123]

I read the opposite, very hard to scratch but easier to shatter.

[SwissSeiko]

I've done multiple swaps from mineral to sapphire for clients. I usually recommend it if the watch is fairly beat up.

[Neverenoughwatches]

27 minutes ago, RichardHarris123 said:

I read the opposite, very hard to scratch but easier to shatter.

As with both , it is impacts to edges that should be avoided. The internal stresses of sapphire could be higher than that of glass which make it more brittle but resistant to surface scratches.