Great insight into an unknown area of watch collecting. Thank you Mike

May 01, 2023,00:53 AM
 

And yes most of us have lost a crystal or two due to cracking it whilst trying to insert the new crystal


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Watch Crystal Materials

 
By: cazalea : April 30th, 2023-14:30
At the request of a regular WPS reader, I did some research on the various materials used to create Watch Crystals or Watch Glasses (archaic term). A Watch Crystal covers the dial of the watch, functioning as a Windshield or Windscreen. Watch Crystals are...  

An additional discussion on watch crystals

 
By: cazalea : April 30th, 2023-21:53
In addition to the question of materials that a crystal is made from (or made of?), there is the issue of installation into the watch case, which is also material-specific . Plastic crystals are resilient / flexible, and they can be pressed into a case us...  

Great insight into an unknown area of watch collecting. Thank you Mike

 
By: watch-guy.com : May 1st, 2023-00:53
And yes most of us have lost a crystal or two due to cracking it whilst trying to insert the new crystal Julian