cazalea
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Yes, it’s useful but not as good as solid sapphire once the costs came down
Watch Crystal Materials
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...
Thank you so much dear Mine for a most thorough and interesting …
… post about this important subject. Have a nice Sunday!! Abel
Didn’t know Seiko had developed so many innovations for crystals
Great read +++ don’t forget acrylic Hesalite!
An additional discussion on watch crystals
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
And yes most of us have lost a crystal or two due to cracking it whilst trying to insert the new crystal Julian
