Any watch experts here?

[TTK]

Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
bunnspecial and TTK, I am lost between two experts who are way knowledgeable than me.

Can anyone of you, please share the link of the one which I should buy? I am a complete noob and would appreciate some help.

Let me measure the outer diameter of the existing circular part, as well as that magnifying portion for the date.

Thanks again for all of your help.

If you cannot take your watch to a watch repair shop, be prepared to find a crystal without the magnifier.

 

[Donald]

I get quality watches from my wife as presents
Such as Seiko or Invicta. Both go back to the factory authorized repair for any work.

For example, my Seiko needs a kinetic energy cell every 5 years or so. When I send it in they install new gaskets and pressure test it. Not something a local watchmaker can do.

 

[TTK]

Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
bunnspecial and TTK, I am lost between two experts who are way knowledgeable than me.

Can anyone of you, please share the link of the one which I should buy? I am a complete noob and would appreciate some help.

Let me measure the outer diameter of the existing circular part, as well as that magnifying portion for the date.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Since I may not be in this thread when you come back with measurements( in mm to 0.1, such as 30.1 mm) you can go to this site and order

 

[maverickfhs]

Originally Posted By: TTK
Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
bunnspecial and TTK, I am lost between two experts who are way knowledgeable than me.

Can anyone of you, please share the link of the one which I should buy? I am a complete noob and would appreciate some help.

Let me measure the outer diameter of the existing circular part, as well as that magnifying portion for the date.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Since I may not be in this thread when you come back with measurements( in mm to 0.1, such as 30.1 mm) you can go to this site and order


Its looks like diameter of that 'circular' thing is ~1.25 inches= 31.75mm.

Does this sound reasonable or no?

 

[bunnspecial]

Originally Posted By: TTK

And BTW, in my opinion, the great American Railroad pocket watches are the best mechanical watch ever made by anyone in the world.


Look at a Waltham "American Watch Company" grade piece or an Edward Howard and we can talk again . With that set, the basic Rolex 3035 in my Datejust that I wear every day constantly amazes me at just how well it keeps time.

I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree over terminology. FWIW, though, SAWTA and/or WOSTEP trained watchmakers are certainly around in the US(and there are a handful of 40 hour a week, two year schools that teach them). Perhaps they're not plentiful, but they are around. Both curricula include fabrication of parts as a significant component. I guess that we could maybe apply the ability to make a balance staff as an "acid test" for calling oneself a watchmaker(I'd be interested to hear your opinion), but a graduate of either program can certainly do that. There are also a significant albeit diminishing number of watchmakers who were educated at the Elgin or Bulova schools in the 1960s or earlier, and anyone educated there can certainly legitimately call themselves a watchmaker.

As to measuring the crystal-it's best to take at least 3 measurements and average them. Also, with acrylic crystals it's essential to not apply any sideways pressure, which will distort the crystal.

 

[bunnspecial]

Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
Originally Posted By: TTK
Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
bunnspecial and TTK, I am lost between two experts who are way knowledgeable than me.

Can anyone of you, please share the link of the one which I should buy? I am a complete noob and would appreciate some help.

Let me measure the outer diameter of the existing circular part, as well as that magnifying portion for the date.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Since I may not be in this thread when you come back with measurements( in mm to 0.1, such as 30.1 mm) you can go to this site and order


Its looks like diameter of that 'circular' thing is ~1.25 inches= 31.75mm.

Does this sound reasonable or no?


That sounds like a reasonable measurement, but as I said take at least three and be absolutely sure you're measuring through the center.

 

[maverickfhs]

I tried a few different directions and still coming as 1.25inches.

 

[maverickfhs]

BTW, this 1.25 inches is the diameter of the plastic and not measured from the magnifier thing.

Which ones should I be taking?

 

[TTK]

Originally Posted By: bunnspecial
Originally Posted By: TTK

And BTW, in my opinion, the great American Railroad pocket watches are the best mechanical watch ever made by anyone in the world.


Look at a Waltham "American Watch Company" grade piece or an Edward Howard and we can talk again . With that set, the basic Rolex 3035 in my Datejust that I wear every day constantly amazes me at just how well it keeps time.

I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree over terminology. FWIW, though, SAWTA and/or WOSTEP trained watchmakers are certainly around in the US(and there are a handful of 40 hour a week, two year schools that teach them). Perhaps they're not plentiful, but they are around. Both curricula include fabrication of parts as a significant component. I guess that we could maybe apply the ability to make a balance staff as an "acid test" for calling oneself a watchmaker(I'd be interested to hear your opinion), but a graduate of either program can certainly do that. There are also a significant albeit diminishing number of watchmakers who were educated at the Elgin or Bulova schools in the 1960s or earlier, and anyone educated there can certainly legitimately call themselves a watchmaker.

As to measuring the crystal-it's best to take at least 3 measurements and average them. Also, with acrylic crystals it's essential to not apply any sideways pressure, which will distort the crystal.


Wear the same watch bought new in 1989. Great watch to be sure. The only services I have performed on mine is to replace the cyclops crystal with a sapphire crystal and clean and grease the auto winding axle and jewel. Rolex watches are great workhorses and are quite accurate, but do not have the esthetics(IMO) of a Howard series 0 16 size 23 jewel. yes, I would call anyone who can make a balance staff a watchmaker.How many watchmakers do you think are in the US now? And the ones that are here usually only work on very high end watches because those owners are the only one who can afford their work, again, IMO.

 

[TTK]

Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
BTW, this 1.25 inches is the diameter of the plastic and not measured from the magnifier thing.

Which ones should I be taking?


Take the outside diameter of the crystal, from 9 to 3 ,and do it with calipers in mm to the nearest 1/10 mm.Then measure it from 6 to 12 in mm. They should be the same . If not you probably have an issue with your measurements.

 

[maverickfhs]

Originally Posted By: TTK
Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
BTW, this 1.25 inches is the diameter of the plastic and not measured from the magnifier thing.

Which ones should I be taking?


Take the outside diameter of the crystal, from 9 to 3 ,and do it with calipers in mm to the nearest 1/10 mm.Then measure it from 6 to 12 in mm. They should be the same . If not you probably have an issue with your measurements.

That's exactly what I did and it's coming up as 1.25 inches, I used a measuring tape.

I'll repeat this exercise with vernier calipers too.

 

[TTK]

Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
Originally Posted By: TTK
Originally Posted By: maverickfhs
BTW, this 1.25 inches is the diameter of the plastic and not measured from the magnifier thing.

Which ones should I be taking?


Take the outside diameter of the crystal, from 9 to 3 ,and do it with calipers in mm to the nearest 1/10 mm.Then measure it from 6 to 12 in mm. They should be the same . If not you probably have an issue with your measurements.

That's exactly what I did and it's coming up as 1.25 inches, I used a measuring tape.

I'll repeat this exercise with vernier calipers too.


Forget inches. You will need mm to nearest 1/10 th.