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This watch just came in from one of our members to have a new glass crystal made. The existing crystal appears to be a GS PKH acrylic crystal with a hole drilled in the middle!

 
Posts: 1568 | Location: San Francisco, California USA | Registered: September 01, 2008
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First I'll select an over sized convex blank. 55mm will need to be reduced to 42.75mm. The inside center clearance will be reduced from 7.2mm to about 5mm which should be fine.

 
Posts: 1568 | Location: San Francisco, California USA | Registered: September 01, 2008
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A perfect fit and looks as original.

 
Posts: 1568 | Location: San Francisco, California USA | Registered: September 01, 2008
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Oh wait! I forgot to put a hole in the middle!

William

 
Posts: 1568 | Location: San Francisco, California USA | Registered: September 01, 2008
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looks a lot better now.only one drawback.now you have to open the front to set the time.lol...
 
Posts: 203 | Location: British Columbia in Canada | Registered: May 11, 2014
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Victor,

That's why GS crystals are more popular than mine ....they're drillable!

William
 
Posts: 1568 | Location: San Francisco, California USA | Registered: September 01, 2008
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A beautiful job.

Roger
 
Posts: 1078 | Location: Ticonderoga, New York USA | Registered: March 01, 2008
IHC Member 2030
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Convenient hole for setting time also a passage for your ant collection. Smile
 
Posts: 1114 | Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia in the USA | Registered: February 08, 2015
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