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Old 28 April 2009, 07:26 AM   #18
willo
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Watch: make it vintage
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Originally Posted by SLS View Post
NO, DO NOT DO THIS
You have no idea when this watch was last pressure checked and if it is the original crystal, there may be cracks created by the way this crystal is pressure fitted to the watch case which cause water to get inside the case and ruin the dial and damage the watch. The crown has been replaced during a service, but still the gaskets may have dried out causing another possible entry point for water. As I mentioned earlier, some simple toothpaste or polywatch will polish that crystal up nicely. Leave the case to a watchmaker.
~Scott
+1

last thing you want to wake up to is some bubbles forming underneath the crystal!
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