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Old 7 November 2011, 10:49 PM   #5
greekbum
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I hate to tell you guys but the odds of finding an original 1 are small. IMHO 99% of what is offered as original is aftermarket. If I go down to my watchmaker supply store here and ask for a tropic 19 he will offer me several different from Swiss made to German made to Asian made and they are all dome like above and all different like above. $12-$25.00 is the cost.What I suspect the sellers of ORIGINALS do is buy these put them in an old Rolex envelope and charge 2-$400. IMHO if you want the dome look by an aftermarket crystal for under $25.00 or (2-$400 if you feel better thats its real) and get your watchmaker to pressure test it after install. I have a few dozen originals that I took off of watches that are not useable and next to the aftermarkets I cannot tell.
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