How much is your watchmaker charging. Crystals have gone up considerably over the last few years so they may not be adding as much as you think and you could be searching for a long time.
havent asked yet - i am actually helping someone as a birthday gift, bit off a bit more than i though... you have any idea on market rates? I have had a wild range of prices from searching online
My Speedmaster crystal was £75 at service a few months ago.
An Omega certified watchmaker on the forum didn’t confirm the actual price from Omega but confirmed they haven’t been $20 for a long time.
havent asked yet - i am actually helping someone as a birthday gift, bit off a bit more than i though... you have any idea on market rates? I have had a wild range of prices from searching online
Note that this is not an expensive one by Omega standards, mainly because it's a mineral crystal. There's nothing special about this crystal - it's a flat crystal 2 mm thick and 31 mm in diameter. If your or your watchmaker can find a mineral glass or sapphire of the same dimensions, it should work fine.