Rolex Datejust acrylic crystal. Question about genuineness.

Faz · Feb 19, 2022

Hi all,

I found an acrylic Datejust crystal in my parts bin. I can’t remember how I got it. Is there anyway to find out if it’s original or aftermarket?

Thanks in advance for those that will chime in.

Cheers

Faz

Canuck · Feb 19, 2022

I have found that sometimes the after-market Rolex acrylic crystals fit, and sometimes they don’t. If your crystal actually fits a Date-Just, I have no idea how you would determine whether it is genuine, or otherwise. The Oyster-Date used a crystal similar to the Date-Just, but it is smaller in diameter. Not much help, I know.

Faz · Feb 19, 2022

Thanks for that. I expected it would be difficult to determine

JwRosenthal · Feb 19, 2022

Faz
Thanks for that. I expected it would be difficult to determine

When I was hunting for replacement crystals for my 16750, I did a little diving into how to spot originals from fakes and I recall one of the tells was the taper on the hi-top. Also the date magnifier on the aftermarket don’t really magnify- they appear to but don’t have the same level of magnification as the originals

Chris75 · Feb 25, 2022

I agree that the only possible tell, apart from the fit test, is the magnifier that usually doesn't have the same level of magnification in the aftermarket crystals.

Rolex Datejust acrylic crystal. Question about genuineness.

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