Speedmaster 2998 part name??

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earth38

·Sep 4, 2015

What is the name of the part between the blue arrows?? Can it be replaced and easily acquired?
Thanx

 

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Barking mad

·Sep 5, 2015·Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder

It is the rehaut for the crystal. It comes with the crystal and they are readily available and it should be the silver one for your watch.

Cheers

 

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flyingout

·Sep 5, 2015

Eiffel tower.

No, wait… The Mad One beat me to it as I was typing.

 

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oddboy

·Sep 5, 2015

Ofrei number: CRY-972

Omega number (?): PZ5078


http://www.ofrei.com/page_168.html

 

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earth38

·Sep 5, 2015

Ok. Rehaut is the same as "white ring"??
Thanx

 

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watchlovr

·Sep 5, 2015

earth38

Ok. Rehaut is the same as "white ring"??
Thanx

Silver ring

 

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oddboy

·Sep 5, 2015

Yes. The rehaut is the ring between the dial and the edge of the case. In omega parts speak, 'white' means silver. That's the one you want.

 

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Georgieboy58

·Sep 5, 2015

oddboy

[...] In omega parts speak, 'white' means silver. [...]

That's in general jeweller's speak, at least I know it like this from the strap buckles.
If they are not made of silver or gold, they are not called silver or gold, but white or yellow, to avoid any potential misunderstandings.

 

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TNTwatch

·Sep 5, 2015

earth38

Ok. Rehaut is the same as "white ring"??
Thanx

Rehaut is actually a misnomer regarding the Speedmaster. I've never seen a watchmaker called it a rehaut. It's just a tension ring for the acrylic crystal. It can be called a rehaut if it's used for elevating the crystal above the hands/dial. Most acrylic crystals are already curved and have no need for a rehaut. Without the tension ring, the crystal would sit just fine in it's place.

Yours looks like a white/silver one already. Any problem with it? Is that a 2998-1 or 2998-2? More pictures please.

 

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Archer

·Sep 5, 2015·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

In this case it's a tension ring, because it does add tension to make the crystal fit and stay in place properly. Not all crystals that look like this and have a metal ring, have a proper tension ring. Some metal rings are called a "reflector ring" that adds no tension to the crystal fit.

And yes, in trade speak anything silver is "white" and anything yellow gold is "yellow". Tension rings, crowns, etc. all use this, and certainly not specific to Omega.

Cheers, Al

 

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earth38

·Sep 5, 2015

Thanx for all the usefull info.