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Trouble sourcing Omega crystal?
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DON
·Hi Al,
I've used generic from Perrin's for years and never had any issues with them. If there was a problem I don't think Perrin with have carried them and I'm sure would have sold only the OEM. I've know many of the empoyees for years and one would have warned me not to use them if there was a problem.
Not sure what casing issues your referring to, but used them in a number of Seamaster models
DON
I've used generic from Perrin's for years and never had any issues with them. If there was a problem I don't think Perrin with have carried them and I'm sure would have sold only the OEM. I've know many of the empoyees for years and one would have warned me not to use them if there was a problem.
Not sure what casing issues your referring to, but used them in a number of Seamaster models
DON
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerWell known issues with the tension ring...it's real.
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·Incorrect - no typo - in fact when I looked up case 1650010 and brought up the BOM on the Omega Extranet, I checked the photo of the case back they have there, and looked at the stamp on the inside of the case back - was stamped 165.010 - 62, so I had already double checked it's the right information before posting it.
The information I've presented is correct per the Omega Extranet. Is it possible that the Extranet is wrong? Sure, but after ordering thousands and thousands of parts for hundreds of different Omega models, I can't recall an instance where I have the wrong case parts come in.
BTW, can you check Extranet for the crystal of ref. 168.024? Thanks.
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··Omega Qualified Watchmaker063PZ5152
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerBut you asked about 2 different cases...if you were assuming the 1660024 = 1660324, then that's a false assumption. I think this is why people get confused, as they assume different case numbers are actually the same case, when they are not. Omega doesn't change case numbers without there being some physical difference between the cases (adding in the extra 0 notwithstanding).
The 1660324 is 063PZ5152, as is the 1660024 SP.
The 1660024 without the SP is 063PZ5076.
The 1660324 is 063PZ5152, as is the 1660024 SP.
The 1660024 without the SP is 063PZ5076.
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·But you asked about 2 different cases...if you were assuming the 1660024 = 1660324, then that's a false assumption. I think this is why people get confused, as they assume different case numbers are actually the same case, when they are not. Omega doesn't change case numbers without there being some physical difference between the cases (adding in the extra 0 notwithstanding).
The 1660324 is 063PZ5152, as is the 1660024 SP.
The 1660024 without the SP is 063PZ5076.
Anyways, I checked the crystal on my Watchco SM300 in comparison to that on my 168.024, and the SM300's is much taller and thicker. It's rather weird to specify a dive watch's crystal for a dress watch. I think I'd go with the one specified for ref. 166.010 then.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSure...
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerYes that's the number.
