SMP 300 mod with white-gold bezel and 42mm PO crystal possible?

[Apextwin]

I have an SMP 300 chronometer with an electric blue dial. I switched the polished bezel with the white-gold bezel from the non-America's Cup model of the SMP 300.

Problem is: The white-gold bezel is a little less than a millimeter taller than the regular SMP 300 bezel, so the crystal is sunken in instead of flush with the bezel.

The obvious solution would be to buy the crystal that comes with the white-gold SMP 300, since it has just the right dimensions to go along with the taller bezel.

But I'm wondering if I couldn't use a 42mm PO crystal instead, which would have the added benefit of the double-AR coating (a personal favorite of mine).

People who tried to fit the 42mm PO crystal into regular SMP 300s reported that it was a perfect fit for the case/bezel, except that it was just under a millimeter too tall - which means that height-wise it should be a pretty good fit for the white-gold bezel.

So... do you guys think this will work, or am I off the mark here?

Thanks in advance.

 

[TripleHD]

The 42mm are thicker than the stock crystals that come with the 300m models. If you dont mind a thicker crystal - go for it.

 

[smc]

Pics? Is the smp a recent purchase? I'm currently sourcing a gen.

 

[Painter6]

Cut your losses and sell me the watch.

The PO crystal may work. There are a few people here that maybe can confirm it will fit.

 

[Painter6]

Double post

 

[R2D4]

Buy a crystal from sunnydale, it should fit your watch. They are the same diameter. If not flip it. But I tried it in my 2254 gen and it fit.

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[TripleHD]

The crystal will fit the case. Im actually using a 42mm PO with my Bond SMP. However, the crystal is thicker than the crystal that came with the watch.

The PO crystal is about 2.5mm thick and the stock crystal i believe is just 2.0. I dont mind the additional thickness as it crystal makes my dial pop.

 

[Apextwin]

Thanks for the great replies. You guys pretty much confirmed what I was thinking - the diameter of the 42mm PO crystal should be fine with the SMP 300, and the crystal's added height might make it a perfect fit for the white-gold bezel (which, again, is taller than the standard SMP bezels).

BTW, apparently Omega uses a taller crystal for all of their gold bezels (white, yellow, rose). The part # for that crystal is 062SA3039

The regular SMP crystal is 062SA3008

The 42mm PO crystal is 062SB3065

And here are some pics:

This is my current SMP 300 (model # 2255.80.00 / case # 168.1640)

And this is the non-America's Cup SMP 300 with the white gold bezel (model # 2230.50.00 / case # 168.1642). The part # for the bezel itself is OME-082SP1538

The watch isn't mine. I bought the bezel as a separate part.

 

[R2D4]

Fyi, SA means Sapphire and the A means AR single sided.

SB stands for sapphire and the B stands for Both sides AR

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[Apextwin]

And here it is...

And here it is... the modded electric-blue SMP 300 with white-gold bezel and PO double AR-coated crystal.

Unfortunately the white-gold bezel itself did not fit on the case, so I used the old bezel and swapped just the white-gold insert.

The second picture shows the modded SMP next to an SMP with the original specs. It's really amazing how much the double-AR coated crystal cuts down on glare.

 

[justudor]

Looks great! Nice work and thanks for the part numbers and sharing of your experiences.

So the PO crystal sticks out ~0.5mm?

Thanks