The 1016: The Under Appreciated Thread

[316lad]

An a(r)(u)tistic bunch of fellows.

Um, that’s not quite what I meant. But yep, we are a brotherhood made of diverse people.

I know I’ve posted it before, but I do love this one. It’s about 25 minutes and it’s well worth a watch. (excuse the pun!)

 

[Karbon74]

Speaking of tweaking, I managed to strip the threads of the crown of my Railmaster
So i need to change it, and I think I will take the opportunity to put an armored acrylic as per gen

 

[369mafia]

 

[316lad]

 

[Pilgrimm]

Any opinions on this crown? Does it look pretty decent?

 

[HSV726]

Currently looking for a T22 crystal, (replacing my Ruby crystal which looks a bit too high to me) from my research they seem to be quite a difficult model to source

Have a short list below

Gleave & Co
Classic Watch Repair
Lobtime
Truedome



Ordered the Gleave & Co as it was significantly cheaper than the others, arrived promptly this morning (great service)

Pictures below in case they are of use to other members




Quite a sharp edge which to me feels more in line with a service crystal, not quite what I am looking for

Of the 3 remaining the Lobtime looks a bit too domed to me currently leaning towards the True dome as the price between that and the CWR one is not a million miles and the tue drome does seem more common so there are more pictures to evaluate it.

Any other recommendations welcome

 

[fnfalguy]

Been a while since I wore this one.

 

[Karbon74]

Currently looking for a T22 crystal, (replacing my Ruby crystal which looks a bit too high to me) from my research they seem to be quite a difficult model to source

Have a short list below

Gleave & Co
Classic Watch Repair
Lobtime
Truedome



Ordered the Gleave & Co as it was significantly cheaper than the others, arrived promptly this morning (great service)

Pictures below in case they are of use to other members




Quite a sharp edge which to me feels more in line with a service crystal, not quite what I am looking for

Of the 3 remaining the Lobtime looks a bit too domed to me currently leaning towards the True dome as the price between that and the CWR one is not a million miles and the tue drome does seem more common so there are more pictures to evaluate it.

Any other recommendations welcome

Sternkreuz is my go to
Sold on CousinsUK

 

[1016 lover]

Currently looking for a T22 crystal, (replacing my Ruby crystal which looks a bit too high to me) from my research they seem to be quite a difficult model to source

Have a short list below

Gleave & Co
Classic Watch Repair
Lobtime
Truedome



Ordered the Gleave & Co as it was significantly cheaper than the others, arrived promptly this morning (great service)

Pictures below in case they are of use to other members




Quite a sharp edge which to me feels more in line with a service crystal, not quite what I am looking for

Of the 3 remaining the Lobtime looks a bit too domed to me currently leaning towards the True dome as the price between that and the CWR one is not a million miles and the tue drome does seem more common so there are more pictures to evaluate it.

Any other recommendations welcom

I have some domed crystal that fit better than t21, but you need a another bezel, 'ot gen spec t22

 

[369mafia]

I like watches

 

[HSV726]

Thanks gents, do Sternkreuz offer a t22? I’ve only ever seen t21’s from them
(I have a t19 Sternkreuz on a 5513 and really rate it)

Re bezel I may have misunderstood but are you saying a gen spec t22 won’t fit the Ruby bezel?

 

[1016 lover]

Thanks gents, do Sternkreuz offer a t22? I’ve only ever seen t21’s from them
(I have a t19 Sternkreuz on a 5513 and really rate it)

Re bezel I may have misunderstood but are you saying a gen spec t22 won’t fit the Ruby bezel?

I have some nos stock crystal from verlux that match better the old t22 look but they are not t22 spec, they are t21 specs, the outer diameter IS a little bit less and fit perfectly with m'y t21 bezels

 

[HSV726]

Thanks for explaining, I purchased a bezel (t21 IIRC)and crystal off you last year which both worked out great, for this particular build I was planning on staying with the Ruby bezel

 

[1016 lover]

Thanks for explaining, I purchased a bezel (t21 IIRC)and crystal off you last year which both worked out great, for this particular build I was planning on staying with the Ruby bezel

Ha ok, to i Can advise you to go gleave and co yellow brand,their t22 yellow IS domed

 

[HSV726]

That’s fantastic I didn’t realise they offered 2 versions

Slight issue I have currently is I can’t remove the bezel, my cheapy removal tool isn’t up to the task, I sharpened the teeth with wet stones but still no luck, found a clone of the horotec tool on Ali express which I think may give a better result