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I’ve been looking for a back for my 41mm 15400 Watch. The caseback is 40mm, but check this watch I found. IT’s company was discontinued in 2019, I guess from spending the money on models.

But I’m hoping the lug holes will match up

 

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Moved to AP section for more visibility of AP experts.
 

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You may get better answers / contributions here.
 

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I’ve been looking for a back for my 41mm 15400 Watch. The caseback is 40mm, but check this watch I found. IT’s company was discontinued in 2019, I guess from spending the money on models.

But I’m hoping the lug holes will match up

you must be joking if you think that would serve as a replacement caseback for the 15400. The screw hole size is already wrong and so is the caseback shape. You’ll have better luck trying to slam shut a revolving door imho.
 

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No. This is beyond all expertise ever known to mankind and beyond.
Well, he actually got an expert opinion:
you must be joking if you think that would serve as a replacement caseback for the 15400. The screw hole size is already wrong and so is the caseback shape. You’ll have better luck trying to slam shut a revolving door imho.
 

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This is the closest I have gotten to finding anything like what the AP uses
 

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It’s either that or I just switch the back crystal’s out for a 28mm steel plate circle (after getting it engraved.

 

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It’s either that or I just switch the back crystal’s out for a 28mm steel plate circle (after getting it engraved.

Why don’t you start at the beginning and explain what you’re trying to achieve?
Reading your posts is a little like opening a random book to the middle and then reading backward from there. 🤣
 

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I’ve been looking for a back for my 41mm 15400 Watch. The caseback is 40mm, but check this watch I found. IT’s company was discontinued in 2019, I guess from spending the money on models.

But I’m hoping the lug holes will match up



Are you trying to place a round peg onto a square octagon caseback?

You can try posting a WTB for a case back or contacting a TD if they can sell you one, but you'll need to know what factory manufactured your watch.
 

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This might hurt to see…

How can the lug holes line up (im guessing you mean the 8 case back holes) when the watch you just showed has exactly 0 holes in it and its a press fit snap close case back? I have a spare jf 15400 case back if you want it but its still not going to fit…
 

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You need a crystal press which can also snap these casebacks back onto the watch. Should be like $15 on Amazon.