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Originally Posted by 68style
That's pretty neat! One time I took apart a Skagen watch I had with a cheap mineral glass and when I put it back together I tried to use the same type of press you'd use for a caseback but with a cloth in between and I thought I was spreading the weight out evenly, but apparently not and I totally smashed the glass and had to find a replacement lol... this makes it look so damn easy
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Yeah this one here is an acrylic crystal (so plastic). The method for mineral or sapphire would be different - if there's a gasket, you're right, you just press it into the gasket as a tight fit. If there's no gasket, it's glued in. Maybe your watch was like this and you tried to force it in and cracked it? Or did the replacement crystal go in ok?
One of the other Seiko Chariots I got is like that. The original glue had become discoloured, so I guess everyone assumed it was rust, so I got a good deal on it. Once the glue was cleaned up, it looked great!
Once I have a few collected, I'll try to sell them I guess on eBay or reddit.
I have a Tissot Touch coming in that is pretty dirty but I think it will look good once cleaned up. I might be keeping that one if it looks good on me. I'm not always a fan of quartz but this one is pretty cool. And it's titanium, and I love titanium as a material (my favourite tweezers to use are all titanium)