Making a Watch Crystal...From a Watch Crystal

10/20/2015

Recently I purchased a 1940's Invicta tank style watch. It was an impulse buy and for under $10 I figured I could make a buck on the deal. It needed work. It was not running, missing a crystal, and had no sub-second hand. Tried as I might I could not locate a reasonably priced crystal for it. Luckly, I have a shoe box of old watch crystals purchased a while ago of various size all vintage glass. I dug through that box and found one that was close. It at least had the same general shape. And it was only about 3mm too large.

I got my hands on a set of diamond hones from Harbor Freight ($10) and went to task grinding down the crystal. It took an hour or two and I went slow and wet the stone to avoid excessive heat and chipping. The end result is not too bad. A watch looks much better with a crystal than without.

Try it!

7 Comments

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12/12/2020 06:47:31 am

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12/14/2020 03:36:21 am

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1/11/2022 02:29:53 pm

I agree that watches look better with crystals. My wife likes jewelry. Maybe a watch with crystals and jewels could help meet her needs.

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I love old watches. They cost too much to have fixed, so I taught myself how to do it. Here I offer some basic suggestions for people on the same journey.

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