Glueing watch lens (crystal) in

[Harry Bloomfield]

I was given a cheap watch to fix up, which I did and got working. It
was supposed to be water tight, which it initially was, at least until
the lens or crystal fell out whilst I was taking a bath. Unnoticed at
first, I managed to catch and break the hour hand.

So two questions, bearing in mind I have dried it out and it is working
fine again...

The flat lens is a perfect fit to the case, some sort of glass, I would
guess the original was maybe plastic. So the replacement would have to
be glued in, but it wasn't obviously glued in when I first fixed it up.
Is this perhaps normal for such lenses, what glue would be best to
refix it?

The broken hour hand. Would this be easy to find a matching replacement
hand, do they come in sizes to fit on the centre boss?

It is a Casio Waveceptor, in exceptional condition and I am loath to
bin it.

[Jeffrey S]

Hello, Harry,
I hope that I'm not too late in my response. You may want to try going to:

http://www.timesavers.com

They have a complete catalog of replacement parts for clocks and watches. They are the most comprehensive place that I've found. You may want to contact them also and get some advice on how to waterproof the new crystal.

Hope this is helpful.

Jeffrey S.
MIACLOCKMAN

[r***@aol.com]

Use a Hair Dryer on the bezel and fit a real crystal
Unless it calls for a flexo or plastic etc
UV cement a dab if it a loose fit and 15-20 seconds of sunlight or a Good UV lamp
I also see some use a tiny bit of clear tape
Then trim it under loupe lol
In a bind maybe
Enjoy
Its fun to be able to repair watches
Leave the Rolex repairs to what most Watchmakers do by us lol
Outer area NYC
RG

[Harry Bloomfield]

Post by r***@aol.com
Use a Hair Dryer on the bezel and fit a real crystal
Unless it calls for a flexo or plastic etc
UV cement a dab if it a loose fit and 15-20 seconds of sunlight or a Good UV lamp
I also see some use a tiny bit of clear tape
Then trim it under loupe lol
In a bind maybe
Enjoy
Its fun to be able to repair watches
Leave the Rolex repairs to what most Watchmakers do by us lol
Outer area NYC

I ended up using two part resin glue, to seal it back in. That seems to
have worked, but I was unable to solve the broken hand problem, so took
it to a watchmaker to see if they could source and fit one. They were
and for not a lot, so back in full operation now - thanks.