Timex Electric and Elgin Swissonic - need help sourcing Elgin parts

cmoney

Picked up these two vintage watches! Timex Electric with a purplish dial from 1970s and an Elgin Swissonic.

Does anyone know where to find new glass for Elgin watches?

#NWA #timex
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degenerateWA
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Wow, that Timex is beautiful👌

watchfindsgermany
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Just pop it out , measure it and order new one from eBay. If the acrylic crystal is ,for example 30,3mm, size that you will need is 303. , if it's 32,5mm it'll be a size 325. That's how acrylic crystals are usually sized. Be sure to order the exact size otherwise it won't fit and will keep falling out.

ImNevix
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If it is acrylic and just scratched, I cannot make out the extent of the scratch by the date, you can try polishing it with polywatch.

cmoney
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Thanks everyone! Actually quite a bummer, the timex isn’t working right so I have to rerun both since I bought in a lot off eBay.