How to replace a plastic watch glass?! | Watch Repair Tutorial | DIY | Robur Press Fitting

In this short video I show you how you can easily remove an plastic watch glass from a vintage watch and how you can replace it by a new one.
Also the difference between an acrylic glass with 'metal tension ring' and an acrylic glass without 'metal tension ring' will be featured in this video.
Let me know what you think about this video. Always nice to get a lot of comments on my videos, no matter what ;-) This helps my channel to grow and motivates me to keep putting time into making watch repair videos for you.
And don't forget to leave a like and if you hadn't already to subscribe and hit the bell icon so I can see you in my next video! Thank you and enjoy the video! ;-)
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Welcome welcome welcome again!!!
00:46 - What’s most beautiful in live?
01:06 - Vintage Tissot watch with damaged acrylic glass
01:25 - How to remove a acrylic glass from a vintage watch?
01:55 - Take the movement out of the watch case
02:48 - How to simply Push the acrylic glass out of the watch case?
03:06 - Inspection off the old acrylic glass
03:35 - Difference between a acrylic glass with or without a metal tension ring
04:58 - How to install a acrylic glass without metal tension ring
07:12 - How to install a acrylic glass with metal tension ring
08:17 - Outro
www.the-watch-doctor.com | www.horlogedokter.be.
Facebook: horlogedokter.be
/ the_watch_doctor_on_yo...
#watchrepair #Tutorial #Watchglass

[@JonnaX]

wow, it's been 2 years. glad to see the doctor back in action!

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks Jonna-X! Nice to see you again 🙂

[@golfpark94]

Welcome back and congratulations with two beautyfull children.

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks!

[@javiergozalo1561]

Lo primero darte la enhorabuena por tus dos hijos,
Gracias por volver ,me gustan mucho tus videos y aprendo de ti.
Un abrazo

[@pipodorologio1648]

Good to see you are back. Thanks for sharing, congratulations with the birth of your kids...they go first every time.

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks! Nice to see you back! @pipodorologio1648

[@jjudelson]

Congratulations for your kids. You are an absolute master and your productions are always of such an incredibly high standard.

[@michaelkeats1313]

Congratulations on the birth of your two children and welcome back to the channel. I’m looking forward to future content.

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks Michael!

[@jfflores78]

Nice to have you back!!

[@tadeubotelho4410]

Your video was very valuable to me.
I'm installing a new glass on a watch with a case very similar to the watch in your video.
I noticed that this watch of yours does not have a bezel. Is it common for watches without a bezel or is this watch missing the bezel?
I wish you much success on your channel and happiness with your children.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@mM30040]

congratulations my friend all the best wishes 🎉🎉

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks!

[@foolsgold39]

Nice clear instructions thankyou! I'm in need of advice, I have a citizen eagle 7 with plexiglass domed crystal that has a chapter ring pushed into the plexiglass! Would I be right in thinking the chapter ring acts as the tension ring ?

[@mikeeagletube]

fijn dat je weer terug bent!!

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Bedankt Mike! Leuk om te zien dat je er ook nog bent :-)

[@dazza1976]

Great to see you back after 2 years. Where have you been?

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Hello, same for me. You will notice when you watch the video :-)

[@dazza1976]

@@therealwatchdoctor Congratulations and I'm glad you're back. Looking forward to your future videos.

[@dsell993]

Welcome back!

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks!

[@johngamboa999]

👍❤️

[@AaronS11979]

I tried doing this (with albeit a cheaper press) and it cracked the acrylic crystal. Chipped a corner off actually. Ugh. I'm going to try the claw tool shown in the beginning next.

[@prxrb]

What size should the crystal be, relative to the case opening, if using a tension ring crystal? In your example, it seems like the case maybe had a 31mm opening? So you used a 31.1mm crystal with tension ring (0.1mm oversized to generate tension), or a 31.3mm crystal without tension ring (0.3mm oversized to generate tension)? Is this correct?

[@harshitprakashkishnani]

Hello Doc, Can you please tell me what is that tool called which you used to fit the acrylic crystal ?

[@patrickarellano4823]

The press that you use? What is it called? The presses I see online doesn’t have the fitting that bends the plexiglass

[@phillipmaciver3226]

Glad to see you back, congratulations on your family additions....

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks Phillip!

[@user-tk7qm4kh7v]

Very good video. However, watch crystals are made of lucite, not plexiglas

[@steveblake8766]

71 thumbs up

[@therealwatchdoctor]

Thanks Steve :-)

[@joebroderi]

You did not show the last bit fitting the glass with tension ring!

[@jjudelson]

PS. While I can call myself an eye doctor I am nowhere near the standard of being called a watch doctor! For one thing I do my watch work using a Zeiss surgical microscope which works well.