Best place to replace domed crystal?
Discussion
I have a sterile dial watch which has a broken domed crystal, which has the same sized case as an IWC Big Pilot. Where is the best place to get this fixed? Is it possible to get an AR coating on a domed glass, and is it possible to get sapphire (domed) glass rather than something which may scratch more easily.
I'm based in London, but don't mind posting the watch to get it fixed.
I'm based in London, but don't mind posting the watch to get it fixed.
Crystals are sized in 1/10th mm steps, so having a "case the same size as" doesn't help much in identifying suitable crystals unless you have very well calibrated eyes 
AR coatings aren't generally available on generic crystals "off the shelf" but it may be possible to get them applied through your friendly local optician - never tried this but would imagine it could be arranged.
Sapphire domes are available as generic items but have two problems at the moment. First, they're only available in 0.9mm thickness, which is quite thin for a large glass, and up to 32mm diameter. Second, they're comparatively very expensive. To give an idea, we do all sizes of domed mineral crystals at £15 fitted. But a 32mm sapphire dome (biggest listed) would work out at around £70
AR coatings aren't generally available on generic crystals "off the shelf" but it may be possible to get them applied through your friendly local optician - never tried this but would imagine it could be arranged.
Sapphire domes are available as generic items but have two problems at the moment. First, they're only available in 0.9mm thickness, which is quite thin for a large glass, and up to 32mm diameter. Second, they're comparatively very expensive. To give an idea, we do all sizes of domed mineral crystals at £15 fitted. But a 32mm sapphire dome (biggest listed) would work out at around £70
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