DRSD 1665 Dome Crystal Question

[swish77]

OK, I researched this extensively and I still can't find the answer. This photo shows a 5-mil. DRSD 1665. Can someone tell me about this crystal? It doesn't look like a super dome T-39, not any that I can find anyway. And it's certainly not a service crystal because it doesn't have the high sides. There seems to be a variation in the height of the non-service domed crystals. Perhaps this is just one of the low ones? Any help much appreciated.

[marcello pisani]

there are at least 5 different series of domed glasses for 1665 with different heights : this one is not certainly a service one but in my opinion belongs to the shortest series .. and probably polished more than one time.
just for comparison here is a Rolex booklet from the beginning of the 80s that shows the domed glass in use at that time :

[gensiulia]

...and it shows also a pre-series dial too!
the Big White, if you're fan of nicknames.

[Puffy]

looks like someone has put on a T19 or polished to death the T39

[marcello pisani]

a domed glass in a Rolex booklet for double red 1665 ( early 70s ) : as you can see the glass is much higher than the one in the later booklet ...

[swish77]

Originally Posted by Puffy

looks like someone has put on a T19 or polished to death the T39

I think that is probably the answer, a T-19 on a 1665, because the one I posted doesn't look as if it has any sides to it. I'm not sure all the polishing in the world could remove the sides.

[gensiulia]

we must also consider the bezel insert; sometimes we find it raised in the inner part, covering the step of the T39 ... as in my Rail dial.
i like this feature.

[marcello pisani]

Originally Posted by swish77

I think that is probably the answer, a T-19 on a 1665, because the one I posted doesn't look as if it has any sides to it. I'm not sure all the polishing in the world could remove the sides.

maybe .. but a full side picture of the watch without bezel/insert would give the answer !

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by chris*

we must also consider the bezel insert; sometimes we find it raised in the inner part, covering the step of the T39 ... as in my Rail dial.
i like this feature.

O M G . . . . . .

Stunning example

Congrats

HAGS

[swish77]

Excellent point about the insert. I didn't think about that. The watch is being serviced at the moment, so I'll see if I can get a photo of it without the bezel to see about the sides of the dome. Thanks all.

[pdoukas]

I'm leaning torward a T19.

[oceandweller]

Originally Posted by chris*

we must also consider the bezel insert; sometimes we find it raised in the inner part, covering the step of the T39 ... as in my Rail dial.
i like this feature.

Classic Super Dome, bursting with unmatched timeless beauty.

[gensiulia]

Originally Posted by oceandweller

Classic Super Dome, bursting with unmatched timeless beauty.

thanks a lot.

[wahasa]

Yup that's most probably a t19