
If at any point you feel unsure about one part of the process, you should stop and take your watch to a professional watchmaker to avoid damaging it permanently. Some of these guides may require you to remove all the inner workings of the watch movement from the watch case to safely replace the watch crystal, and others may involve high heat or adhesives.

In this guide you will learn how to insert almost any type of watch crystal into almost any watch. Instead of throwing out your favorite watch when the crystal is damaged, learn how to replace with with this guide. Over time your watch crystal can be scratched, cracked or broken and need to be replaced.


The watch crystal is the clear plastic or glass portion of your watch that protects the watch dial from dust and other kinds of damage while being worn and allows you to tell the time without having x-ray vision.
