Sapphire Caseback Source

[sheldonsmith]

Hi All,

I am looking for a source on Sapphire casebacks for Rolex. Apparently, inquiries to the website at http://www.thomaspreik.de/ go unanswered. Has anyone else had any recent success ordering Sapphire casebacks from this site or any other source?

-Sheldon

[Hannes]

Jep that´s sad. Thomas seems not to answer any english Emails.
But don´t ask me why
It´s not the first time that I hear that

[Passionata]

doesn t speak english?

[sheldonsmith]

Hi have received English emails from him in the past and he was able to broker two casebacks with me using English....

-Sheldon

[neunelfer]

Do you guys know if these casebacks will fit a 14060M?

[sheldonsmith]

Yes, they will fit a Sub, but will lower the depth rating. The sapphire caseback is rated for 200M, a higher rating than the DateJust/GMT 16710 but lower than the Submariners depth rating.

The real question though is finding a source for these casebacks as the one at http://www.thomaspreik.de has appeared to have dried up.

-Sheldon

[Wolnex]

You can use an online translation program. Although these programs are not perfect, the recipient of the message will understand your needs.

[fleckinet]

Maybe his firewall kills english spoken emails, because of spam and others...

[jholbrook]

Sheldon - which watches did you put sapphire case backs on? Just ordered one for my Daytona.

[sheldonsmith]

I purchased it for a GMT II. Let me know if Preik responds. I think his spam filter is blocking messages as he seems that his email has fallen into the ether, although his brick-and-mortar store exists.

FWIW, I show how to install the caseback at http://www.minus4plus6.com/caseback.htm and on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/v/7mj2CYnmt5Q&rel=1

-Sheldon

[ehemaliges mitglied]

Sheldon,

I got too busy today to call Preik. I will try tomorrow. Kind of difficult to call him because of the 7 hours time difference. And they are really not responsive to email. Strange...

[14060M]

Hi Sheldon,
sometimes Preik sells his sapphire-casebacks via ebay. I purchased mine one year ago. Quality is quite good, fitting is well. My 14060M is pressure tested for >10 atm (=100m)
Hope this helps
Holger

[Eddm]

Preiks shop is just 8 minutes away from my house, should you need anything, I will gladly try to help you out!