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Hello everyone. I'm hoping someone here can help me source a crystal / lens for an old Timex Camper T41711. This isn't the old old mechanical one, but it's also not an Expedition version. It has a battery, not a mechanical wind. The day code is M9, which comes back to 2004, which is when I purchased it. It may cost more to repair it than it's worth, but it does have sentimental value. I purchased it right out of basic training, and I've had it for over 20 years now and the lens just fell out and I'm hoping it can be repaired. I pretty much wore it 75% of the time since I got it, and it's been with me through thick and thim and deployments. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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11 hours ago, JerseyMo said:

is it like this one?

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Yes, exactly. I've seen a few different versions, but mine has the blue water symbol, not white. 

 

17 hours ago, AndyGSi said:

Welcome to the forum.

Can you tell if it's Crystal or Acrylic.

I think it's Acrylic. The case is plastic so I would the is the lens would be too.

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