Emtek Classic Brass Crystal Knobsets - Bristol Knob, Privacy Set

Yes, on a standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore. The Bristol privacy knobset drops into a 2-1/8 inch bore with either a 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset, and the latch is adjustable between the two. One exception on prep: the STRETTO rosette needs a 1-1/4 inch diameter bore and a 2-hole door preparation for the thumbturn privacy function.

It ships as a complete set: both knobs, the rosettes, the latch, and the strike plate. Nothing else is needed to hang it on a prepped door. The latch faceplate comes round corner or square corner, so match it to the mortise already cut in your door edge.

Three choices. Standard latch is the conventional tubular latch. The 28 Degree Rotation Latch reduces how far you have to turn the knob to retract the bolt, which suits crystal knobs that can be harder to grip. The CF Mechanism gives rosettes with no exposed screws for a clean face, and the 28 degree latch is included with it. Pick CF if you do not want screw heads showing on the rose.

It is a privacy/bed/bath function, non-keyed. The inside has a turn to lock for a bedroom or bathroom door; there is no cylinder and no key. If you need a keyed opening, this is the wrong function, and something like the Deltana 6171 Round Knob Entry or the Cal-Royal BER00 entrance knob lock covers keyed use.

It is classified residential, solid brass with a glass knob, tubular lock type. For high-traffic or code-driven commercial openings you want a graded cylindrical lock instead: the Dexter C2000 privacy knob is Grade 2 for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob over the same thickness range. Use the Bristol where appearance is the priority, on residential and hospitality interiors.

On a door already bored for a standard residential knob, yes. Those sets use the same 2-1/8 inch cross bore and the same 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backsets the Bristol is built for, and the Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob is listed for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, the same range as the Bristol. You reuse the hole, not the hardware, since the latch and strike come in the set.

Yes, backset is a required selection, 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch. The standard latch supplied is 2-3/8 inch, so if the bore in your door is 2-3/4 inches back from the edge you have to call that out on the order. Measure from the door edge to the center of the bore before you pick.

The Pamex FTF Baron knob lockset in privacy function is a Grade 3 privacy knob for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the Cal-Royal BER20 is a Grade 3 privacy knob with brass trim for the same door range, and the Dexter C2000 privacy ball knob is a Grade 2 non-clutching privacy knob for that range as well. All three cover the same 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness the Emtek Bristol privacy set covers. The trade-off is appearance: the Bristol is a brass set with a crystal knob and selectable rosette, while those three are plain metal knob designs.

For commercial openings, Grade 1 and Grade 2 cylindrical knob locks are the usual route. The Corbin Russwin CK4310 is a Grade 1 non-keyed passage/closet cylindrical knob lock for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Sargent 8XG04 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom/closet knob lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Falcon W101 is a Grade 2 medium duty passage/closet knob lock with a fire rating and a 2-3/4 inch backset. The Emtek Bristol crystal knob privacy set is specified for residential use, so it suits apartment and single-family bed and bath doors rather than rated commercial corridors.

The Emtek Bristol crystal knob privacy set lists a door thickness of 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch in its specifications. For thicker leaves, the Deltana 6112 St. Thomas knob privacy set is rated 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Corbin Russwin CK4851 entrance/office cylindrical knob lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon X101 heavy duty Grade 1 cylindrical knobset goes to 2-1/4 inch. Of those, the Deltana 6112 is the one that keeps the privacy/bed/bath function.

Not on a like-for-like basis. The Kwikset 200P Polo is a passage knob for interior hall and closet doors with a 6AL latch and RCS round corner strike, and the Kwikset 400P Polo is a keyed entry knob, so neither gives you the interior turn-button locking the Emtek Bristol crystal knob set provides in its privacy/bed/bath function. If the goal is a keyless privacy latch in a plainer knob, the Dexter C2000 Grade 2 privacy ball knob or the Cal-Royal BER20 Grade 3 privacy knob match the function.

Seven brass rose styles: #8, Oval, Quincy, Rectangular, Regular, Watford, and Wilshire. Any brass rosette in the line can be paired with the Bristol knob, so you can carry one rose shape across passage, privacy, and entry openings in the same house and only change the function underneath.

Ten finishes are offered: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Pewter (US15A), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). There is also a split finish option if you want one color on the hall side and another inside the room.

The Emtek Bristol crystal knob set in this configuration is a privacy/bed/bath function, non-keyed, so it has an interior locking turn. For a hall or closet door with no locking at all, passage knob sets cover it: the Baldwin Estate 5011 Colonial passage knob with 5058 rose, the Omnia 434/PA egg-shaped knob latchset in solid brass, and the Pamex FTF Baron in passage function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For a door leaf that only needs a pull with no latch, the Omnia 442/00 single dummy knob latchset with a 2-5/8 inch rose is the dummy option.

Within the same collection, the Bristol crystal knob is offered in a matched range of finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze US10B, Satin Nickel US15, Polished Nickel Lifetime US14, Polished Brass Lifetime US3, Flat Black US19 and Unlacquered Brass US3NL, with the same rosette selection, so privacy doors and passage doors can be specified to match. If you prefer a single-brand alternative for a whole-house set, the Schlage Residential F500 Plymouth with Georgian knob combo pack covers doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch with adjustable backsets and dual strikes, and the Sure-Loc Bergen round knob ships as a 6-pack with adjustable backset.

No. The Sargent 28C-KNOB is exit device trim with a knob and rose in entrance function for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Sargent 78-2875 is an outside knob only in the B design, both intended to trim an exit device rather than latch a door on their own. The Emtek Bristol crystal knob privacy set is a complete tubular privacy set that includes the latch and strike plate and installs in a 2-1/8 inch bore standard door prep.