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Old 3 June 2012, 12:04 AM   #1
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Sub C Crown Problem

I've had the watch for 11 months now but lately when setting the time the crown doesn't want to pull out past the notch where you set the date. It will not move outwards so I push it back in and try again when it usually works. Is this a known thing in general?

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Old 3 June 2012, 12:08 AM   #2
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Sometimes you may need to turn the crown cw or ccw for it to pop out. That's normal.
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Old 3 June 2012, 12:15 AM   #3
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Sometimes you may need to turn the crown cw or ccw for it to pop out. That's normal.
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Old 3 June 2012, 12:14 AM   #4
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It has poped out as it lets me set the date so turning it further would affect the the date I require.
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Old 3 June 2012, 12:32 AM   #5
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It has poped out as it lets me set the date so turning it further would affect the the date I require.
Does jiggling the crown slightly at the first stop (not enough to change the date) help?
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Old 3 June 2012, 12:20 AM   #6
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I push it back to winding mode, turn ccw, then back out.
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Old 3 June 2012, 02:57 AM   #7
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I've had the watch for 11 months now but lately when setting the time the crown doesn't want to pull out past the notch where you set the date. It will not move outwards so I push it back in and try again when it usually works. Is this a known thing in general?

Thanks in advance.
The winding crown is a 2 part spring-loaded stem,now when you push it in from the wind position it releases it from from the movement so you can screw it down. From time to time mainly from lack of use the 2 part piece in you crown can get stuck. So it could be quite hard to pull it out to the 2nd and 3rd position. Sometimes just turning it back and throe push back in to reset the crown will make it work if this dont work then you have a problem.But by using the winding crown a few times a week, say give your watch a wind even if worn most crown problems don't occur.
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Old 3 June 2012, 09:20 AM   #8
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Thank you all for the replies and thank you Peter I do admire your no nonsense comments to posts. I shall play about with it and report back tomorrow.

All the best

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Old 3 June 2012, 03:49 PM   #9
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In the date position, rotate the crown very slightly CCW. Then put slight CCW pressure as you pull it out to the time setting position.
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