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OysterAbba · 14 December 2014, 07:09 PM

Hi,

Although this may be obvious I just need some insight from some of you experts.

If I tighten the crown until resistance and then back it up 180 degrees (at this stage it's not unscrewed) and then tighten it back up again until it's snug is this alright?

In essence what I need to know is whether I have to completely unscrew the crown and start catching threads again to tighten or by backing it up from a tightened position and then re tightening is just fine.

Would appreciate your comments.

padi56 · 14 December 2014, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OysterAbba

Hi,

Although this may be obvious I just need some insight from some of you experts.

If I tighten the crown until resistance and then back it up 180 degrees (at this stage it's not unscrewed) and then tighten it back up again until it's snug is this alright?

In essence what I need to know is whether I have to completely unscrew the crown and start catching threads again to tighten or by backing it up from a tightened position and then re tightening is just fine.

Would appreciate your comments.

All the crown needs is just screwing down just finger tight no need to complicate things.It does not need any sort of force,if you screw it down too tight you could possibly damage the seal inside the crown head.

OysterAbba · 14 December 2014, 07:28 PM

Yes that was my fear. I thought it was too tight so what I did was loosened a bit and then tightened until it was snug and not too tight. (This was all done without unscrewing the crown completely)

I just wondered what I did was okay or whether I have to completely unscrew and then screw back down.

Hope that makes sense?

Tools · 15 December 2014, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by OysterAbba

Yes that was my fear. I thought it was too tight so what I did was loosened a bit and then tightened until it was snug and not too tight. (This was all done without unscrewing the crown completely)

I just wondered what I did was okay or whether I have to completely unscrew and then screw back down.

Hope that makes sense?

The starter thread is fixed and cannot move, as are the gaskets/seals. Unscrewing it completely and starting over again doesn't change/move anything, it is just exercise.

As said, what you did is perfectly OK, and some might even argue proper..

MonBK · 14 December 2014, 07:30 PM

What you did is ok.

dysondiver · 15 December 2014, 03:07 AM

i just snug it till i feel resistance ,,, thats it , not swing on it or anything else ,, its only making contact on a very small o ring

Dyim · 15 December 2014, 03:11 AM

Unless you have fingers of steel and can do one handed push ups on 2 fingers, I doubt you can cause any permanent damage. Just do it 'finger tight' and don't worry about it.

james1787 · 15 December 2014, 03:21 AM

I place my watch in a vice and then use one of these to tighten it up.. it works great..

Actually.. just finger tight is fine. I tighten the crown until it hits enough resistence to stop turning easily. On my watch its pretty easy to feel when it gets there.

TB72 · 15 December 2014, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by james1787

I place my watch in a vice and then use one of these to tighten it up.. it works great..

Actually.. just finger tight is fine. I tighten the crown until it hits enough resistence to stop turning easily. On my watch its pretty easy to feel when it gets there.

I only have to use one of those when I want my Rolex crown facing upwards

14 December 2014, 07:09 PM	#1
OysterAbba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 24	Crown tightening Hi, Although this may be obvious I just need some insight from some of you experts. If I tighten the crown until resistance and then back it up 180 degrees (at this stage it's not unscrewed) and then tighten it back up again until it's snug is this alright? In essence what I need to know is whether I have to completely unscrew the crown and start catching threads again to tighten or by backing it up from a tightened position and then re tightening is just fine. Would appreciate your comments.

14 December 2014, 07:28 PM	#3
OysterAbba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 24	Yes that was my fear. I thought it was too tight so what I did was loosened a bit and then tightened until it was snug and not too tight. (This was all done without unscrewing the crown completely) I just wondered what I did was okay or whether I have to completely unscrew and then screw back down. Hope that makes sense?

14 December 2014, 07:30 PM	#5
MonBK Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kingstown Posts: 58,279	What you did is ok.

15 December 2014, 03:07 AM	#6
dysondiver "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: tom Location: northern ireland Watch: my fins Posts: 10,063	i just snug it till i feel resistance ,,, thats it , not swing on it or anything else ,, its only making contact on a very small o ring

15 December 2014, 03:11 AM	#7
Dyim "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 2,237	Unless you have fingers of steel and can do one handed push ups on 2 fingers, I doubt you can cause any permanent damage. Just do it 'finger tight' and don't worry about it.

15 December 2014, 03:21 AM	#8
james1787 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: James Location: New Providence,NJ Watch: Submariner 14060 Posts: 2,371	I place my watch in a vice and then use one of these to tighten it up.. it works great.. Actually.. just finger tight is fine. I tighten the crown until it hits enough resistence to stop turning easily. On my watch its pretty easy to feel when it gets there.

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