Crown alignment niggle

[Low_fell]

Hello all. I've noticed the rolex logo on the crown of my new watch doesn't align correctly when then the watch is fully locked. It sites roughly 3 9 instead of 12 6. Yes I know I know in the scene of things etc, but it is niggling away. I found this article on it. What are your thoughts chaps?

https://millenarywatches.com/rolex-crown-alignment/

[SN13]

Lol

[beshannon]

I usually look at the dial to tell the time, I never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

[Marcjvr]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I usually look at the dial to tell the time, I never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

LOL you are doing it all wrong. I try to line up my crown with the angle of the sun when checking the time. I can usually predict the time within 6 hours either side

[padi56]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I usually look at the dial to tell the time, I never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

Have to agree Brian it's just a winding crown for winding the watch nothing more.Perhaps they should should get rid of the crown emblem then everyone's crown would line up somewhere.And makes no difference to the function of the watch wherever the emblem is, whether crown up or downside up, or anywhere between.

[Meyrin]

Originally Posted by padi56

Perhaps they should should get rid of the crown emblem then everyone's crown would line up somewhere.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by beshannon

... My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

Imagine that

[beshannon]

Originally Posted by padi56

Have to agree Brian it's just a winding crown for winding the watch nothing more.Perhaps they should should get rid of the crown emblem then everyone's crown would line up somewhere.And makes no difference to the function of the watch wherever the emblem is, whether crown up or downside up, or anywhere between.

Agreed, they should just remove the logo

Originally Posted by brandrea

Imagine that

[DoctorsOrders]

Originally Posted by beshannon

i usually look at the dial to tell the time, i never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

this

[Meyrin]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I usually look at the dial to tell the time, I never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

This! Well said, sir...!

[J_1964]

Originally Posted by beshannon

I usually look at the dial to tell the time, I never look at the crown on the side of the watch case.

My logos on my car wheels don't line up either and there are four of them.

Lol!

[minute_man]

An upright crown as seen on Rolex site is merely a...serving suggestion.

[Spectre38]

This has been discussed before and more often than not, they don't align... just let it go.

[GONZO2LR]

too funny....

[HERITAGE82]

It wasn’t meant to align.

[NachoNeal]

Honestly never noticed.

[Old Expat Beast]

Originally Posted by Low_fell

Hello all. I've noticed the rolex logo on the crown of my new watch doesn't align correctly when then the watch is fully locked. It sites roughly 3 9 instead of 12 6. Yes I know I know in the scene of things etc, but it is niggling away. I found this article on it. What are your thoughts chaps?

https://millenarywatches.com/rolex-crown-alignment/

And I quote . . . "The Rolex crown alignment is, of course, a major third-world problem, but it’s still worth discussing because when paying Rolex money for a watch, you expect perfection." So this issue has moved from the first world to the third already?

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by Low_fell

Hello all. I've noticed the rolex logo on the crown of my new watch doesn't align correctly when then the watch is fully locked. It sites roughly 3 9 instead of 12 6. Yes I know I know in the scene of things etc, but it is niggling away. I found this article on it. What are your thoughts chaps?

https://millenarywatches.com/rolex-crown-alignment/

Rolex make NO attempt at getting the Crown Logo to line up with the case at all.

If you want alignment of brand logo and case look at getting a Patek Philippe.

Generally speaking they are in another price bracket also.

[Low_fell]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

Rolex make NO attempt at getting the Crown Logo to line up with the case at all.

If you want alignment of brand logo and case look at getting a Patek Philippe.

Generally speaking they are in another price bracket also.

I had an Omega Professional 2252.50 where both the crown and the helium valve aligned perfectly. The irony is I sold it to fund the Rolex.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by Low_fell

I had an Omega Professional 2252.50 where both the crown and the helium valve aligned perfectly. The irony is I sold it to fund the Rolex.

If you want ... It can be adjusted.

It is a simple thing to do.

The tube is rotated a little and tried until the crown aligns.

DO NOT TRY TO DO IT YOURSELF

[padi56]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

If you want ... It can be adjusted.

It is a simple thing to do.

The tube is rotated a little and tried until the crown aligns.

DO NOT TRY TO DO IT YOURSELF

Would not make much difference as over the many years of wearing the seal in the crown head wears slightly. So over the years eventually would not line upright,thats if it's supposed to line up with anything, except in photo marketing brochures.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by padi56

Would not make much difference as over the many years of wearing the seal in the crown head wears slightly. So over the years eventually would not line upright,thats if it's supposed to line up with anything, except in photo marketing brochures.

It seems it would make a differencece to the OP.
and it can be simply adjusted again in as you say a few years, That's service time anyway.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

If you want ... It can be adjusted.

It is a simple thing to do.

The tube is rotated a little and tried until the crown aligns.

DO NOT TRY TO DO IT YOURSELF

I don't think so.
The Crown tube seats on a gasket located at a step near the base for water resistance purposes.
When it's screwed in there's no way to predict how it will affect the alignment of the Winding crown.
It's not like they're indexed in any fashion, or assembled as a matched set for alignment purposes and it wouldn't be practical anyway.

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Dirt

I don't think so.
The Crown tube seats on a gasket located at a step near the base for water resistance purposes.
When it's screwed in there's no way to predict how it will affect the alignment of the Winding crown.
It's not like they're indexed in any fashion, or assembled as a matched set for alignment purposes and it wouldn't be practical anyway.

Correct, but it isn't just the gasket.

The case and the lower tube have threads that may start at any point of the compass for each of them.

Then the crown and upper tube have cut threads that could also start at any of the 360 degree positions.

So there are 4 different threaded couplings points, all of which would need to be aligned precisely, plus that gasket, and the o-ring in the crown itself.

The idea that the crown is supposed to align with anything, just because magazines photograph it that way, has become an interesting compulsion.

Next thing will be license plates that are the same color as the car because most ads have it that way.

[sub2011]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

If you want ... It can be adjusted.

It is a simple thing to do.

The tube is rotated a little and tried until the crown aligns.

DO NOT TRY TO DO IT YOURSELF

Wrong. That is the problem. The tube is also screwed to the case , so when fully screwed down it will always be in the same position. It all depends on how the case screw threads were machined. So, not so simple solution.

[EEpro]

Just back it out a tad to where you like it. Snug it when you plan to dive 1000ft.

[Low_fell]

Originally Posted by EEpro

Just back it out a tad to where you like it. Snug it when you plan to dive 1000ft.

[Deepseadoug]

Buy a skydweller, I think how the watch is designed the winding crown is always aligned proper.

[stmoore]

Funny enough, the one rolex on which the crown aligns perfectly is the oldest I own - a 1958 5510 big crown. All the rest, vintage and modern, are all over the place ... and I’m perfectly fine with that...

[kauffee]

When I bought my first Rolex, a SubC about 5 years ago, there were 4 of them in the AD case that day and for lack of any other differentiating factor, I picked the one that had the crown aligned most closely, even though it points to about 1 o’clock. Those were the days...