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4 March 2009, 11:02 PM | #1 |
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Crown Tightening
My Rolex is only a couple of months old but when tightening down the crown i notice a resistance to that of winding the watch up also a gritty feel to it (if you know what i mean)
is this normal? or should it feel very smooth as you wind the crown down? |
4 March 2009, 11:08 PM | #2 |
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proberly just needs the threads lubricating, thought id cross threaded mine once it was that rough "gritty" AD put some lubricant which resembled brycreem on the threads and it was as smooth as silk
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on holiday soon and worried to death it will not be waterproof because of this gritty feel when tightening down. |
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The primary waterproof seals are "O" rings that seal around the stem that extends into the watch case. The gasket in the cap, and the extra O-ring seen around the threads are secondary seals that allow the extreme depths.. So, you have 1) "O" rings around the stem (primary seals), 2) A gasket in the crown, and 3) The visible exterior O-ring at the threads...........hence, Triplock.. All three have to fail before water is allowed in for most typical water activities.
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6 March 2009, 12:39 AM | #5 |
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its quite stiff with a gritty feel (feel of metal or a spring breaking, grinding)
is there any contact with metal or a spring by the crown being tightened? |
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is there any contact with metal or a spring by the crown being tightened? |
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6 March 2009, 12:52 PM | #7 |
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I had the same experience with a couple.
What I did to get rid of it was: when I push the crown in to tighten it, I keep a firm pushing pressure on the crown to help the crown to thread. After a few times, it's threading great and smooth. all the noise or grinding feel is all gone. I guess just need to be broken in.
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it gets.Then i leave it for a day or 2 and try it again and it seems to be a lot smoother again almost as if when the watch is wound up by the crown the harder and grittier it gets then when its unwound for a day or so it becomes smooth again, could this be the case? |
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7 March 2009, 01:49 AM | #10 |
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ill make a visit to my AD and hopefully it just needs some lube, the watch is only a few months old
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somehow I never saw a lady fixing waches!
vanessa you are the first one!!! how one can learn to repair watches?
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I'm sure Vanessa isn't the first woman watchmaker. There are many ways to learn how to repair watches, but to do it properly to become a watchmaker you would need to go to a Rolex approved institution for watchmaking and that takes years of training, dedication and skill.
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31 March 2009, 06:46 PM | #13 |
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changed the time after not touching the crown for a month or so
and the gritty feel seems to be gone infact feels very smooth hopefully the problem has gone but still in the back of my mind what was causing it? |
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