Why is the coronet seldom upright on the crown?

[kilyung]

How does the orientation of the crown affect performance in a "tool watch"?

[Kimber007]

I bought my first Rolex a couple months ago and mine lines up absolutely perfect. Therefore since that is all I am accustomed to it would definitely bother me some if it no longer did that but I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

I guess that's one of the cool things about the crown on the Tudor Black Bay for example is that there is no "right side up".

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by ref1655

folks that absorbed in such a trivial matter should probably never get their watch backs engraved as after the next servicing, the engraving will probably not align itself with the rest of the watch.

gaskets, threads and proper torque settings (in the case of a watch back) tend to pre-empt any perfectly aligned crown symbols and/or back engravings.

there's a distinct difference 'between attention to detail' & being somewhat anal-retentive over trivialities.

It's not a detail that concerns me. I've never bought a watch only after checking for proper alignment of the crown. But it is curious then why the crown in all Rolex ads and catalogs are aligned the same way. I notice all of DavidSW's offerings here do the same. And why they went to the trouble of patenting and producing a system to do this then only put it on the SkyDweller. What I'm saying is I can understand why this topic comes up so frequently and why some people would prefer they add this little detail to all the models.

[ref1655]

Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

But it is curious then why the crown in all Rolex ads and catalogs are aligned the same way. I notice all of DavidSW's offerings here do the same.

c'mon...it doesn't take much to slightly alter the crown position for the sake of a photo shoot or advertisement.

[VIG]

If it didn't bother Biggie, it doesn't bother me.

[mattty]

I tend to leave mine looser so the crown can be then set at the top. Should help the gasket last longer too.
I do tighten it up when I go swimming although I must admit I didn't once but no water got inside anyway.

[ronin_ph]

Originally Posted by VIG

If it didn't bother Biggie, it doesn't bother me.

Hahahaha. Awesome


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[Alpino]

Originally Posted by masyv6

It'll trickle down eventually. That would be an interesting patent to check out.

You can have a look here : Watch case including an orientation memory crown

[T. Ferguson]

Originally Posted by ref1655

c'mon...it doesn't take much to slightly alter the crown position for the sake of a photo shoot or advertisement.

Right. LOL, did you think I was suggesting that all the watches in Rolex photos are actually manufactured with their crowns aligned to 12 o'clock?

The point I was making is that in so representing their watches that way, it suggests to some that is how it should be, or that is the ideal. So when some people buy one and it doesn't look like in the ads, they think it must not be right.

[gas-SD]

Just luck, but I'm glad it's does align - I'm an engineer and it just feels properly finished off.

[Anthon]

Originally Posted by kilyung

How does the orientation of the crown affect performance in a "tool watch"?

A Rolex is no tool watch. Who would make a golden tool watch? Or a tool watch with diamonds? Or a tool watch with PCL's?

Anyway, for what it's worth, the crown on my Explorer has been sitting perfectly upright since I bought it.

[bigpig]

Originally Posted by Alpino

You can have a look here : Watch case including an orientation memory crown

Thanks for the info. After looking at that diagram, I still can't figure out how the whole thing works.

[Andad]

The Triplock meets it's depth rating unscrewed so just back the crown off to where you want it.

The finger tight crown is not going to hold the pressure at DSSD max depth - the internal stem seals take care of that.

[Rolex fan 61]

I just look at the dial to check the time never look at the crown position?????

[Andad]

Originally Posted by SPACE-DWELLER

If you want a Rolex where the coronet on the winding crown ALWAYS sits upright, buy a Rolex Sky-Dweller...

Hey Bo, how are you?

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by masyv6

Who cares? Plenty of people. Luxury watches are about the details. I feel like Rolex is missing an opportunity to get another detail right. When spending $5k+ on a watch, it isn't crazy to expect everything to be perfect.

And if the crown was upright, there would be an other aspect of Rolex to find fault with.

Just wear the watch and enjoy it.

[deerhunter]

They cost enough already without adding that to manufacture. I'm sure you could have Rolex fix it for you but I bet it wouldn't be cheap


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[Jim Smyth]

Originally Posted by Wooddog44

I beg to disagree on calling it laziness... I believe it is more a question of not doing it as, even if it starts "perfectly aligned", due to gasket wear/compression it won't remain that way over "the life" of the watch and would sooner or later become "misaligned" anyway...

Wrong, quit torquing the crown down when you tighten it and it will stay in the same position! I work in machining and work in thousands of a inch. It can be made to sit correctly in the upright viewing position. So it is laziness on Rolexs part and they dont want to take the time to do it correctly. It obviously doesnt effect sales so they have no interest in making this correct!

[watchwatcher]

Why would it be?

And what possible difference would it make if it was?

Do people really sit around and look at the crown and wish it pointed in a different direction? Wow.

[bobabreath]

If Rolex made upright crown possible on all models, imagine how many people would send their watch in for warranty service because the crown is off by 1 degree.

Rolex probably does not want to spend time and resources correcting such a "problem". Better to just have the crown point randomly.

[doubleinfive]

Who looks at the crown?

[sjp]

Here is a suggestion:

1) turn the winder counter clock wise to "unlock" to the winding position
2) set the crown in the up position
3) push the winder in to lock the crown down.

Hope this helps.

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by sjp

Here is a suggestion:

1) turn the winder counter clock wise to "unlock" to the winding position
2) set the crown in the up position
3) push the winder in to lock the crown down.

Hope this helps.

Lol that doesn't work with screw down crowns unfortunately.

[shs134]

Originally Posted by kilyung

How does the orientation of the crown affect performance in a "tool watch"?

Following that train of thought- why do the hands need to be 18ct gold, the bezel inlays platinum dust, the case back brushed etc etc