will a deepsea crown fit on a submariner?

[SubKing]

i was just wondering if a deepsea crown which is larger than the normal triplock, will it fit on a submariner? if it has it's own larger tube with it, i wonder if that would all fit onto the submariner case, lets just say there were no crown gaurds on the sub case, would it fit?

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by SubKing

i was just wondering if a deepsea crown which is larger than the normal triplock, will it fit on a submariner? if it has it's own larger tube with it, i wonder if that would all fit onto the submariner case, lets just say there were no crown gaurds on the sub case, would it fit?

I guess the crown is the same size.

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by Jocke

I guess the crown is the same size.

have you tried it? i think the crown is larger and thicker but the tube might remain the same size as a normal sub? Do you think any watchmaker with a rolex parts account could order one? i would hate to buy one and then find out it doesnt fit.

[chris russell]

You would need to grind out the crown guards to fit a larger crown. Rolex will inevitably say it voids any warranty or any possibiity of their servicing the watch. That would in turn ruin the resale value. Doesn't make sense to me.

[SubKing]

i dont care about resale... never did. im speaking in terms of if the gaurds were removed altogether, i wonder if the deepsea crown would fit or does it use a larger tube? because if it uses a larger tube, then that tube will not fit into the submariner case when installing the tube itself

[Jocke]

Originally Posted by SubKing

have you tried it? i think the crown is larger and thicker but the tube might remain the same size as a normal sub? Do you think any watchmaker with a rolex parts account could order one? i would hate to buy one and then find out it doesnt fit.

I'm not really sure, I will check it out at the weekend.

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by Jocke

I'm not really sure, I will check it out at the weekend.

thanks jocke! you're the best! i will be bugging you on monday to hear the results!

[Tools]

Originally Posted by SubKing

i dont care about resale... never did. im speaking in terms of if the gaurds were removed altogether, i wonder if the deepsea crown would fit or does it use a larger tube? because if it uses a larger tube, then that tube will not fit into the submariner case when installing the tube itself

Even if the tube threads were larger, any case can be tapped to accept the larger tube..

Any Rolex can be modified to fit the larger Triplock crown and tube - in fact, the early Subs came with the Twinlock and it was common to replace it with a Triplock upon service........

[Jocke]

I found some info in my papers, a Sub crown is 7 mm in dia and a DeepSea crown is 8 mm in dia,. But I still don't
know if it's the same tube or threads.

[Johny]

this is interesting to me also.

[Traveler]

Anything is possible..but why ?

[SubKing]

lets just say "modern version of a 6538" could be possible.. for anyone who has the cashews to hack up a V series LV lol... that might be me

[SubKing]

i would still like to know if it can work?

[SubKing]

Originally Posted by Jocke

I'm not really sure, I will check it out at the weekend.

hey jocke,

any updates on the deepsea crown?

[DerekS]

Originally Posted by SubKing

i was just wondering if a deepsea crown which is larger than the normal triplock, will it fit on a submariner? if it has it's own larger tube with it, i wonder if that would all fit onto the submariner case, lets just say there were no crown gaurds on the sub case, would it fit?

I like where your head is kiddo!!!!

[SubKing]

thanks! i think a modern no crown gaurd sub would look amazing with a deepsea crown..

it will truly look like a modern 6538 big crown sub..

i would think the crown would fit..?