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VegasNC

Post subject: Re: question about the crown

Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:05 am

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I have always been careful in screwing down the crown. I actually go the reverse direction lightly to feel the crown catch on the screw before I add pressure to screw the crown down.

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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:56 pm

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ok this might sound retarded but i have to ask. When you unscrew the crown on watches and your wind up the watch, is it possible to damage the threading of the crown when you push it in and screw down so the crown is locked? if for example you accidently pushed slightly diagonally while trying to screw the crown back in??

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Roffensian

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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:09 pm

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Certainly possible - it was a real problem for titanium watches in particular, but any watch can be susceptible to damage.

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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:11 pm

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i always try to be as careful as possible as i am sure most members on here are. its funny just seems that the crown on these b4b series seems more fragile than other ling models.

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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:24 pm

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VegasNC wrote:

I have always been careful in screwing down the crown. I actually go the reverse direction lightly to feel the crown catch on the screw before I add pressure to screw the crown down.

thats actually a great tip....thanks VegasNC

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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:41 am

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boogiebot wrote:

i always try to be as careful as possible as i am sure most members on here are. its funny just seems that the crown on these b4b series seems more fragile than other ling models.

I always thought the crown stem seemed more fragile on my 6.75 compared to my SA also. I think the stem on the 6.75 was much smaller in diameter.

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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:21 am

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GZGym1 wrote:

boogiebot wrote:

i always try to be as careful as possible as i am sure most members on here are. its funny just seems that the crown on these b4b series seems more fragile than other ling models.

I always thought the crown stem seemed more fragile on my 6.75 compared to my SA also. I think the stem on the 6.75 was much smaller in diameter.

glad im not the only one. the b4b crowns are definately smaller than SA.

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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:28 am

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Slightly OT - I have many with screw down crowns yet my super sturdy beater (Marathon CSAR chrono) strips its threads every 6 months!!! :shock:

Not sure why - I treat them all the same but the Marathon just strips so easily...

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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:21 pm

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boogiebot wrote:

GZGym1 wrote:

boogiebot wrote:

i always try to be as careful as possible as i am sure most members on here are. its funny just seems that the crown on these b4b series seems more fragile than other ling models.

I always thought the crown stem seemed more fragile on my 6.75 compared to my SA also. I think the stem on the 6.75 was much smaller in diameter.

glad im not the only one. the b4b crowns are definately smaller than SA.

Im not saying the crowns are smaller, even though they may be. What im saying is the diameter of the crown stem. This I think is what makes them feel more fragile.

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noeldownunder

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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:07 pm

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HeadOffice wrote:

Slightly OT - I have many with screw down crowns yet my super sturdy beater (Marathon CSAR chrono) strips its threads every 6 months!!! :shock:

Not sure why - I treat them all the same but the Marathon just strips so easily...

What do you do when this happens ?

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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:16 pm

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Noel (fellow Aussie?),
Nothing unusual - turn backwards until thread start and then turn clockwise to avoid stripping. The usual - works on everything else.

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