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| Author: | Martin C [ Mon May 14, 2012 12:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Crown does`nt fully screw in |
The crown on my superocean does`nt screw in all the way.Is this normal? |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Mon May 14, 2012 5:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
That's not normal at all. Sounds potentially like a crossed thread. One for Breitling to fix. |
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| Author: | Martin C [ Mon May 14, 2012 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
Thanks.It stops about 5 mil from the bezel . Obviously something wrong.Any idea of price? |
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| Author: | Gre3nday [ Tue May 15, 2012 1:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
Maybe a silly question but are you pushing it in whilst screwing the crown. It does needs pressure applying for it to lock. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Tue May 15, 2012 2:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
Martin C wrote: Thanks.It stops about 5 mil from the bezel . Obviously something wrong.Any idea of price? Depends on whether it's a knackered crown (fairly cheap) or a knackered tube (more expensive). I believe the tube is part of the case on the Aeromarine models (as opposed to being a separate piece on some of the more expensive models) which means you may need a new middle case - so that would also require a full service by Breitling. If it's just the thread on the crown then that can be replaced quite cheaply so provided Breitling don't insist on a full service there as well, it'll be much less. Best bet is to call Breitling direct and ask for a ball-park quote. they won;t be able to give you a fully accurate quote without seeing it, but they should be able to give you a best and worst case scenario view. |
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| Author: | mrbill [ Tue May 15, 2012 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
Driver8 wrote: Martin C wrote: Thanks.It stops about 5 mil from the bezel . Obviously something wrong.Any idea of price? Depends on whether it's a knackered crown (fairly cheap) or a knackered tube (more expensive). I believe the tube is part of the case on the Aeromarine models (as opposed to being a separate piece on some of the more expensive models) which means you may need a new middle case - so that would also require a full service by Breitling. If it's just the thread on the crown then that can be replaced quite cheaply so provided Breitling don't insist on a full service there as well, it'll be much less. Best bet is to call Breitling direct and ask for a ball-park quote. they won;t be able to give you a fully accurate quote without seeing it, but they should be able to give you a best and worst case scenario view. A new middle case - we are talking big bucks here for a crown tube replacement. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Wed May 16, 2012 4:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
mrbill wrote: Driver8 wrote: Martin C wrote: Thanks.It stops about 5 mil from the bezel . Obviously something wrong.Any idea of price? Depends on whether it's a knackered crown (fairly cheap) or a knackered tube (more expensive). I believe the tube is part of the case on the Aeromarine models (as opposed to being a separate piece on some of the more expensive models) which means you may need a new middle case - so that would also require a full service by Breitling. If it's just the thread on the crown then that can be replaced quite cheaply so provided Breitling don't insist on a full service there as well, it'll be much less. Best bet is to call Breitling direct and ask for a ball-park quote. they won;t be able to give you a fully accurate quote without seeing it, but they should be able to give you a best and worst case scenario view. A new middle case - we are talking big bucks here for a crown tube replacement. Problem is that the Aeromarine range doesn't have a crown tube, it's integral to the machining of the middle case so the whole piece needs replacing. |
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| Author: | Martin C [ Thu May 17, 2012 2:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
Thanks for your help guys. As it`s just a dress watch i`ll give an expensive refit a miss. |
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| Author: | fordystar [ Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
i had this problem on my seawolf ti you can have the stem shortened so it sits against the case if the thread is completely knackered, i took it to a local guy who serviced it and did the crown work for around £80 he was an old guy who worked for omega so was happy to let him loose on it, the price from breitling was around £650 (the dreaded middle case), the watch was only worth £850-£1000, its a no brainer!!! |
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| Author: | fordystar [ Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crown does`nt fully screw in |
ps dont get her near water while you have this crown issue. |
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