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| Author: | amseunath [ Thu Oct 10, 2013 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Went into sea water - crown was not screw locked |
I recently purchased by first Breitling SOH42. I did not take note of the screw lock, rather I just turned the crownclockwise until I felt a resistance. Yesterday i notice a little condensation, but it was gone in a few minutes. I called the store I purchased the watch at to find out about locking the crown, something which I vaguely remember the salesman showing me. So now I know you need to screw while pushing the crown down. How much damage should I anticipate ? I do intend to send for service the first opportunity I get ( since I purchased the watch from another country and no Breitling dealer in my country) Thanks |
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| Author: | TomP [ Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Went into sea water - crown was not screw locked |
If you turned the crown clockwise until you felt resistance it sounds it like it was locked. If it wasn't screwing down you wouldn't have felt resistance - you'd simply have been winding the watch. The question I suppose is how 'locked' it was. As you anticipate it obviously needs looking at asap. |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Went into sea water - crown was not screw locked |
If it got sea water in it then it needs service attention immediately - it literally could be getting worse by the day. If you can't do anything right now then put it in a box with some silica gel and the crown unscrewed to draw out as much moisture as possible, but salt water in the movement could already be doing damage. |
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