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 Post subject: Crown on Steelfish
PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:18 pm 
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I have a new 2009 Steelfish. I am a recreational scuba diver and plan on using my Steelfish when I dive. My question is: How tight should I screw down the crown to ensure water does not enter the watch? As tight as possible? Finger tight? Looking forward to any advice.

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You never want to tighten the crap out of an O-ring because you will compromise it. It's like the O-ring on your scuba tank valve. You never tighten it too much, but not loose enough to not work either ;)

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Yeah finger tight is fine. As Mario said, if you overdo it you will potentially compromise the WR and may also damage the thread. The Steelfish has a pretty long thread when compared to something like a Bentley and that is to help ensure the WR. It is also equiped with 2 gaskets, so finger tight is fine. If you're straining to tighten it, you have gone way too far! :wink:

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