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Martin C
PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 12:45 am 
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The crown on my superocean does`nt screw in all the way.Is this normal?
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That's not normal at all. Sounds potentially like a crossed thread. One for Breitling to fix.

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Thanks.It stops about 5 mil from the bezel . Obviously something wrong.Any idea of price?
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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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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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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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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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Thanks for your help guys. As it`s just a dress watch i`ll give an expensive refit a miss.
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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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ps dont get her near water while you have this crown issue.

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