Crown popped out of my Sub ***PICS***

[HL65]

Take it to a good watchmaker.

[David Woo]

If Rolex does the repair, don't they usually want to replace the crown, stem and the tube? For an older watch that sounds like cheap insurance.
DW

[Nicko]

Originally Posted by BASSETHOUNDS

Steve , you know that you will have to have it repaired one way or another . Ok ; your SUB clean up was only 400 , but here you look at parts and and relatively more work . A grant is what I meant in USD , so you'll still look at about 700 euro IMHO . I believe that even if the watch was serviced recently a winding stem can always snap , of course had it been serviced by RSC you'd have a year warranty on it . It's was one of those things that happen , ok it's a real bummer but what can you do . There is certainly no doubt that it is worth spending the money for repair on that watch .
I'm sure it will be OK on the end of the day .

Ahh, a grand, a grand, not a grant...No charge for the ESL lesson..

As I said before Tristan, I don't know anyone to service it here locally and I would prefer to be safe rather that sorry....

[Nicko]

Originally Posted by David Woo

If Rolex does the repair, don't they usually want to replace the crown, stem and the tube? For an older watch that sounds like cheap insurance.
DW

And this is why I think that after about 15 turns the damn crown and stem ended up in my hand....Sorry, better to spend a bit more and have the warranty and knowledge that this won't happen again and if it does Rolex will pickup the tab....

[InVision]

Originally Posted by Nicko

Well, now I did it...I was winding my 7928 this morning after it had been sitting for 2 days and was going to give it 20 turns of so when "SNAP" the stem in the crown breaks and I wind up with the damn thing in my hand! Ahhh, what the hell did I do?

Man what a bummer... I'll give ya $50 for the ol' broke thing...

Mike

[sakuraba]

Originally Posted by InVision

Man what a bummer... I'll give ya $50 for the ol' broke thing...
Mike

$50 for the stem?

[Nicko]

Man what a bummer... I'll give ya $50 for the ol' broke thing...

Deal!

50 Bucks for the old Turdor!!!

[Perdu]

It doesn't look like it broke off, just fell out. I can't remember if on a Rolex it is held in with a locking pin or a screw? Either way it should be a 5 minute fix if nothing else is going on.

[Saxon007]

Originally Posted by Perdu

It doesn't look like it broke off, just fell out. I can't remember if on a Rolex it is held in with a locking pin or a screw? Either way it should be a 5 minute fix if nothing else is going on.

I agree, the stem doesn't look broken. Perhaps the screw that holds it in has backed out or failed?

[nektar]

i am not a specialist, but...it is not something dif to fix..

[Nicko]

Originally Posted by nektarios

i am not a specialist, but...it is not something dif to fix..

Huh??? How can you make this type of comment? It snapped off plain as day, any number of things could have happened once this piece snapped off, little bits of metal shaving cold have ended up in the movement, and this if not taken care of will cause irreparable damage. We spend so much money on this hobby and I wonder why some people would want to cut corners and try to save money on service. Hell, maybe I should just open it up and try to fix it myself Not!! This is a 35 year old timepiece and I bought it with the though of passing it down to my grandchildren in another 35 years, for that to happen I need to take care of it. Please someone stop me if I'm not making sense.....