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9 August 2020, 12:25 AM | #31 | |
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Wow. His tenure here at TRF didn’t last long, LOL. Learned a lot about crown tubes today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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9 August 2020, 02:35 AM | #35 |
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Don't have access to the system right now but I believe an 18k triplock tube is €75ish. The standard one (type 24-5330-8 for DJ, DD, etc is €40).
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Bas When you are evaluating the crown and tube condition, what are the key factors toward recommending a crown also be replaced? (in addition to routine tube replacement) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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For the OP I have seen them stripped on a watch before possibly from aggressive over tightening. The modern watch it can be easily replaced on something vintage may not be the case so my advice is to always be careful and gentle to apply just enough torque to the threads and if it isn't staring to engage the threads when first screwing it down, don't force it, have it checked out.
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True enough!
Felt just about right to me - a jackwagon in his first set of posts. I didn’t mind his overt self-backslapping for replacing a tube. I didn’t mind that he bumped a 3-month old thread to publicly self-gratify himself. But then reaching back 3-months, without the need to do so, just to whack a Mod for a comment not even directed to himself was a sign of the jackal. And continued personal aggressive rejoinders just ruins the pleasant vibe here. Jackals have about a 1-week half-life methinks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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Then the crown also gets the replacement option if the scratches/dents cannot be removed during polishing. For my own Rolex I will probably replace the crown every single time (yes the platinum one), just peace of mind. |
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Thanks much.
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I believe the Avenger Seawolf’s crown tube is attached to the mid case. As such if it is stripped down the whole mid case is replaced (presumably a far more expensive repair). Is there anything else that could be done by a competent watch repairer, rather than replacing the whole mid case as Breitling apparently do? |
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I thought you showed amazing restraint Peter.
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Yes agree but enough is enough my patience had ended.
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Maybe PM Fleetlord here on TRF. He had the unenviable experience of the problem you’re worried about. https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=510904 A watchmaker could drill out the threaded section of the midcase, then find a tube size (s/he will likely have to go to the next size up). The new hole will be tapped, which cuts threads into the midcase metal. Then find a generic crown with the correct thread pitch and o-ring so you get some semblance of water resistance. The reason this shouldn’t be done is the titanium and the new generic tube’s metal may start a galvanic response that eventually pits the midcase. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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As to stripped threads in the case, yes a manufacturer would likely replace the mid case. However, a craftsman would carefully drill out the stripped threads and either press in, or loctite in, a plug. The plug would then be drilled out and tapped with the appropriate threads to once again accept a standard tube.
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If the case tube is 18K on my 116618, is there are a pressed in steel insert inside the 18K monobloc crown? The crown threads must be of a different material than the case tube?
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No, they are the same material. Gold thread on gold thread.
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Don't overtighten it.
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Yes, I also learnt something.
I thought the threads were SS inside a gold module. Tks Bas.
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They used to be like that. But now their completely made of gold.
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