Air King...I need a little input/help

[meejaycoran]

Hey folks, I've got a question about my Air King my dad gave me. It's a really awesome watch, and I'm proud he gave it to me..He gave it to me broken though; he was trying to fix the time and the spring popped out, but when he gave me the watch the crown wasnt a rolex one as you can tell in the picture I am going to post, it was a plain stainless still one. and my business of work I can get jewelry fixed easily and affordable. I'm wondering if there is another crown/winder even if its off brand rolex that would fit the air king? Please any info would be great. Thanks everyone for your help. I'm looking for just a winder/crown that would fit on it for the mean time? Thanks again

[crowncollection]

you need 5.3mm crown

[meejaycoran]

Originally Posted by crowncollection

you need 5.3mm crown

Thank you! Any 5.3mm crown would work? I'm just doing some temporary work to have it on there before I can fully service it. Is there an off brand crown that size I could use or know of a watch I could get it off of? thanks for your info

[joe100]

As I said in your other thread, get it serviced professionally. There is a right way and a wrong way to do things.

[meejaycoran]

Originally Posted by joe100

As I said in your other thread, get it serviced professionally. There is a right way and a wrong way to do things.

Most defiantly, but at the current moment, I'm in the middle of about to have my first child so its not on my top priorities to get it serviced first. I'm sure you understand. I just need a temporary crown to put on the watch for now then put it back in the safe...Any ideas where I could get a 5.3mm crown?

Thanks again

[meejaycoran]

This is only for now; so would anyone else put a temporarily crown on there wind and put in the safe before its serviced? and if so where could get a generic 5.3mm

[bridgs]

Originally Posted by meejaycoran

This is only for now; so would anyone else put a temporarily crown on there wind and put in the safe before its serviced? and if so where could get a generic 5.3mm

If you are putting it in the safe anyway, it seems like it would be fine wrapped inside of a closed zip-lock bag until service time.

[joe100]

Originally Posted by bridgs

If you are putting it in the safe anyway, it seems like it would be fine wrapped inside of a closed zip-lock bag until service time.

This with some silica bags for moisture.

[Mark020]

No we wont.

[nickb732]

It's not that hard to ship your watch off for service.

[joe100]

Originally Posted by nickb732

It's not that hard to ship your watch off for service.

I agree. This is your best course of action OP