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Old 23 June 2020, 09:07 AM   #1
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Is this a concern? Watch Crown.

This is my mint 16600. The 3 dots are barely visible. They blend together, sorta.

This normal?
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Old 23 June 2020, 10:26 AM   #2
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Your winding crown has been over-polished to the extent that the three dots are morphing into one.

If it bothers you, have it replaced.
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Old 23 June 2020, 10:33 AM   #3
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Your winding crown has been over-polished to the extent that the three dots are morphing into one.

If it bothers you, have it replaced.
This watch was polished?
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Old 23 June 2020, 10:34 AM   #4
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Well the crown has been polished and is losing the sharpness in the dots, at least.
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Old 23 June 2020, 10:49 AM   #5
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Pics are too blurry to comment accurately - all of them really.
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Old 23 June 2020, 11:37 AM   #6
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This watch was polished?


Outside of something very strange happening to the crown, and a watch shop replacing it with one that has been over polished, i would say yes. The watch watch was polished. I’ve never seen a polish job where the crown was the only thing that needed attention.


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Old 26 June 2020, 03:13 AM   #7
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It’s okay as the crown still functions. Rolex used to replace the crown at time of service.
If it bothers you, source a crown. It’s an easy fix.
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