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donas · 1 March 2010, 12:43 PM

I don't wear my YM but once or twice a week, would it lead to any problems to let it sit on the dresser with the crown in the first position so that winding it every other day or so is easier. Can dust and what not enter the case like this or are those particles too large?

Rscmaine · 1 March 2010, 12:46 PM

Your tag says you live in South Carolina - my only concern is humidity getting in. I'd leave it screwed down if I were you.

You never see them displayed that way at an AD...

smallcandle · 1 March 2010, 12:54 PM

This seems like a risk vs. reward issue to me. The risk you would be taking leaving the crown unscrewed all the time doesn't equal a big enough reward concerning ease of winding your watch. Is there a reason you don't wear your watch more?

Jason71 · 1 March 2010, 01:20 PM

Let your watch wind-down. One of the joys of automatics is setting them in front of the computer with the atomic clock displayed.

I wouldn't store it with the crown unscrewed, but that is just me.

Tools · 1 March 2010, 02:38 PM

There is nothing wrong with leaving it unscrewed....

The main sealing o-rings around the stem will keep anything out that it might encounter on your dresser or in your drawer.........

sleddog · 1 March 2010, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tools

There is nothing wrong with leaving it unscrewed....

The main sealing o-rings around the stem will keep anything out that it might encounter on your dresser or in your drawer.........

Exactly Larry..

Athough I have to wonder why you feel the need to hack it and leave the crown out??

Personaly,I just let them run down and rewind them when needed for the next wrist time it encounters..

JohnBoy · 1 March 2010, 02:54 PM

It may, or may not, be good for your watch....but it is your watch. So its certainly OK with me (or most of us, maybe). Now, whether its best for the watch is a "high relative humidity" problem, vs. a "compressed seal" analysis. If your storage space (home, bank vault, safe, hidden closet, whatever) is reasonably air conditioned in the summer/moderately heated in the winter (uhhhh....you do have the Rolex and you do live in South Carolina), the humidity factor is probably minimized. Alternately, if you wear your watch every day, it stays wound, and keeps reasonable time, the stem seals are probably relaxed less than five minutes a month - and it still needs maintenance every 5-7 years. Seems to me thats its a negligible problem either way. Wear and Enjoy More! Worry Less!

ParisDakarBmw · 1 March 2010, 02:56 PM

Watch winder

donas · 1 March 2010, 03:22 PM

Thanks for the replies, to answer the question asked a few times- it doesn't get worn too often due to the GMT Pepsi getting daily wear. I have a NATO strap on it and it just blends better.

WatchTimes · 1 March 2010, 03:27 PM

OK
Now many people poo poo winders
BUT
This is exactly why I use a winder. Ask most watchmakers the crown tube is one of the most replaced pieces on a watch and why less companies are using them (not for true dive watches of course) so I used to leave my watches with the crown open to wind the ones I did not wear regularly (I like them set so I can put it on and run).... One day ran, put on a watch and a little while later ended up with my hands in the hot tub fishing out something.... I never screwed down the crown, I just plain ole forgot... Now that I have winders I do not have that issue.
BUT
There are many others who wear an auto as they take joy in setting them when needed and winding them.

sevykor · 1 March 2010, 04:33 PM

I leave my crown unscrewed every time I decide not to wear my watch for more than a while. Keeps the battery from losing power.

sevykor · 1 March 2010, 04:33 PM

Did I mention that only works on quartz? :)

padi56 · 1 March 2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JYogi

OK
Now many people poo poo winders
BUT
This is exactly why I use a winder. Ask most watchmakers the crown tube is one of the most replaced pieces on a watch and why less companies are using them (not for true dive watches of course) so I used to leave my watches with the crown open to wind the ones I did not wear regularly (I like them set so I can put it on and run).... One day ran, put on a watch and a little while later ended up with my hands in the hot tub fishing out something.... I never screwed down the crown, I just plain ole forgot... Now that I have winders I do not have that issue.
BUT
There are many others who wear an auto as they take joy in setting them when needed and winding them.

Just think of all the manual wind Rolex oyster watches with screw down crowns they get wound daily for decades.The crowns and tubes on all Rolex watches are serviceable items and will replaced if needed manual wind or auto.And all watches with screwdown crowns will have a crown tube.

WatchTimes · 2 March 2010, 12:05 AM

Padi I agree 100% buy am just saying it is one item that does wear and this does cause wear... Luckily as you say Rolex makes them easy to service and replace :)

My biggest worry is forgetting to screw down the crown like I did once... I think it can be an easy mistake to make if the watch is still running... You grab it to run out the door in a rush, see time is correct so no need to set and you forget to screw down the crown and don't realize it till your hands are in a sink or you are in the drink haha. Of course most people are smarter than I am and would never make that mistake :)

mike · 2 March 2010, 12:17 AM

Personally I wouldn't do it. Why take any chance?

padi56 · 2 March 2010, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JYogi

Padi I agree 100% buy am just saying it is one item that does wear and this does cause wear... Luckily as you say Rolex makes them easy to service and replace :)

My biggest worry is forgetting to screw down the crown like I did once... I think it can be an easy mistake to make if the watch is still running... You grab it to run out the door in a rush, see time is correct so no need to set and you forget to screw down the crown and don't realize it till your hands are in a sink or you are in the drink haha. Of course most people are smarter than I am and would never make that mistake :)

Well going back a few years now while guiding on a reef the Red sea and wearing a SD. At around 25m looked down at my watch shock horror crown was unscrewed.When returned to surface no water damage whatsoever and watch is still fine today.Even with the crown unscrewed all oyster watch will
still have a certain amount of water resistance.There are still the internal tube seal and a case seal.

CPTL · 2 March 2010, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike

Personally I wouldn't do it. Why take any chance?

That's good enough for me.

Jackxv · 2 March 2010, 12:43 AM

Just screw the crown on and let the watch run down.

There's no significant reason to leave it open so why should you ?

Jack

RJC · 2 March 2010, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParisDakarBmw

Watch winder

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donas · 2 March 2010, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackxv

Just screw the crown on and let the watch run down.

There's no significant reason to leave it open so why should you ?

Jack

Honestly- cause I'm lazy

ParisDakarBmw · 2 March 2010, 04:39 AM

You still have to unscrew it to set it so just leave it closed until then. Suppose something bad happens, and your house catches fire, or a child plops it in the toilet. I'd rather have it secure from an opening.

Padi56 mentioned how well the oring works, and it's doubtful anything would happen, but it is just a small risk that seems a little preventable.

There's nothing worse than noticing the crown loose near water.

1 March 2010, 12:43 PM	#1
donas Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Wade Location: TN Watch: 116619 Posts: 2,659	Ok to store with crown unscrewed? I don't wear my YM but once or twice a week, would it lead to any problems to let it sit on the dresser with the crown in the first position so that winding it every other day or so is easier. Can dust and what not enter the case like this or are those particles too large?

1 March 2010, 12:46 PM	#2
Rscmaine "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Nat Parkinson Location: Maine, USA Watch: me pull a rabbit.. Posts: 1,196	Your tag says you live in South Carolina - my only concern is humidity getting in. I'd leave it screwed down if I were you. You never see them displayed that way at an AD... __________________ When the alien spaceships actually landed, to everyone's surprise, it turned out that the world's governments had not been hiding anything. They were just as clueless as the rest of us!

1 March 2010, 01:20 PM	#4
Jason71 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Jason Location: USA Watch: Rolex/Tudor Divers Posts: 7,973	Let your watch wind-down. One of the joys of automatics is setting them in front of the computer with the atomic clock displayed. I wouldn't store it with the crown unscrewed, but that is just me. __________________ Best Regards, Jason Just Say "NO" to Polishing Card-Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch Curmudgeons LIfe is too short to wear inexpensive watches PLEXI IS SEXY

1 March 2010, 02:38 PM	#5
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,494	There is nothing wrong with leaving it unscrewed.... The main sealing o-rings around the stem will keep anything out that it might encounter on your dresser or in your drawer......... __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

1 March 2010, 03:27 PM	#10
WatchTimes 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: JYogi/Jeremy Location: Metro Detroit USA Watch: It's a Rolex! Posts: 5,787	OK Now many people poo poo winders BUT This is exactly why I use a winder. Ask most watchmakers the crown tube is one of the most replaced pieces on a watch and why less companies are using them (not for true dive watches of course) so I used to leave my watches with the crown open to wind the ones I did not wear regularly (I like them set so I can put it on and run).... One day ran, put on a watch and a little while later ended up with my hands in the hot tub fishing out something.... I never screwed down the crown, I just plain ole forgot... Now that I have winders I do not have that issue. BUT There are many others who wear an auto as they take joy in setting them when needed and winding them. __________________ "You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training." Barrett Tillman Kentucky Colonel, Tennessee Squire & Combat Leprechaun

1 March 2010, 12:54 PM	#3
smallcandle "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Kansas Watch: 16610, Omega PO Posts: 1,898	This seems like a risk vs. reward issue to me. The risk you would be taking leaving the crown unscrewed all the time doesn't equal a big enough reward concerning ease of winding your watch. Is there a reason you don't wear your watch more?

1 March 2010, 02:54 PM	#7
JohnBoy "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: John Location: Seattle, WA USA Watch: Rolex - a few! Posts: 1,472	It may, or may not, be good for your watch....but it is your watch. So its certainly OK with me (or most of us, maybe). Now, whether its best for the watch is a "high relative humidity" problem, vs. a "compressed seal" analysis. If your storage space (home, bank vault, safe, hidden closet, whatever) is reasonably air conditioned in the summer/moderately heated in the winter (uhhhh....you do have the Rolex and you do live in South Carolina), the humidity factor is probably minimized. Alternately, if you wear your watch every day, it stays wound, and keeps reasonable time, the stem seals are probably relaxed less than five minutes a month - and it still needs maintenance every 5-7 years. Seems to me thats its a negligible problem either way. Wear and Enjoy More! Worry Less!

1 March 2010, 02:56 PM	#8
ParisDakarBmw Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Paul Location: New Haven, CT Watch: 116610 Sub-C Posts: 6,552	Watch winder

1 March 2010, 03:22 PM	#9
donas Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Wade Location: TN Watch: 116619 Posts: 2,659	Thanks for the replies, to answer the question asked a few times- it doesn't get worn too often due to the GMT Pepsi getting daily wear. I have a NATO strap on it and it just blends better.

1 March 2010, 04:33 PM	#11
sevykor "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 469	I leave my crown unscrewed every time I decide not to wear my watch for more than a while. Keeps the battery from losing power.

2 March 2010, 12:05 AM	#14
WatchTimes 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: JYogi/Jeremy Location: Metro Detroit USA Watch: It's a Rolex! Posts: 5,787	Padi I agree 100% buy am just saying it is one item that does wear and this does cause wear... Luckily as you say Rolex makes them easy to service and replace :) My biggest worry is forgetting to screw down the crown like I did once... I think it can be an easy mistake to make if the watch is still running... You grab it to run out the door in a rush, see time is correct so no need to set and you forget to screw down the crown and don't realize it till your hands are in a sink or you are in the drink haha. Of course most people are smarter than I am and would never make that mistake :) __________________ "You won't rise to the occasion - you'll default to your level of training." Barrett Tillman Kentucky Colonel, Tennessee Squire & Combat Leprechaun

2 March 2010, 12:17 AM	#15
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Personally I wouldn't do it. Why take any chance?

2 March 2010, 12:43 AM	#18
Jackxv "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 969	Wouldn't do that Just screw the crown on and let the watch run down. There's no significant reason to leave it open so why should you ? Jack

2 March 2010, 04:39 AM	#21
ParisDakarBmw Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Paul Location: New Haven, CT Watch: 116610 Sub-C Posts: 6,552	You still have to unscrew it to set it so just leave it closed until then. Suppose something bad happens, and your house catches fire, or a child plops it in the toilet. I'd rather have it secure from an opening. Padi56 mentioned how well the oring works, and it's doubtful anything would happen, but it is just a small risk that seems a little preventable. There's nothing worse than noticing the crown loose near water.

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