OHMYGOSH!ARHHH EMERGENCY! help!

[116520]

I know how you feel... it is like taking an organ out from a body.... very scary...

Serious lor! When you pull the crown out and you pull the whole thing out it's big issue

[exxondus]

I know how you feel... it is like taking an organ out from a body.... very scary...

its like shaking someone's hand and suddenly the hand drop off while you are holding it

rem the case where the sec and the boss were having a romp and the sec bit that part out? I think she in more shock then the guy. DA should understand how she feels

[SamGMT]

it happened to my oysterdate 6466 before while winding the whole thing just came out, was very worried at that time. Look for my friend the next day and he took less then 10 mins to fix it, repair cost FOC.

[rotan]

Sorry to hear about that bro... But think can be solved... If outside cannot repair maybe can go RSC?

[exxondus]

Sorry to hear about that bro... But think can be solved... If outside cannot repair maybe can go RSC?

sidetrack, Rotan bro, what happened to your PAM 111? i tht i saw it in your siggie last time de?

[Darkangel]

its like shaking someone's hand and suddenly the hand drop off while you are holding it

rem the case where the sec and the boss were having a romp and the sec bit that part out? I think she in more shock then the guy. DA should understand how she feels

I know how you feel... it is like taking an organ out from a body.... very scary...

Totally!

it happened to my oysterdate 6466 before while winding the whole thing just came out, was very worried at that time. Look for my friend the next day and he took less then 10 mins to fix it, repair cost FOC.

Oh I see...

[sheldonsmith]

There is a gasket in the case tube. As long as the winding stem is in place, there is not the risk of dust. Nonetheless, good idea to keep in a plastic bag.

The watchmaker will probably remove the caseback, remove the stem, re-attach the crown, then reinstall. Be sure that if the watchmaker does remove the caseback, be sure to have the watch pressure tested....

-Sheldon

[Darkangel]

Thanks for the tips Sheldon!

[seiko.citizen]

dunno about rsc, or any watchmaker in sg, but my AD fix for me foc

[tomasulu]

but why does it come out? DA doesn't seem the sort who would mishandle his watch. given rolex's reputation, i am both surprised and concerned...

[seiko.citizen]

this is called wear and tear. just because you dont drive your car often, does that mean you dont change your tires? afterall, you are driving below average.

like car tires, the rubber break down, and it will come a time where your tires need to be changed.

likewise, a mechanical watch has many thousand independent parts operating to keep the watch ticking, and there is bound to be a weak link somewhere.

[116520]

if there is a weak link somewhere, it is not a good watch, esp sports model.

this is called wear and tear. just because you dont drive your car often, does that mean you dont change your tires? afterall, you are driving below average.

like car tires, the rubber break down, and it will come a time where your tires need to be changed.

likewise, a mechanical watch has many thousand independent parts operating to keep the watch ticking, and there is bound to be a weak link somewhere.

[seiko.citizen]

for mechanical watch, one must understand that although expensive to buy and maintain, it is still very fragile. some more so than others.

[Darkangel]

but why does it come out? DA doesn't seem the sort who would mishandle his watch. given rolex's reputation, i am both surprised and concerned...

Probably coz it's old maybe? 40 years old already

[tomasulu]

this is called wear and tear. just because you dont drive your car often, does that mean you dont change your tires? afterall, you are driving below average.

like car tires, the rubber break down, and it will come a time where your tires need to be changed.

likewise, a mechanical watch has many thousand independent parts operating to keep the watch ticking, and there is bound to be a weak link somewhere.

given that this is a 40 year old watch, we can perhaps be more forgiving. but complexity is not an excuse for things to have weak links or to break down. esp. if we are talking about watches that cost as much as family sedans. and lets not mystify watchmaking. a mechanical watch is really not a very complicated device. how can it be when people started making them in the late 1800s using fairly rudimentary tools?