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Old 27 September 2007, 02:25 AM   #1
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SS GMT II Crown Question

Hey everyone, really enjoying the new watch, probably appreciate and admire a little more with each passing day. I find myself wearing the watch occasionally, mostly evening's when returning home from work. Obviously, it is not worn enough to keep wound fully, so i find myself winding every couple of days to keep it going. What i have noticed may or may not be of concern (this is my 1st Rolex so unsure), but thought i'd ask. When i decide to wind, i unscrew the crown counter-clockwise until the crown breaks free of the threads and "pops out". However, when it pops out it does not always go completely to the 1st (winding) position. In fact, most of the time it pops out about 3/4 of the way. It only then pops out the rest of the way to the actual winding position when i begin to turn the crown a minute amount (1/20 of one turn probably, just barely have to touch/turn) in a clockwise/winding direction. Is this normal or something i should have looked at? thanks much for any help & advice you may be able to offer. Additionally, it has performed like this from day one and did not develop sometime after i took possession from AD.
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Old 27 September 2007, 02:30 AM   #2
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That was one of my 1st concerns with my first Rolex every single one since has been exactly the same!! Yachtmaster, Sea Dweller, Daytona all showed that "EXACT" same quirk

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Old 27 September 2007, 02:31 AM   #3
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What you describe is perfectly normal..

Enjoy a fine timepiece..

I'm going to say that you sound like a candidate for a watch winder. You and your watch will be more comfortable in knowing that the spring was always in the best power band for accuracy and long life...


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Old 27 September 2007, 02:33 AM   #4
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No worries......its normal.
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Old 27 September 2007, 02:38 AM   #5
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thanks for the information, i'll sleep a little better now tonight
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Old 27 September 2007, 02:42 AM   #6
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Not to worry!

Most Rolex watches do that, including the SD I have now.

What you do (turning the crown just slightly clockwise to make it pop ALL the way out into the winding position) is EXACTLY the same thing that I do

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Old 27 September 2007, 03:58 AM   #7
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You're fine.
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Old 27 September 2007, 04:02 AM   #8
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Old 27 September 2007, 01:49 PM   #9
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I think it's a safety feature - sorta like if you leave it that way, you can still shower with it "unscrewed".
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Old 27 September 2007, 02:52 PM   #10
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at last someone asked the question. same thing happen to my yachtmaster ....i didnt stress much about it because so far i never had to unscrew my crown to wind it ...only to adjust the date which is once every 2 months.
however i always thought it is a bit odd that you need to play with it for a bit.
good to hear that its not just my rolex
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