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Originally Posted by Flyjet601
Just for clarification, is the watch not still waterproof even with the crown unscrewed?? 
I remember a thread awhile back discussing this.
So if you unscrew the crown, it should not change anything inside the watch, there may be humidity in the watch from a prior assembly.
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Well Larry, again let's problem-solve our way through this one. Once you unscrew the crown, what do you have keeping moisture out? A simple rubber seal. Does that seal experience wear when you pull out the crown? If it does experience wear over time, won't the fit of the seal at some point fail to be perfect? In mikey's case, he's got an acrylic era Rolex, and if I recall correctly, he's not the first owner. What's to say that the seals on the watch are in perfect condition?
Sure, by design the watch should remain inpenetrable to moisture with the crown pulled out. On the other hand, if you've got a watch like mikey's where the bracelet can be twisted into a pretzel, how confident can you be that the seals are going to perform as they would brand new? Is it
impossible that under highly worn conditions, the moisture could get in?