Would you pay more for a correctly oriented crown?

[Rolex fan 61]

No!!!

[Digitran]

I would not pay more. It would be cool if it aligned perfectly, but not a deal breaker.

[antoflo]

No way

[doctoryellow]

I’d pay a little more for that mechanism. It’s the details that count

[Burlington]

Originally Posted by thesharkfactor

I'll line the crown up for the pics and put the price up to catch you OCD guys out.

Haha it works for Rolex’s marketing

[Bigblu10]

Originally Posted by notknifescience

Hey everyone! New to these forums and thought I’d start a discussion around something that’s been interesting to me. Rolex makes incredibly high quality timepieces...and the fact that the crown isn’t always right side up has always bothered me. They’ve fixed this in the newer OP watches, so it’s clearly within their capabilities, but not yet on their other models.

But occasionally you find a watch that just so happens to have the crown oriented correctly. Would you pay extra for such a watch? If it was a grail watch for you, would you care about the perfect orientation? Or do most people not care?

Anyone have any idea if on future sports models Rolex will try and orient the crowns just like on the newer OPs?

Just wanted to correct you. There is no such thing as a "correctly oriented" crown. You obviously base your logic from seeing images on the Rolex website or other ads. The crown, hands are all photoshopped for these advertisements. And your statement that they fixed the "issue" on OP models is incorrect, as there is no mechanism that indexes the coronet on the crown to a certain position. The case tube is threaded into the case, and the crown threads onto the case tube until it is snug. The crown ends up where it ends up. The only watch in the Rolex lineup where the crown is indexed is the PM SkyD. And to answer your question, no I would absolutely not pay more for what you ask, as when the watch is on your wrist you cannot see the coronet on the crown. You can always "fix" your issue with a Dremel and some buffing paste. Just buff off the coronet completely off the end of the crown, problem solved.

[Nikrnic]

No I wouldn't but my Milgauss is straight up.

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[Rebel]

No.

[exador]

I'm surprised the Greys haven't caught onto this yet. They could add it to their list of chargeable extras such as limited production movements and 'error' dials.

[T.Mas]

I always thought it added to the cool factor somehow that they line up randomly. At the same time though, I always line up my crown on my Speedmaster every morning after I wind it.

[Miexpeman]

Gray dealers snap up all the watches with correctly aligned crowns and sell them at a premium.


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[Baco Noir]

Originally Posted by Miexpeman

Gray dealers snap up all the watches with correctly aligned crowns and sell them at a premium.


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“Correctly aligned” is a misnomer.

[rodo]

Absolutely not

[GreatHarry]

Originally Posted by joli160

This shows the patented construction;

Very nice mechanism. A little bit over-kill, but very nice, none the less.

[MinMay]

yes...

[jps3b]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Just wanted to correct you. There is no such thing as a "correctly oriented" crown. You obviously base your logic from seeing images on the Rolex website or other ads. The crown, hands are all photoshopped for these advertisements. And your statement that they fixed the "issue" on OP models is incorrect, as there is no mechanism that indexes the coronet on the crown to a certain position. The case tube is threaded into the case, and the crown threads onto the case tube until it is snug. The crown ends up where it ends up. The only watch in the Rolex lineup where the crown is indexed is the PM SkyD. And to answer your question, no I would absolutely not pay more for what you ask, as when the watch is on your wrist you cannot see the coronet on the crown. You can always "fix" your issue with a Dremel and some buffing paste. Just buff off the coronet completely off the end of the crown, problem solved.

I didn’t know that Rolex did this on purpose

[KNY]

I wouldn't pay more, but I do like it when I do find one that is the 'right way up'.

[lenfried29]

I have perfectly oriented upside down crowns on two of my watches
In all seriousness, when I purchased my first Rolex I like you scratched my head, why such a high profile, and quality driven company like Rolex produced randomly not perfectly oriented crowns. Little time forward and I don't care anymore. But I would like to see the crown on Rolex timepieces be perfectly oriented for sure. That being said, I'll not pay more for crown to be lined up, this is IMO Rolex's responsibility.

[Speed]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Just wanted to correct you. There is no such thing as a "correctly oriented" crown. You obviously base your logic from seeing images on the Rolex website or other ads. The crown, hands are all photoshopped for these advertisements. And your statement that they fixed the "issue" on OP models is incorrect, as there is no mechanism that indexes the coronet on the crown to a certain position. The case tube is threaded into the case, and the crown threads onto the case tube until it is snug. The crown ends up where it ends up. The only watch in the Rolex lineup where the crown is indexed is the PM SkyD. And to answer your question, no I would absolutely not pay more for what you ask, as when the watch is on your wrist you cannot see the coronet on the crown. You can always "fix" your issue with a Dremel and some buffing paste. Just buff off the coronet completely off the end of the crown, problem solved.

^This!!!

Can we make this a sticky? I know...no one ever reads them. But this is the word.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Speed

^This!!!

Can we make this a sticky? I know...no one ever reads them. But this is the word.

Been stating the same thing on forum for around 14 years,but some of today's wearers only wear alignment points instead of the watch

[mikkolopez]

No such thing as a straight crown.


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[Brew]

My crown self-identifies as correctly oriented.

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by Bigblu10

Just wanted to correct you. There is no such thing as a "correctly oriented" crown. You obviously base your logic from seeing images on the Rolex website or other ads. The crown, hands are all photoshopped for these advertisements. And your statement that they fixed the "issue" on OP models is incorrect, as there is no mechanism that indexes the coronet on the crown to a certain position. The case tube is threaded into the case, and the crown threads onto the case tube until it is snug. The crown ends up where it ends up. The only watch in the Rolex lineup where the crown is indexed is the PM SkyD. And to answer your question, no I would absolutely not pay more for what you ask, as when the watch is on your wrist you cannot see the coronet on the crown. You can always "fix" your issue with a Dremel and some buffing paste. Just buff off the coronet completely off the end of the crown, problem solved.

I wouldn't pay a dime extra for a crown positioned like an advertisement. Nor would I charge more on resale, nor would I wave a model that isn't like an advertisement and look for one that is. As long as the hands are aligned with the gears to tell time according to the earth's rotation, that is what is most important.

[Speed]

Originally Posted by padi56

Been stating the same thing on forum for around 14 years,but some of today's wearers only wear alignment points instead of the watch

Hey Padi. Good to see you posting.

My other favorite response to this crown inquiry is the comparison with logos on the rims of automobile tires...

How could you (with a straight face) demand that logos on your tires be right side up at all times...

[watchwatcher]

The premise to your thread is flawed. There is no such thing as a "correct" orientation to the crown.

If it screws in, I'm good.

[enginerd]

Just put a set of pliers on the crown and turn it till aligns.

[azs.77]

It didn’t bother me until I started thinking about it now


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[fewwords]

Same threats, screws and same torque are impossible to do continuously.

[3581512]

I would not pay more

[Raku]

Most of the time the crown does not allign so that the logo is places perfectly upwards because of how screws are designed to work.
Roger Smith explaines it here: https://www.salonqp.com/updates/watc...h-dial-screws/

Also Rolex never stated that the crown logo needs to point upwards ...