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·Hi!
I just purchased a Seamaster 166.010 cal. 562 for what I consider to be a pretty good price. It's my second vintage Omega, and is pretty close to being exactly what I wanted. With my limited budget, I couldn't pass it up, and I'm really happy with it.
The watch was supposedly serviced before sale, and seems to be running well, although it's still a little soon for me to tell for sure.
However, I have two issues with the crown. The most glaring issue is that the crown unscrews from the stem. I was winding back and forth between 9 and 1 to try to set the date, and after several cycles, the crown just fell off. I panicked, but quickly realized that it wasn't broken, but had just unscrewed. I was able to easily screw it back on, and can set the time counter-clockwise by turning the crown toward the 12 o'clock position. Handwinding toward the 12 position seems to be okay, but if I move the crown toward the 6 position, it begins to unscrew.
The second problem is that the crown just seems to small. It was fairly difficult for me to wind, being so small. I initially thought it might be incorrect for the watch, but I'm not sure. My research says the crown should be a 069ST42524, which is 4mm. I don't own calipers, but using a ruler, it seems that the crown is 4mm, so I'm inclined to think it's the correct crown. However, I'm wondering if there is a bigger crown I could use to replace it, especially since the current crown in unscrewing.
Is there a crown I can get to replace the small one? How do I go about fixing the unscrewing crown? Is it a job for a watchmaker, or is there an easy fix for it?
Thanks so much!
Edit: Does anyone know when the watch was made? I think it was the in the 60s but I'm not sure.
I just purchased a Seamaster 166.010 cal. 562 for what I consider to be a pretty good price. It's my second vintage Omega, and is pretty close to being exactly what I wanted. With my limited budget, I couldn't pass it up, and I'm really happy with it.
The watch was supposedly serviced before sale, and seems to be running well, although it's still a little soon for me to tell for sure.
However, I have two issues with the crown. The most glaring issue is that the crown unscrews from the stem. I was winding back and forth between 9 and 1 to try to set the date, and after several cycles, the crown just fell off. I panicked, but quickly realized that it wasn't broken, but had just unscrewed. I was able to easily screw it back on, and can set the time counter-clockwise by turning the crown toward the 12 o'clock position. Handwinding toward the 12 position seems to be okay, but if I move the crown toward the 6 position, it begins to unscrew.
The second problem is that the crown just seems to small. It was fairly difficult for me to wind, being so small. I initially thought it might be incorrect for the watch, but I'm not sure. My research says the crown should be a 069ST42524, which is 4mm. I don't own calipers, but using a ruler, it seems that the crown is 4mm, so I'm inclined to think it's the correct crown. However, I'm wondering if there is a bigger crown I could use to replace it, especially since the current crown in unscrewing.
Is there a crown I can get to replace the small one? How do I go about fixing the unscrewing crown? Is it a job for a watchmaker, or is there an easy fix for it?
Thanks so much!
Edit: Does anyone know when the watch was made? I think it was the in the 60s but I'm not sure.
