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Need advice on SM300 crown for installed tube
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deltasleep
路Size of the tube is approx 2mm width and 3mm height 馃榾
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deltasleep
路Picture of the SD
crown I bought 馃榾
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Dash1
路I think the remains of the old screw down crown are still on the tube. Unscrew that and you should be good to go.
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Archer
路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerAs I mentioned in the PM's we had, this is not an original Omega case tube, so it's unlikely that an Omega crown is going to fit.
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deltasleep
路I think the remains of the old screw down crown are still on the tube. Unscrew that and you should be good to go.
I think it looks like the thread is part of the tube and not just remains.
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deltasleep
路As I mentioned in the PM's we had, this is not an original Omega case tube, so it's unlikely that an Omega crown is going to fit.
I was hoping there was a crown that would fit over the tube. But maybe I have to find a tube and crown somewhere or someone has a set for sale?
Kind regards
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JimJupiter
路Hi Archer,
I was hoping there was a crown that would fit over the tube. But maybe I have to find a tube and crown somewhere or someone has a set for sale?
Kind regards
Maybe I can help, I wrote you a message.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-flat-foot-crown-for-seamaster-300.113646/#post-2032076
Nico
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Archer
路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerHi Archer,
I was hoping there was a crown that would fit over the tube. But maybe I have to find a tube and crown somewhere or someone has a set for sale?
Kind regards
It's hard to tell from the photos, but it almost appears that someone has drilled out the case and tapped the hole to make threads, and then screwed a case tube from some other brand/watch in the case. If that is the situation, then this would require some major restoration work to put it back the way it should be.
The best you might get is a crown that fits over the case tube, but given the exposed threads right near the case, it will have a gap there between case and crown.
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X350 XJR
路路Vintage Omega AficionadoCorrect original tube has internal threads.
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JimJupiter
路When the watch is from 67, shouldn鈥檛 the crown be a Naiad one? I remember the screw down came in 68. But I might be wrong.
Nico
Nico
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Archer
路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerWhen the watch is from 67, shouldn鈥檛 the crown be a Naiad one? I remember the screw down came in 68. But I might be wrong.
Nico
Yes, this would have the non screw down version. I don鈥檛 think anyone was implying that this specific watch should have a screw down crown, only that the type of crown this tube is designed for is not Omega, so it is completely wrong.
I have discussed all this at length with the OP via PM鈥檚...
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Franco
路When the watch is from 67, shouldn鈥檛 the crown be a Naiad one? I remember the screw down came in 68. But I might be wrong.
Nico
Screw-down crown is found is a number of 165.024 too - because of this,
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deltasleep
路Thank you everybody for all your input. In my eager I tried to get the "wrong" tube out and I enden up detroying the tube so it is unuseable. I the drilled out the external part (internalpart still there) and it looks like I need a tube with a diameter of 2.5mm so hopefully that will work. I have attached a picture 馃榾
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路OP - do you think it might be time to take this to a watchmaker given the potential requirement for restoration and possibility of further significant damage to the case?
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deltasleep
路Yes now is the time. Just thought it would be a fun project to get it up and running.
