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  1. Gderrico Aug 7, 2015

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    I recently got a new omega. Is the crown supposed to line up perfectly? Here's a pic. The top of the is at 4 o'clock position image.jpg
     
  2. orbistat Aug 7, 2015

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    No, my 3 Omegas are all different, 4, 2, and 11.
     
  3. ducatiti Aug 7, 2015

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    [​IMG]
    Close enough for me :) purchased 3 weeks ago.
     
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  4. OMEGA8605 Aug 7, 2015

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    Not perfect.[​IMG]
     
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  5. Canuck Aug 7, 2015

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    I have only Rolex watches with screw down crowns. None of them line up. I'll have to start making a note as to other similar watches I run into, line up. Chances are, if they line up when new, after a few years, they may no longer line up. Threads wear, gaskets compress.
     
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  6. Event horizon faux seller of watches and complete knobhead Aug 7, 2015

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    I know it's quite new and the gaskets haven't compressed yet and maybe it's just coincidence but....[​IMG]
    Apart from the Quartz like accuracy and the stunning good looks this sm300 mc is impressing the shit out of me.
     
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  7. AAMC Aug 7, 2015

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    No, the crown does not align on the current models but Omega already has a patent for that. Maybe they will launch that crown system on future models

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Gderrico Aug 7, 2015

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    Thanks. You all saved me from losing sleep lol.
     
  9. AAMC Aug 7, 2015

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    I have 2 that align and 2 that don't...

    (OK maybe cheating a little, the 2 that "align" aren't screw down crowns)
     
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  10. Dombo63 Aug 9, 2015

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    What about the little Omega symbol inside the hesalite? Should that be the right way up? I saw a new Speedmaster in an AD the other day and the symbol was sideways on, i.e. the opening pointing towards the crown.
     
  11. italy1861 Aug 9, 2015

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    Symbol on the crystal is completely random.. If yours lines up, it was either coincidence or someone went out of their way to align it. Mine points to 3 o'clock...
     
  12. jcmartinez98 Aug 9, 2015

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    I got lucky too
     
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  13. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Aug 10, 2015

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    Knowing how anal some of my clients can be, I always line the crystal symbol up...

    The crown, as others have already said, is random.

    Cheers, Al
     
  14. Spy You know my name. Aug 12, 2015

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    The HEV on my 2254 lines up perfectly, but its crown does not.
     
  15. Df13 Aug 13, 2015

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    My Aqua Terra 2500 crown aims left. My Sub Date lines up perfectly, by chance.
     
  16. Iuca Jan 24, 2020

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    Posted in the wrong thread
     
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  17. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jan 24, 2020

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  18. Iuca Jan 24, 2020

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    Oh, sorry about that I didn't see I'm in the wrong thread. My bad
     
  19. jcmartinez98 Jan 24, 2020

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    Just perfect
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  20. AntonisCy Jan 24, 2020

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    maybe someday the crown and hev will be NAIAD too...