Question for the watchmakers on OF. Using sillicone grease for crown. Good or bad idea?

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Shabbaz

·Jan 31, 2019

So... The crown of a old SMDV was very hard to turn so I did some reading on different fora and I saw that some people are using sillicone grease. So I took a toothpick, some grease on it and lubricated the crown. Now the crown is winding like a charm. But is this a good or bad idea?

 

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Archer

·Jan 31, 2019·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

It’s standard practice...

 

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Shabbaz

·Jan 31, 2019

Ah. Never knew that. Thanks!

 

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wsfarrell

·Feb 1, 2019

I'm curious as to what exactly is being lubricated here.

 

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Shabbaz

·Feb 1, 2019

Well. All I did was pull out the crown and threw with a toothpick some sillicone grease on the stem and prayed to God everything would turn out fine. With other words, I had no idea. But it worked!

 

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wsfarrell

·Feb 1, 2019

Shabbaz

Well. All I did was pull out the crown and threw with a toothpick some sillicone grease on the stem and prayed to God everything would turn out fine. With other words, I had no idea. But it worked!

Okay, thanks!

 

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Archer

·Feb 1, 2019·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

wsfarrell

I'm curious as to what exactly is being lubricated here.

The interface between the O-ring in the crown and the case tube.