Thanks TT, i still have the crown
the inner spring and the stem are on the movement itself
so i can still pull out the stem with my finger nails to set the time, push it back and screw the crown on top of it
but winding the movement or changing the date is not possible anymore.
can I re-attach the crown onto the stem with epoxy but without taking it apart ?
recently I have learned that trying to drive a car, pacify a child in the infant seat and use a thumb to wind a watch all @ the same time was not a good idea.
Even if you keep the car in its lane and the baby quiet, chances are you will hit a bump and find the crown detaching itself from the stem.
my local watch-smith suggested that if i find a replacement crown he can put it back together
am not sure if that's the only option or even how to exercise it ?
Please opine and help me out
Thanks !
rep A/R is exactly what it says ... REP A/R
aftermarket by Chieftang is damn near invisible however it takes some effort to get it so the choice is yours
if you plan to keep the watch, do it right
if not, get whatever ya can afford and ride it out for what its worth
i sympathize with all the poor Brits who must be subject to an endless deluge of Hamilton-mania through the media for the rest of the 2008 even if i lust for their HD signals (totally incapable of meshing with the US, hmph !)
funny how no one mentions his true roots (Grenada, i think) ever since he hit the big time
bitter ? not as much as McLaren last year when Kimi stole the crown from under both their lead drivers
consistency ? yea the ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is certainly a very consistent trait ... beaching the car, running into the back of parked cars, overcooking T1 and what not. He's got talent & seems likable in person (from a Top Gear interview) but he's over-rated.
Heck i'd much rather root for Mr Jenson Button who is still hanging in there despite a totally undriveable Honda this year
i hear he's been promised a McLaren road car by Dennis if he pulls a hat-trick so lets hope he can get one by leading like a true champion for the next 2 years
congrats to Ham-bone for being gifted the championship
so what if Massa won more times than him ?
so what if Scuderia makes more money from their Constructors' title ?
so what if Glock will never be welcome in Brazil again ?
and lastly, so what if all these Johnnycomelatelies will be b!tchslapped next year by the one & only eyebrow man Fernando ALONSO ?!
let us also sit back & toast 2 vets & gentlemen, David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello as they bid us farewell from the F1 circuit
i'm not sure if the price wars have ended on the TV front ... in fact as the holiday season approaches, they have started @ Costco
as of this morning ya can either buy a 46" Sharp LCD for $1249 or two for $1999 (shipping included !)
on a sub 40" screen, you probably won't
but then in your particular case, Puggy you could sit back & nit-pick dust mites out of a brand-new carpet
p.s.
my friend picked up a 32" Sharp LCD 1080i/720p for $499 + tax @ the local Costco last night (including 2 yr extended warranty) with dual HDMI, compoonent inputs, also composite, co-ax, etc
they had a similar Vizio for the same price and a Westinghouse for under $400 too
Thanks for sharing
i found the last bit about "Using the GMT display as a rough solar compass" very interesting
Now i have one more way to utilize my Choppy GMT chrono (or a reason to get another, albeit a non-chrono version)
one question though
how does a GMT watch account for time zones that may be apart by an hour(or a few) and a half instead of an odd/even number of hours ?
for instance its 5 am for a Fairbanks resident but 4:30 pm in Estahan, Iran ... how would a resident in either part set their GMT hands to reflect each other ?
did i say 1080p when referring to the difference in resolution ?
i must have meant 1080i which is what is broadcast by some TV stations for a HD signal, others use 720p
1080i may have a higher resolution than 720p but 720p is a smoother image overall
furthermore US cable/sat providers are known to cheat us consumers when it comes to HD service, wonder how it is in the UK ?
true HD service is classified as a 24 mbps signal but they get away with as little as 7 out there
google up 'HD Lite' and you'll know what i'm talking about