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I had the same problems on all my SOSF's .. the threads needed to be seated... I kept working it .. but you need to back it up if it really feels stuck.. then apply pressure inward at the same time you are turning it...go really slowly.. my thumbs were numb.. but the screw downs work really well now.. i had some watch oil put on the threads too.. but maybe you better post this on the watch repair and upgrade area.. I am no expert.. but there are those there that can help..

add on: I had to use my finger nails to turn it ... it had more grip with the nail ends of my fingers.. for more torque until the threads were seated.. if that helps..

finger nails eh? unfortunately my nails aren't long enough for that... perhaps I should use a pair of pliers or something

My 4th gen PO screwed all the way in quite nicely with no tube showing

did you try pushing the crown in again while tightening??

LOL, I don't think I can apply any more force on this crown as my thumb is in pretty rough shape right now

The 4th gen PO I had before this screws in fully with ease so it can't be an end-user problem

Is anyone elses tube visible on their UPO when the crown is fully screwed in?

compared to a pristine UPO, no visible tube whatsoever

Okay, so I sent this one back to Silix and ordered a UPO from Andrew as I want to mod it eventually.

Guess what? same problem! the crown doesn't screw all the way in like it did for my 4th gen version. Is this common?

Anyone have pics of their crowns fully screwed into the case and willing to share?

simply beautiful

There are threads inside the crown tube, and inside the crown as well. The crown screws into the crown tube. What happens is, because of the poor quality of the tube, the threads wear away and you cannot screw down the crown anymore. Simple as that.

Thanks for the explanation!

Good theory lol. Do all your research choose a respected dealer and you may still get crap when said dealer is supposed to inspect every watch that leaves his office, and if you don't like it spend 20 times more for the gen lol. Good theory!

Definitely. Or you can come on a message board and complain to the world of their evil doings because of a faulty watch.

Can anyone clarify what exactly is crown tube stripping ? I've tried looking everywhere however came up with nothing with regards to a diagram or pics

You can get the genuine Tube/crown from Ofrei .. but the tube needed to be glued in to the rep case.. The Zigmeister did mine.. I did it for preventive maintenance.. so I would not have a problem down the road.. the genuine parts are very affordable

the genuine crown does differ just slightly from the rep

whats the total cost of a tube/crown replacement/repair?

Nice!

In other news, Britain's Channel4 is doing an interesting special on reps this weekend and there are two teaser clips on their website:

http://www.channel4.com/video/the-fake-tra...-shops_p_1.html

But what happens when you research all of these things and you still end up with crap from a "respected" dealer???

You are SOL and should probably stick to gens if the risk of getting a horrible watch outweighs the potential reward.

LOL UGGs, the popular shoes of 2005/06

As far as I am concerned, the dealers are free to market their products however they want because in the end, they are selling illegal products after all. It should be up to the consumer to do their own due diligence by checking out the forums and reviews on the internet before purchasing.

I would NOT recommend any westerner attempt to drive in China, unless they have a death wish, RH side for a start, LH drive cars, apart from that the traffic is utter madness. 4 lanes in each direction , nearly all one way .

Even the pedestrian traffic is one way !!

That's pretty much similar to Manhattan, NYC

Many women have worshipped my huge tool and offered their undying love and devotion, however I have always found

that size queens are shallow, vapid, gold diggers, so all in all size is not really that important.

You = Fail

Are you guys reckon its the 42.5mm version? it looks rather big in the new pics

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3

It seems like he was making eye-sex with your PAM and you unknowingly got taken advantage of

Mine would be:

Daily - Tag Carrera

Dress - Rolex SSD / PAM 112

Sport - Omega UPO

The stem will need to be shortened slightly. A relatively straightforward job for someone with a decent level of watch repair experience, but not something to be attempted by an amateur as you can screw up the keyless works on the ETA movement very easily if you use the incorrect tool to release the stem from the movement.

This thread is a good starting point for info.

Incidentally, the Silix PO seems to have improved somewhat over the version Jay has photographs of on their site. The pearl now looks much better. All that's needed to turn the above watch into a real 'ultimate PO basher' is a datewheel with the correct font..

Not too shabby for $175 i'd say?

I agree the datewheel font needs to be bolded to match the gen and the markers on the 3/6/9/12 are a tad short as well but at least the Omega symbol is correct

Oh yeah, the hands seem to be superlumed whereas the dial just has a normal faint lume.

I finally received my Silix 45.5 PO and it's great however the crown does not screw all the way in. Is there any way of fixing this issue? as it sticks out a little more than I like.

Here are the pictures of what i'm talking about:

Thanks guys!

I liked pierce brosnan better.

It is more english type you know and he wears brioni.

and he was more loyal to the original because he had a walter ppk despite he later got a p99.

my sister says the new bond seems to be from East Europe.. like polish instead of english.

btw, does anyboduy notice that craig does not wear belt with the slacks?

What do fashionistas think about this? Is the belt dissapearing in nowadays wardrobe?

I'm fine with the no belt with a suit combo, no need for one really

never mind figured it out, seems i wasn't pushing the pusher located at the 4 position hard enough... phew

Anyone know how to stop the 6 & 12 subdials from moving? It's odd how there's 3 subdials moving at the same time.. LOL

Thanks.

I just received my Carrera sport version from Silix and wished it had A/R but other than that, it is simply stunning especially the rubber strap.

Does anyone know how to reset the damn subdials? all three keep moving albeit at different paces.

The Tag Carrera Sporty looks better imo