Crown and stem for Big Pilot 5004 (version w/ faux PR)

[simzger]

Hi

as the title says, does anyone know where to get a crown & stem? I have a BP that i cant screw in the crown anymore.

Thanks

simzger

[hp_v6]

Hi

as the title says, does anyone know where to get a crown & stem? I have a BP that i cant screw in the crown anymore.

Thanks

simzger

Been there, done that. I used a little trick I picked up from another forum that helped tremendously. Remove the stem altogether, and pinch the tube on the outside of the case LIGHTLY with some needle nose pliers. Work the pliers around the tube with an even pressure, and periodically try re-inserting the stem and screwing down the crown. What you're trying to achieve is a "smaller" tube.

Yes it's a bit of a hack, but it took my stripped crown/stem in to something that ended up being at least twice as good as the original. Definitely worth a shot!

[metaljesus]

Love this tip. Thanks

[simzger]

it's also possible it think to source a new crown and stem. spare crown is like $20, the dealer told me the spare part crown is including screw-down stem.

can anyone confirm?

best

simzger

[Shogun]

I have the same problem. Is it difficult to remove the stem and crown?

[offshore]

Photos, and movement ID would help.

Please realise that not each watch comes with the same movement, and some of us don't know the specific watch.

So if we have photos, or know the movement you are referring to, we can then try to assist.

If we are discusing crown tubes, a photo is really the only way to know.

Offshore

[-XXXX-]

Thank you HP_V6 for this. It worked amazingly well for me and only took 2 min to do.

My Big pilot is now back on my wirst!

Edited December 21, 2011 by -XXXX-

[frankt]

Great tip

hp_V6...!!

.I'll bookmark it for the day when my BP tube craps out...as I'm sure it eventually will!!.......

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[Flashman]

Did it to mine and it works a treat, only needed very slight pressure for the tube to grip again. Awesome!

[panera]

thx