painguy Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 My latest purchse with josh has not gone so nice. bought a $500.00 deep sea rep from him and it has multiple prob. faulty hair spring it gained an hour every 4 hours. the crown will not screw down, crown is functioning properly but just will not screw down. I had a local watch repair shop replace the hair spring for $40 dollors. HNowever they would not help with the screw down of the crown issue. I am in the chicagoland area and am willing to ship within the USA for repair. please advise if there is anyone that can help me. I contacted Josh and his reponse intially was do the repair yourself, i then lost my cool and he ssaid send back to me regular post and i will attempt to fix. Process will take up to 2 months. I have been a josh client since 2008 and untill this year never ever had any QC issues with his products. I would say out of a dozen watches one was a dud. Anyhow please advise if there is anyone in chicagoland or USA that can help me with this Crown issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_rolex Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Try speedy g He is in chicago Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Why won't it screw down? By that I mean, is there something obviously wrong with the tube? The threads? All that stuff is on the outside of the watch, it's pretty easy to look at. Edited April 25, 2014 by sneed12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live1 Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 500 buks on a dssd ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) i paid 425 shipped to my door. It used to screw in like my real one. when i attempt to screw it down it just spins now. the rest of the crown functions perfectly. So F###king annoying. thanks for the help gents. is the dssd with the swis Eta clone movement. Edited April 26, 2014 by painguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Again, you've shared absolutely no information that would let someone help you figure out what's wrong with it. There are a number of potential ways to fix it, none of them are very expensive, and there are a number of modders who could help you out (I'm in the Chicago area in fact) but no one can help you if all you say is "it used to be just like my real one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Sorry sir i am not to familiar with fixing watches. Can i bring it to you? Would be more then willing to pay you for your time. Crown does not screw down anymore thats all i really know. When i push down on it i get a springy feel and a click. When it worked normally i would push in and screw down and it would go in. Sorry if i am being vague. Thanks for spending the time to respond. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Can you post a picture? Maybe let's start there. If it's really just "not screwing down" there's basically 3 things that can be wrong: 1) Inside threads of the crown are stripped 2) outside threads of the tube are stripped 3) threads between the tube and the case are stripped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 There seem to be visible threads with a rubber gasket on the tube. I am assuming the crowns threads are on the inside. Sorry for bad pics i am trying yo find a camera that will focus at that level. I am in the naperville area btw. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Hard to tell with the out of focus pic, but the tube threads don't look as sharp as they should be. I'm going to guess stripped tube. You have a couple of different options to replace, but honestly you might as well upgrade while you're replacing--a TC crown/tube combo is nearly as good as gen, and not that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Mi have no issues upgrading. Please if you can point me in the direction of someone that i may be able to source the parts and the install? Do you do modifications? Repairs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Is this what you are recommending sir? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 That's the one, $25 is pretty cheap IMO for a very well-done part. Very close to the gen. Honestly, I prefer using the TC tube over the gen tube because you don't have to countersink the case for a TC tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painguy Posted April 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 In process of ordering. Will touch base when parts are in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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