Creepy disturbing ugly noises when screwing the crown

[Dani Cica]

I've got this beautiful 6200 build and all of a sudden my crown started making these really ugly sounds when screwing it down.

There's nothing wrong with the movement, if I take out the crown and hold the stem with pliers, press the crown while rotating to engage the internal sprint, the noises are there.

Really weird, would be nice to know if there's any way to sort this out without having to replace the crown.

 

 

Cheers!

Edited September 9, 2017 by Dani Cica

[freddy333]

If the noise is coming from the crown itself (ie, the crown makes noise when removed from the movement), then it is probably due to the inner spring or plunger having deteriorated to the point where there are only pieces left that are grinding together as you attempt to turn the cap against the inner components. Unfortunately, photobucket has blocked all the pics, but this thread should help explain what is going on.

This may help (sorry, all I have left on my computer) -

[Dani Cica]

Thanks for the reply! Actually, A drop of oil on the junction of the crowns parts to lubricate the spring solved out the problem completely. The crown works perfectly and it's noiseless now. I used a tiny bit of White Lub or WD-40.