scotty Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi. First post here. Done a little reading and following threads, and I very much like the discussions. Large number of characters out there - Hi to Pugwash as a fellow countryman....... HELP Bought a 45.5 swiss Ultimate PO from PT, UK, in January (black face/white numbers). Normally I like PAM's, but thought I'd treat myself to a PO. Think I was lucky as everything looked pretty good. Rivals my real SMP black face for quality etc. Even the Omega logo is straight - uprisen feet but straight ! I was a happy camper...... Problem - since January the beast has been getting faster and faster. Gains something like 1 minute in a couple of days. If left to it's own it probably would have buggered off by now..... Also - the crown is no longer screwing in smoothly. When unscrewed, at first sounds like it's trying to wind the mechanism. Makes wee clicking noises, but no resistance pressure. Once out fully and clicked, no problem. Then to screw back - hmmm. A little iffy. That said it screws down tight (no gaps as some have found), but it's becomming more hit and miss each time trying to screw it down again. I'm no watch expert here. Should I be getting panicky ? Is this a know problem, and what's the solution ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 My PO threads are gone. On inspection of the crown tube and crown, I found very little thread at all. IMO, this internal thread system has been poorly carried out. On the bright side, I simply shortened the stem and the watch works and looks great, just no screw down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Andreww: I have a PO gone back for lots of problems, threads being one of them. Just so I know, in case my replacement has the same thread problem and I decide to keep it, exactly what did you shorten to make this work? Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whateveraddy Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I apologize for bringing this thread back from the dead. I've been having the same issue with my UPO lately and was wondering if you could explain your fix Andreww? I noticed a post of yours in another thread that states you shortened the crown on it also. Is that correct? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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