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Hey guys I think my YM crown is stripped. I tried ti unscrew the crown to adjust time today. It seamed very hard at first, then it would not turn at all. Any advise?

Thanks Eddie

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Your crown tube (the small, threaded tube that screws into the case) is stripped, so the crown's threads will no longer correctly mate with it.

crown_assembly1.jpg

A very common problem with reps. You have 2 choices - either see if the collector you purchased the watch from is willing to give/sell you another rep crown tube, or, better yet, buy a gen Rolex tube & crown (the rep crown will not fit onto a gen tube or vice-versa) and have a watchmaker install them. You can usually find used 7mm Triplock crowns for $20-$50 on ebay & new-style 6mm Swiss-made aftermarket tubes for $6/ea from Ofrei

6mmtubetop.jpg

Note that I do not own a YM, so I cannot tell you if a gen tube will fit your case without modification, or how much modification may be required to make it fit. Someone else may have that info.

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Your crown tube (the small, threaded tube that screws into the case) is stripped, so the crown's threads will no longer correctly mate with it.

crown_assembly1.jpg

A very common problem with reps. You have 2 choices - either see if the collector you purchased the watch from is willing to give/sell you another rep crown tube, or, better yet, buy a gen Rolex tube & crown (the rep crown will not fit onto a gen tube or vice-versa) and have a watchmaker install them. You can usually find used 7mm Triplock crowns for $20-$50 on ebay & new-style 6mm Swiss-made aftermarket tubes for $6/ea from Ofrei.

Cool. Thanks for your help.

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