Replacing a crown on a noobmariner

[gplracer]

What is the best way to replace a crown on a noobmariner with an asian movement? Can a genuine crown be used or is there a better alternative to the one that comes on the noobmariner which is too large? How hard is this job to do?

[Shundi]

The only thing I can say regarding alternatives is try the search feature up top.

That being said, to remove the stem and crown, you need to gently push the button located on/about the keyless works and pull.

[gplracer]

Thanks Shundi for your reply. I found how to remove the current crown but did not find any definitive answers for places to buy a more accurate crown that would definitely fit. I will read some more posts

[Shundi]

The Bay may have some Gen crowns but that's iffy...

[freddy333]

If you are going to replace the crown, I would recommend replacing the crown tube at the same time with gen parts (crown & tube). The reason is that the rep tubes (& crowns) are junk & the threads on them usually strip soon after you replace them, which requires re-replacement. The gen parts, which you can get on ebay (ofrei.com, cousinsuk.com, julesborel.com, etc. all sell good, Swiss-made aftermarket tubes that work well with a gen Triplock crown (3 dots under the crown is usually a Triplock)), last alot longer & make your watch 'feel' more gen-like. There are multiple tutorials on how to swap out tubes/crowns in the Watch Repair forum as well as in Ziggy's sections.

[gplracer]

Thanks for the information

[JohnG]

BK at RWI and RepGeek has a crown/tube combination that fits the 117 case. I think he sells them separately (I mean apart from his modded watches) - here's the link: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=17312

[Dizzy]

yep he can get them for you. The tube screws right into the noobmariner with drilling or tapping and is the same specs as the gen 24-703. The crown is also near perfect and i believe its the same one you find on the super sea-dweller. It looks perfect to me anyways.... and its half the price of a gen setup.

dizz

[alligoat]

yep he can get them for you. The tube screws right into the noobmariner with drilling or tapping and is the same specs as the gen 24-703. The crown is also near perfect and i believe its the same one you find on the super sea-dweller. It looks perfect to me anyways.... and its half the price of a gen setup.

dizz

I've kinda wondered about this, so does this mean that we are finally getting a good copy of the Submariner crown and tube assembly, L-dizz?

[Dizzy]

Ya but it only fits the noobmariner as far as i know. If your not sure what fits what then its just best to buy a gen crown and tube and drill and tap your case. The noob tube hole is pretty centered top to bottom so you should have enough 'meat' to accept a larger hole.

dizz