gplracer Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 The Bay may have some Gen crowns but that's iffy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gplracer Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thanks for the information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligoat Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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