Pedantic question: how does the second crown maintain WR when it doesn't screw down?
I've had the SPB121 for over a month now, and it's a wonderful watch, but I'm rather a stickler for watch hygiene. I want to give this a good cleaning after watching @PeterKotsa's video on the topic, but I would like to understand how the design implementation of only having one crown screw down out of two maintains water resistance.
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Dan Pan
Photog with signs of ⌚ watch addiction in its early stages, despite having the wrist circumference of a pea.
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Screw down crowns are a safety feature to prevent inadvertent opening while diving etc.
Gaskets provide the water resistance.
Screw down crowns are a safety feature to prevent inadvertent opening while diving etc.
Gaskets provide the water resistance.
I think I understand this now. So the fact that the second crown can't be pulled out for any function means that it's safe with only the gasket in place?
I think I understand this now. So the fact that the second crown can't be pulled out for any function means that it's safe with only the gasket in place?
yup
yup
Thanks @foghorn. Case closed!
As @foghorn said.
Here's my manual wind, non screw down diver from HVD.
And another example, Elliot Brown's Beachmaster NIVO, the 2 o'clock crown adjusts the internal bezel, no screw down.
As @foghorn said.
Here's my manual wind, non screw down diver from HVD.
And another example, Elliot Brown's Beachmaster NIVO, the 2 o'clock crown adjusts the internal bezel, no screw down.
Really liking the vibes coming off that HVD! 😍
I guess it's also alright to give my other non-screw down crown watches that have good WR a wash too as long as I am ultra careful when cleaning around the crown?
Really liking the vibes coming off that HVD! 😍
I guess it's also alright to give my other non-screw down crown watches that have good WR a wash too as long as I am ultra careful when cleaning around the crown?
Or a wipe down. I wouldn't use soap, not for fear of ingress, but the build up over time could gunk up the bezel.
But most, if not all, of my watches have been in/around water.
That confused me as well. Was wondering if the second crown also screwed down, I guess not.
My Alpy version is also 200m, but with a single screw crown it made sense to me.
They are such versatile watches! being a smaller lighter and good looking daily wear …but having that huge reassuring 200m WR safety!
At work
At sea 🌊
That confused me as well. Was wondering if the second crown also screwed down, I guess not.
My Alpy version is also 200m, but with a single screw crown it made sense to me.
They are such versatile watches! being a smaller lighter and good looking daily wear …but having that huge reassuring 200m WR safety!
At work
At sea 🌊
The dial on the Alpinist Ginza blows my mind - just amazing. Thanks for sharing!
I wish someone would screw down my crown…so I don’t overthink myself into anxiety.
Slap our curved rubber straps on them and go shower with it!
https://sartorialestraps.com/pages/straps-for-seiko-alpinist
Screw down crowns are a safety feature to prevent inadvertent opening while diving etc.
Gaskets provide the water resistance.
Why this in mind, hypothetically, would winding/turning the crown underwater would cause harm to the watch?
Why this in mind, hypothetically, would winding/turning the crown underwater would cause harm to the watch?
Who said winding or turning? I said opening-as in pulling out.
But then again-who decides to wind a watch while underwater?
Who said winding or turning? I said opening-as in pulling out.
But then again-who decides to wind a watch while underwater?
Hahaha, I was adding on top of your comment mate. I was just wondering if turning (in a more realistic scenario, accidentally) the crown while being underwater would compromise the water resistance
Who said winding or turning? I said opening-as in pulling out.
But then again-who decides to wind a watch while underwater?
Someone trying to mischief his wife on the next watch purchase.