Khaki Field Crown Hard to Turn...
I've more recently experienced a lot more resistance when turning the crown of my watch. I figured there are several Khaki Field owners here who may be able to weigh in.
I've owned it for about 3 years and have worn it a lot. Now, I've noticed a lot of resistance when setting and winding the watch.
The crown turns, but it's a lot harder to turn than it had been before, and much more than my other ETA/Selita watches. Maybe about 3-4 times the force required.
The crown can extend fine, I can get into all the positions to set the watch, but yeah very hard to turn. I thought it might be an oring, but the resistance is present in all 3 crown positions. I was thinking about maybe opening it up and removing the crown to see if there was any gunk, but wanted to ask if anyone else had experienced this.
Thanks!
Seriously, get that watch serviced immediately! You might be creating tiny metal shavings that are not good for your movement!
I’ve had hard experience with this issue!
Cheers!
Stop and get it looked at. You might be causing more damage.
Use silicone grease at the crown. No other grease can be used as oil base greases absorb into the neoprene seal. Amazon has it. Same stuff the service guys use.
I say it's servicing time. When one thing gets damaged, more things getting damaged usually aren't far behind. If it is just a lubricant issue, an early service is a small price to pay for caution.
I assume there is an issue with your mainspring/barrel or crown wheel, needs a service!
Do you have the dreaded spinning rotor, does it spin when you wind the watch? The ETA 2824, a modified version of which is in your watch, has a know flaw with the reverser wheels of the winding mechanism, which stick and fail. This flaw has persisted for decades. I believe this also applies to the Sellita sw200, which is a clone. The advice is to minimize hand winding to avoid the problem, and you probably need a service.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?507566-Here-s-what-happens-when-the-reversers-stick-on-an-ETA-2824
Idk about servicing but that wrist shot is sure making me consider buying one of those!
Do you have the dreaded spinning rotor, does it spin when you wind the watch? The ETA 2824, a modified version of which is in your watch, has a know flaw with the reverser wheels of the winding mechanism, which stick and fail. This flaw has persisted for decades. I believe this also applies to the Sellita sw200, which is a clone. The advice is to minimize hand winding to avoid the problem, and you probably need a service.
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?507566-Here-s-what-happens-when-the-reversers-stick-on-an-ETA-2824
I had that issue with my Hamilton Khaki Field
My Junghans Maxbill has a difficult to turn crown. I had it serviced a couple of times, they lubed it, and it was still not a smooth turn
My Khaki Field Mechanical started to feel off after a couple years and the previous owner never had it serviced. After ignoring the problem the crown stopped engaging the hairspring and I had to send it into Hamilton for a full service and they had to change the movement. If I brought it to a watchmaker earlier I could have saved hundreds of dollars