A little learning.... Love your watchsmith!!

[Tmax]

Dammmm....Dammmm.... & Blast!!!

How stupid and I ????? - (no do not answer this I already know)

Today my 3 new Pams arrived from Puretime.... 359M 288K 188H

So as I have done this before many times on Rolex ... I thought ahahhhhh - "let's see if they have greases the crown & caseback???"

So I got the Pam 188 - removed the caseback - NO GREASE at all on the O-ring

Next I removed the crown guard - found the stem release button, pushed it and out came the crown & stem exactly as expected.

I siliconed the rubber washer in the crown recess with a small model paintbrush and did the inside and around the tube.

Next I re-inserted the crown & stem - BLAMMO !!!

It engaged but pulls straight out, I tried many times, depressing the release button as I inserted, the crown would engage to wind the movement, but no hand setting position, and it always pulled straight out again.

so after much searching, I realise I must have screwed the Keyless Works.

Taking the dial, hands and resetting the keyless is WELL beyond me, so I fired an email to Domi.

I console myself with the thought that it's probably a good (great) idea to get it serviced anyway.

I must say that I was using a head-loupe and proper tools, and I really was very careful.

Could anyone advise What is the correct way to remove the stem & re-insert without messing the keyless up, on an A7750 movement?

 

[Pass]

1. In winding position
2. Press gently the release button
3. Gently take it out.

 

[Tmax]

Hi Pass

Yup thats what I thought I did

 

[frigpig]

.........depressing the release button as I inserted........

Too bad. I've done this too. Never depress while inserting. The keyless is spring loaded. You just gently push it in while kind of rotating gently till it finds it home.

It will cost you a service. But don't feel like your the only one who's done this.

 

[JackTheBear]

HELP*********** I have a 359M purchased from Puretime - It is about a year old but I can assure you I don't wear it all the time so it doesn't have a lot of "mileage" on it. Yesterday I decided to wear it and had to reset the time. The crown has unscrewed from the stem. I removed the guard - the crown fell out- (did not loose the spring in the crown) - I looped the crown and the threads don't appear to be messed up - but it won't screw back on. I was able to pull the stem out to the first click, but still no luck screwing the crown back on to the stem. I don't have the tools (at least I don't think I do) to take the watch apart and am a little leery of doing so as I might really screw something up. Any suggestions? I would be willing to USPS Priority Mail the watch to someone who knows what to do and wouldn't charge me an arm and a leg to repair a replica. I suspect some medium strength "LockTight" would be in order - but who knows. I sure like this watch - Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Jack T Bear