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Hi,
A month or two ago I got a blackbay rep. Love the watch but it's had a few issues. One of which is the crown. It doesn't function properly and will spin freely on the stem if not positioned exactly right. So, a new crown was in order. I couldn't get one from the dealer as I purchased it wholesale which means no warrantee or parts of any kind. I decided to order a replacement from Helenarou as he is now offering a blackbay replica case and has a "branded" crown to match. The crown was $30 and arrived today.
First, the good. It feels like a good quality crown. It also fits the case just fine and screws in smoothly. No issues there.
The not so good is the engraving on the crown. Or, I should say lack of engraving. And let me preface this by saying I've never handled a gen. This may be inline with the gen and the Replica is off but based on the pictures I've seen, I'd say that is not the case. It appears to be painted and then a clear coat of some sort applied over it maybe. I can't feel any grooves with my finger nail. It's perfectly smooth. The lines in the design are also quite a bit fatter than I would expect.
So, pictures are as follows. I retouched them a bit so hopefully the detail is sufficiently visible. My camera skills are not that hot.
Just thought I'd share since I hadn't seen anything posted about replacement crowns.
Thanks,
Andy
HR Crown on top and rep crown at the bottom.
HR Crown on the right and rep crown on the left.
A month or two ago I got a blackbay rep. Love the watch but it's had a few issues. One of which is the crown. It doesn't function properly and will spin freely on the stem if not positioned exactly right. So, a new crown was in order. I couldn't get one from the dealer as I purchased it wholesale which means no warrantee or parts of any kind. I decided to order a replacement from Helenarou as he is now offering a blackbay replica case and has a "branded" crown to match. The crown was $30 and arrived today.
First, the good. It feels like a good quality crown. It also fits the case just fine and screws in smoothly. No issues there.
The not so good is the engraving on the crown. Or, I should say lack of engraving. And let me preface this by saying I've never handled a gen. This may be inline with the gen and the Replica is off but based on the pictures I've seen, I'd say that is not the case. It appears to be painted and then a clear coat of some sort applied over it maybe. I can't feel any grooves with my finger nail. It's perfectly smooth. The lines in the design are also quite a bit fatter than I would expect.
So, pictures are as follows. I retouched them a bit so hopefully the detail is sufficiently visible. My camera skills are not that hot.
Just thought I'd share since I hadn't seen anything posted about replacement crowns.
Thanks,
Andy
HR Crown on top and rep crown at the bottom.
HR Crown on the right and rep crown on the left.
