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Tritium Fan, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/tritium-fan/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Wed, 21 May 2025 10:47:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png Tritium Fan, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/tritium-fan/ 32 32 The screw down crown. . . . https://rkwatchservice.com/the-screw-down-crown/ Mon, 19 May 2025 22:24:16 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/the-screw-down-crown.5627751/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I get why the feature is on dive and "dive style" watches for the most part. Minimizing the chances of an inattentive owner flooding the watch by leaving the crown pulled is a smart thing.

Flooding is also nearly entirely preventable by having a pre-dive checklist that says, "Ensure crown is down," if you're subjecting the watch to its intended environment.

But I do not like finding the screw down crown on mechanical field watches or GMTs, where life would be much simpler without their...

The screw down crown. . . .

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I get why the feature is on dive and "dive style" watches for the most part. Minimizing the chances of an inattentive owner flooding the watch by leaving the crown pulled is a smart thing.

Flooding is also nearly entirely preventable by having a pre-dive checklist that says, "Ensure crown is down," if you're subjecting the watch to its intended environment.

But I do not like finding the screw down crown on mechanical field watches or GMTs, where life would be much simpler without their…

The screw down crown. . . .

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]]> Kermit was wrong—it is easy being green https://rkwatchservice.com/kermit-was-wrong-it-is-easy-being-green/ Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:11:26 +0000 https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/kermit-was-wrong%E2%80%94it-is-easy-being-green.5619427/ Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I have black, white, blue, and brown colored dials in my collection.

But the sole green one I have is making it so I’m looking out for green dialed watches in the future.

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I have black, white, blue, and brown colored dials in my collection.

But the sole green one I have is making it so I’m looking out for green dialed watches in the future.