It’s a screwdown crown, yes? Does it screw down?

 

It should not be that far out, unless you have pulled it out to set the time/date. It is a screw down crown... does it screw down?
It should be able to gently engage the screw threads (don't force it), and it should tighten down so its snug with the case.
It might just be a case where the crown has come un-screwed from the stem, and is no longer fully tightened down onto it, preventing the threads from engaging. That should be an easy 15-30 minute repair

They may include a gasket re-lube / cleaning / replacement and an ATM pressure test. If they charge for labor / by the hour this may increase the repair cost.

Good Luck... that's a nice watch

 

It should not be that far out, unless you have pulled it out to set the time/date. It is a screw down crown... does it screw down?
It should be able to gently engage the screw threads (don't force it), and it should tighten down so its snug with the case.
It might just be a case where the crown has come un-screwed from the stem, and is no longer fully tightened down onto it. That should be an easy repair.

I don’t know if it made a difference with me trying to screw it in more. It shouldn’t take but a few turns right? So I shouldn’t keep trying to screw it as you said that is forcing it right? I am new to watches so I don’t want to break it.. 😒

 

Yeah don't crank on it... it should be resistance-free as you tighten/snug it down against the case.
I suspect the crown has come loose and unscrewed from the stem. So now the overall (crown+stem) length is longer than it should be. The stem is bottom-ing down against something inside the movement before the crown threads can tighten fully.

 

Do you push the crown in first then turn to tighten or should it simple just screw by just turning the crown and not pushing and turning? There is no resistance to it. seems like it is going father in. But it shouldn’t take this long to just screw it in flush I wouldn’t think

 

If you push down on the crown, does it sink into the case?

 

Yes

 

Does it look any different

 

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Is the crown pushing into the crown protectors on the case? Looks like it won’t go further. PM your number and I will text you a video of how this works.

EDIT

Looks like @RickHoliday may have already resolved that.

 

Not trying to be insulting, but if you don’t know maybe this helps.

 

The crown does not belong to this watch. It is too large and cannot be fully screwed in or pushed in because it abuts the crown guards.

 

That's what it looks like to me. That crown looks like it's hitting the crown guards. Did you buy the watch second-hand or new?

 

 

 

This is stressing me out lol.

 

Yeah looks like the crown can't be pushed in all the way.
You're supposed to push crown in all the way and then twist to screw in.

Looks like someone replaced w a different crown.

 

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That crown definitely does not fit between the crown guards.

That must be a replacement, because if the watch was actually sold that way new…hoo boy.

 

Where did you find this Tissot? The reason I ask is I don't know if you can even screw down the crown any further.

 

Yard sale for $25

 

It looks correct to my eyes. Most likely the crown guards are partially hollowed out to accommodate the crown (same on my Fortis).

OP, are you pushing the crown flush to the case WHILE AT THE SAME TIME slowly turning it clockwise?

Could be that the threads are worn out, in which case the crown tube will need to be replaced by a professional.

Note that your watch is very likely not water resistant with the crown out!

Good luck!

 

Could I take it to a watch repair shop instead of sending it off to an actual Tissot dealer hopefully?

 

<edited> OK, it looks like the right crown for the model, but I think it's still out too far. See below.

 

That’s an awesome looking watch is it yours?

 

That version has been discontinued for a few years now. Considering what you paid I'd just send it in for service. It probably needs one anyways.

 

$200 for a service or more?

 

Call a Swatch Service Center and ask.

 

Something is definitely going on there, stripped threads on crown or tube or crown coming off stem. How old is it? If it is out of warranty, I would have it checked by Tissot or a local watchmaker, because if you look up how it should be, that it’s it. This is a common problem and very fixable, not always cheap, but find out and get a quote. I have had a few fixed over the years (Tag, Anonimo, MOMO) and have learned my lesson on being a lot more gentle with screw down crowns.

For reference, this is what it should look like.

 

Let a good local watchmaker inspect it first.

 

The woman at the jewelry store said she thinks the crown should be more flush but wasn’t 100% sure. Can someone please tell me if I have an issue here? I was hoping to not send it off to get serviced but I may have to if this is a problem. Also, if it happens to need serviced. How much will I expect to spend? - Thank you in advanced View attachment 16705469 View attachment 16705470 View attachment 16705471

Most competent indie shops should be able to handle something like this, I don't think you need to send it to Tissot. Send it off, they'll give you an estimate, if it seems reasonable they'll take care of it.

I've had Cleves and Lonneman work on my Oris before, they were fine.

 

Threads in the stem tube might be stripped. I would get it serviced.

 

Damn that watch is huge... it seems they messed up the case size also