I wish you best luck. Hopefully you get a positive answer? Welcome to one of the Vintage Seiko big issues, dealing with Divers! I have a sweet 7548 case that the crown threads are stripped or messed up. The case is close to mint, so I feel your frustration. Spencer Klein, doesn’t even mess with stripped crown tubes ?? Vance.
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Seiko Ashtray 7c46-6010 stripped crown lock
Hello,
I recently acquired a Seiko 7c46-6010 “Ashtray” in overall nice condition EXCEPT that the crown lock is stripped.
Considerations:
-Watch is titanium
-Watch was only made for a short time in the 1980s and is extremely rare. New cases are unobtainable
-Seiko Japan serviced it last year but could not repair the crown lock.
-I know that “a competent watchmaker should be able to drill it out” except that all the ones I’ve asked have declined.
-I realize that “you never had a problem with a screw down crown” but the previous owner of this watch did, and it’s my problem now. It also seems to be a fairly common issue with this watch.
I am looking for someone who has experience fixing this sort of problem and is willing to take it on.
Thanks,
Greg
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I recently acquired a Seiko 7c46-6010 “Ashtray” in overall nice condition EXCEPT that the crown lock is stripped.
Considerations:
-Watch is titanium
-Watch was only made for a short time in the 1980s and is extremely rare. New cases are unobtainable
-Seiko Japan serviced it last year but could not repair the crown lock.
-I know that “a competent watchmaker should be able to drill it out” except that all the ones I’ve asked have declined.
-I realize that “you never had a problem with a screw down crown” but the previous owner of this watch did, and it’s my problem now. It also seems to be a fairly common issue with this watch.
I am looking for someone who has experience fixing this sort of problem and is willing to take it on.
Thanks,
Greg
