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Silly Breitling crown question

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#1 ·
I love the Chronomat onion crown but the SuperOcean I bought for the boss has a flat knurled one. Is it a swap out as an upgrade? (Not in the slightest worried about retaining originality, she sells it then I kill her - kidding, 25th anniversary present).
 
#3 ·
In most cases you will find it will screw right on ...however the stem may need to be replaced as I'd bet a larger crown will have more thread inside it, you could shim this with a slither of solder to pack it out (old watch makers trick aparently?) however I found a new stem to be far less hassle as if you get it wrong the crown maybe unusable as it's hard to get out again without heating it up.

I'm all for making a watch what ever you want, I'm not a fan of Breitlings to start with though.
... if it was a Bregeut I'd probally talk you out of it and start a petition and stand in the rain in car parks asking people to sign it :D but at the end of the day it's your watch and your taste.

Incidently my old 21 jewel AccuristI replaced the crown on becase it was almost bald with no knuling on it, found a crown the right size and thinking about putting a seiko presage crown on it, not a full onion but thought I might be able to actually grip it with my bananna fingers :D
 
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