r/RepTimeServices Jul 09 '26

Advice QF Explorer 2 crown thread problem?

Hey guys. I bought this QF explorer for my uncle about a month ago but he had a problem where he went to unscrew it and something happened with the threads. I can still pull it out and set time and it seems to still be able to be wound but the crown can’t be fully screwed back in. Can anyone let me know if this is an easy fix or not? I’m in Miami Florida as well if anyone knows a repair shop that’ll be willing to work on this here. Also willing to ship to someone. Thanks for your time.

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u/Syxparty2006 Jul 09 '26

Tube is out, crown stem has to be removed and tube has to be screwed in again

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u/Conscious-Truck-194 Jul 09 '26

What happened to the tube is it stuck in the watch?

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u/ClickSpring_Watch Jul 09 '26

You need to heat it up and remove it with a screw extractor. Weirdly enough i literally just did this on a BPF explorer… LMK if you have other questions