I Assume Crowns Are Movement Specific?

[Doofus]

I rather fancy this:

But I don't think I can live with the crown, as I wear my watches fairly loose. I know it should be an easy swap, but I guess I'd need to confirm what movement the watch has before finding a replacement crown.

Where might I find a replacement crown?

[Doofus]

Ok, let me try it another way:

Do any of you have a balloon/onion crown watch, and is it a pain or not?

TIA

[Doofus]

Hmm.. Thinks.

Thanks for that. I'll do some searching.

[Doofus]

CommanderJameson said:

If you wear it gangsta-style

Cheers for that I don't have "lots of slop", but I can get the tip of my right index finger under the strap.

[Doofus]

ShadownINja said:

Perhaps a wacky solution but you could always get someone to flip the movement and everything else round so it becomes a left handed watch.

I like the idea. Now all I need to do is find a lefty date wheel for this movement, rather than a different crown...

Rock and hard place?

[Doofus]

CommanderJameson said:

Try a watch like a Monster, with its crown at 4 o'clock?

Do you mean a Seiko Monster?

I really don't like them at all

Besides, they don't look anything like the above.

[Doofus]

CommanderJameson said:

I'm sure there are flieger-style watches with crowns at 4 o'clock.

And I'm sure you're right. But it's not the flieger bit I like, it's the blue markers.

[Doofus]

Yeah, but not for fifty quid. I don't like it that much

Edited by Doofus on Friday 2nd April 12:17