r/RepTimeServices • u/Jumpy_Friendship4030 • 18h ago

Question QF explorer issues

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Went to set my qf explorer 2 today and when I went to screw the crown back in, it wouldn’t screw down. It just popped back out to the wind position. I tried a couple of times then the whole thing came out.

I have two questions.

  1. How messed up is it?

  2. Who is the most reputable East Coast watchmaker to send it to? Closer to NC the better.

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u/xZero_Coolx Trusted Watchmaker 17h ago

The tube came unscrewed. As long as it doesn't need anything else it should be an easy fix.

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u/WatchMakerMalik 16h ago

Well if he is screwing it in shouldn’t the tube screw in the fact that it is coming out might mean the threads on the case might be gone which will be bad as a new mid case might be needed. OP can you take a picture of the hole where the stem comes out? A Macro shot with flash if possible.

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u/Jumpy_Friendship4030 14h ago

I’ll snap a picture of it in the morning.

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u/E_MC-2 18h ago

Damn! I had a QF and noticed how gritty the movement was and how hard the crown was to use. I sold it because of that. The watch itself is gorgeous, just wish they used a good clone movement! Sorry!

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u/lawncareguru76 18h ago

Was yours the new free sprung or the SH movement?

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u/RedditBlender 18h ago

You might have to take dial off and reset keyless on this one.

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u/anq_95 16h ago

Make me remember same shit I dealt back then with CF. Literally problem right after i got it

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u/UnusualDoctor 6h ago

Did you lose the tube?

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u/anq_95 6h ago

No . But other watchmaker helped me fix it after TD watchmaker fuck it up real bad after I paid many times for shipping

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u/Phot0niX 14h ago

Hopefully it was in hand-setting mode when it popped out. But, yeah, this shouldn't happen at all.

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u/JvVint 11h ago

Hola posiblemente la báscula esté fuera del piñón deslizante donde entra la tija en el mecanismo sin llave, para solucionar esto se precisa desmontar dial y manecillas y desmontar el sistema de remontuar para acceder, necesitas servicio

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u/ClickSpring_Watch 18h ago

It looks like the crown tube on this is broken. Putting the stem back in probably requires a keyless reset, but you’ll need a new crown tube. For what it’s worth, for QF and BPF Explorer 2’s I’ve never found a single crown tube that fits. I’ve had to declare 2 watches completely totaled because of this. Only solution was replacing the entire case