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Tom, WD-40 is ok? Will it go into the movt and watch itself via the stem? :?Is that is ok? I have no idea about it really. If it is ok, I would do that to a couple of my vintage watches. :)
pacifichrono wrote:Beautiful Russian, Michael! Just shoot about 5-6 squirts of WD-40 down that stem tube. That'll loosen it up! :P
I believe Tom was messing with me. 5-6 squirts of WD-40 would be a lot. Certainly enough to find its way into the watch movement and other places. I wouldn't recommend WD-40 for your watches. At least I wouldn't use it. In addition to being a lubricant it is a penetrant which means it will work its way into areas maybe you don't want it to in a precision watch movement.
That said, it is not the stem that needs the lubricant. It is simply the threads inside the crown that need it. By using some compressed air, I was able to blast out some grit or burrs that helped smooth it up a bit. With repeated turning last night and today it is working much better.