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Fascinating Explanation

So because the 3646 case is flatter than the 2446 case, the crown must "clear" the teeth on the bezel. Someone used the incorrect crown, so the crown did not clear the teeth, so he ground down the teeth. God, what an awful way to solve a simple problem.

Remind me not to use this gentleman as my dentist!!

Jeff

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: My idea is that the bezel has been turned to remove teeth.
: The 3646 case, that is different from the 2446 because of the crown
: and pushers position,
: requires the proper crown for the watch.
: If a watchmaker replaced the crown with one non original, it may
: interfere with the 'teeth'.
: Missing the proper crown, the only solution is... smoothing the
: teeth.

: Here is the 3646 profile and, below, the 2446:

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