zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: hi need some advice please, i had my watch serviced less than a yr
: ago all of a sudden the dial on the right does not tighten up
: and just keeps turing around, ive tried to push the dial in and
: turn but nothing happens please can you help

As I understand it, your situation is a mechanical Seamaster which has a "screw-down" crown (providing a superior water resistance) which is no longer tightening down

It is possible for the threads which allow the tightening down to become "stripped" and cease to tighten down. This sometimes occurs when, for whatever reason, the owner frequently screws and unscrews the crown, for which it is not designed. Properly adjusted and worn daily, the watch should seldom need the time corrected, perhaps once a week, and the crown ordinarily is only be unscrewed that often.

First, test that, while providing steady inward pressure and turning the crown in a clockwise direction, that you cannot get the crown to tighten down (some have found they were turning the crown in the wrong direction!)

If it does not, the watch should be returned to the servicer. Please exercise caution wearing the watch around water as the water resistance is reduced, perhaps severely, if the crown is actually damaged.
Damage to the crown tube assembly is the likely culprit.