Blancpain

Hi Guys, Wet afternoon in south west france, so a good time to put together a post I've been wanting to do for a while now. I bought this watch about a year ago, after studying Billy Schorr's artical on the Bund issued Fifty Fathoms, but the crown concern...  

I am sure that one our exprienced members will jump in and give some sound and useful advice. Nice post with very good explanations, wouldn't have minded seeing a picture of the dial on the squal. Best regards, George

Here you go George cheers Tony...  

Thanks for the picture. Best regards,

Tony It is my understanding that squale made the cases for Blancpain(please correct me if i'm wrong). I would assume the crown was replaced over the years but i would leave it alone. Keep you eye open for one and something might come up for sale! Cool wat... 

That kind of bezel wire is common on old unidirectional dive watches. (Your diagram is pretty good, too) FIrst off I'd try just tweaking the existing spring to help stop the ends catching. (Tweaking also allows you to increase/obtain more even friction) F... 

Thanks BDLJ, I have access to some workshops who use pretty small INCONEL for wire locking hydraulic components. I'll give them my best smile see if I can come away with a few inches worth. Thanks for the tip.

....sweet talk them into as much as you can! That way you can make some mistakes....the wire work hardens so it's difficult to rework any bends. Looking forward to your results.