Most good dive watches with a screw in crown need the crown to be pushed in and turned clockwise AT THE SAME TIME in order to screw in the crown fully and make the watch watertight.
When you want to adjust the date or time, you just rotate the crown counter-clockwise until it pops out a bit. If you gently pull the crown out to the first position you can turn it to adjust the date. If you pull the crown out farther, to the second position, then you can turn it to adjust the time.
Never take your watch into the water unless the crown is fully screwed in finger tight or water will get into the watch movement compartment and ruin it.
Good luck, hope this helps.
Once the crown threads catch when you are screwing it in, it should then take about 2 or 3 complete rotations of the crown to fully tighten it down. You should be able to easily tell when it is fully tightened as it will just stop and you won't be able to turn it any further with your fingers. DO NOT USE TOOLS to tighten it further, just make sure it's securely figer tight because you still have to undo it with your fingers next time you need to adjust the time. It may take a bit of practice at first to get the feel for screwing the crown in and out properly, but you will quickly get used to it. Good luck. ------Joe.
Thanks so much for the response. I guess there's really something wrong with the watch I got =(
Oh, sorry about that. You can always take it in to a jeweller to confirm. They have to take the back off when they change the battery anyway, just ask him next time to have a quick look at the crown mechanism too while he is in there. He should be able to quickly tell you if something is wrong with the threads or if that particular watch just didn't come with a screw in crown. Good luck.
this model has no crown
This model was designed with no crown
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