I decided to venture into the parts swapping arena lately. I have had the hard learning experiences. One specific question I have though. I was doing a dial swap on a older sterile watch I have. Everything was going fine. I took care to not touch any movement parts while handling it. All seemed well until I had it cased up and ready to screw the back on. Now the movement will stop sporadically. Sometimes after 10-15 seconds, a shake has it going again. Then it may run 10 minutes then stop, again a shake gets it going.
The watch is wound and gently shook, so the spring is wound enough to work. Any ideas what may have happened?
I think I pressed too hard on the second hand setting it. I never got a good seat feel, so I wonder did pressing it too hard cause this?
Hope someone can shed some light on what may have happened. I know they are cheap to replace, just trying not to repeat an error.
The watch is wound and gently shook, so the spring is wound enough to work. Any ideas what may have happened?
I think I pressed too hard on the second hand setting it. I never got a good seat feel, so I wonder did pressing it too hard cause this?
Hope someone can shed some light on what may have happened. I know they are cheap to replace, just trying not to repeat an error.