3235 Dial Adjustment Help

[johnchpark]

Hello,

I have a VR3230 and want to slightly adjust the dial rotation so the rehaut aligns. Maybe a 0.5mm rotation.

However, the new 32XX dial mounting system seems to be super tight on the case, unlike the old 31XX style.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

Thank you

 

[WatchSmith.US]

There might be a very small amount of adjustment possible. If there is, it’ll likely be .1 or .2mm. You can try removing the dial and rotate it as far as it can go in the desired direction and press back on. If that fails you might be able to file away some metal on the tabs on the dial overhang. I’ve not done it but I have heard it’s been done. It’s risky and delicate work.

 

[johnchpark]

There might be a very small amount of adjustment possible. If there is, it’ll likely be .1 or .2mm. You can try removing the dial and rotate it as far as it can go in the desired direction and press back on. If that fails you might be able to file away some metal on the tabs on the dial overhang. I’ve not done it but I have heard it’s been done. It’s risky and delicate work.

Thank you. It seems like the 32XX style dials are hard to align, unlike the 31XX dials. Guess I’ll have to live with it

 

[johnchpark]

There might be a very small amount of adjustment possible. If there is, it’ll likely be .1 or .2mm. You can try removing the dial and rotate it as far as it can go in the desired direction and press back on. If that fails you might be able to file away some metal on the tabs on the dial overhang. I’ve not done it but I have heard it’s been done. It’s risky and delicate work.

Can i also ask a separate question?
I had my watchmaker rest the keyless on my VR3230 since i mispulled the stem.

He said he had to bend this part (red arrow) to reset the keyless.



However, ever since the repair, the winding is now incredibly gritty, with resistance. When I inquired about it, the watchmaker just said it’s the way it is and nothing can be done about it.

Do you know what mightve caused the new gritty winding? The rotor winding seems to spin fine

 

[WatchSmith.US]

That's the yoke for the sliding pinion, and on some VR movements it can jump out of the groove in the pinion, which is sometimes corrected by bending slightly downward. It's caused from sloppy machining and sloppy fitting parts.

I haven't noticed that bending one can cause gritty winding in the ones I've adjusted. Keep in mind that the entire keyless works is not made to Swiss standards so coarse winding isn't so unusual.

 

[johnchpark]

That's the yoke for the sliding pinion, and on some VR movements it can jump out of the groove in the pinion, which is sometimes corrected by bending slightly downward. It's caused from sloppy machining and sloppy fitting parts.

I haven't noticed that bending one can cause gritty winding in the ones I've adjusted. Keep in mind that the entire keyless works is not made to Swiss standards so coarse winding isn't so unusual.

Thanks so much for the explanation!

 

[Slugger]

That's the yoke for the sliding pinion, and on some VR movements it can jump out of the groove in the pinion, which is sometimes corrected by bending slightly downward. It's caused from sloppy machining and sloppy fitting parts.

I haven't noticed that bending one can cause gritty winding in the ones I've adjusted. Keep in mind that the entire keyless works is not made to Swiss standards so coarse winding isn't so unusual.

Couldn’t an overly-aggressive bend in the yoke cause the sliding pinion to be misaligned?

 

[Nikz19]

Couldn’t an overly-aggressive bend in the yoke cause the sliding pinion to be misaligned?

No, it can’t. The sliding pinion positions is dictated by the stem.

 

[Slugger]

No, it can’t. The sliding pinion positions is dictated by the stem.

That makes perfect sense…normally…but I got some generic 3235 stems on Ali that are a bit loosey-goosey and I notice the inexact tolerances can definitely be felt.