This is turning into a nightmare...... So I'm building a vintage PAM 3646 Deco Bezel which I got from Davidsen. I'm changing dial faces. I now have the new crystal in it--thanks all for your advice. Put the whole thing together... Looks damned beautiful--but it won't wind up! What the !@#$%^&!!!! I've re-inserted the crown a dozen times but to no avail. The hands set fine, but it will not wind. The crown will even screw down onto its seat, and when it releases and I turn the crown, round go the hands, but no more. Nor can I pull out the crown a notch after releasing it from the screw-down. It's almost as if the crown isn't going in far enough or something. Incidentally, the crown has a spring loaded shaft--which I assume is so it can screw down onto the case. What am I doing wrong? What do I do to fix this? I should say that before I took it apart it worked beautifully. Admin.... if this more properly belongs in the repair section, by all means move it there. After I'm done I promise never to build another.......
