Hi sir, thank you for the timely response. Pardon if this is a stupid question but I assume this is the crystal retaining ring right? (Highlighted in blue)
Correct in your last pic. It needs to be lifted up and off. I show this in detailed pics in the thread I linked.Hi sir, thank you for the timely response. Pardon if this is a stupid question but I assume this is the crystal retaining ring right? (Highlighted in blue)
Could be too many things to guess accurately bro. You said "when the watch is stopped in its drawer it keeps time quietly", you meant when it is immobile yes?
In fact, there is little data to try to diagnose the problem. Yes, of course I meant when it is still. It arrived on Friday, I monitored it, keeping it in the drawer until today to see if it was keeping time, flawless. This morning I put it on at about 9.20, at 10.00 I realized that it had stopped at 9.24. So I tried to charge it, thinking it was an automatic charge problem, but nothing, it started (for another 3-4 minutes) after setting the time again. This evening, I tried to restart it but now it's completely stopped, it doesn't start anymore despite having "played" a bit with the hands.
If you can open the caseback you can look around for any loose parts or debris. Also examine the balance hairspring and the visible end cap jewel. If you have an air puffer you can attempt to free the balance of any hair, debris, loose screw etc., and then try to puff it into motion. Aside from that it will need to be looked at by someone with some skill to troubleshoot further.
I opened the case back, but everything seems to be fine. I noticed that when I close the crown (step before screwing it in) if I click against it I sometimes hear a strange click. Could it be that it's a load shaft defect? Maybe too short? For this nom manages to give the snap in such a way that the movement starts.
A faulty balance stop could cause your symptoms and might create the abnormal stem clicking you're hearing.
Tomorrow I'm sending it to a watchmaker, I don't have much dexterity with mechanisms, I'm afraid I'll have to worsen the situation. Thanks for the advice Sir.A faulty balance stop could cause your symptoms and might create the abnormal stem clicking you're hearing.
The balance stop is the boomerang shaped lever at A. It is actuated by the sliding pinion on the stem at C, and engages the balance wheel to halt it at B.
You can try to see if the lever at B is moving onto and off the balance wheel as you go into and out of stem position 3. Use a small direct light and look past the balance in the direction of the stem.
All TD's change the clock if it doesn't work why don't you send it back? Who did you buy it from?
I have it checked first by the watchmaker, if it is a serious problem I have it replaced by the seller
This is the click that is heard when I try to close the crownA faulty balance stop could cause your symptoms and might create the abnormal stem clicking you're hearing.
The balance stop is the boomerang shaped lever at A. It is actuated by the sliding pinion on the stem at C, and engages the balance wheel to halt it at B.
You can try to see if the lever at B is moving onto and off the balance wheel as you go into and out of stem position 3. Use a small direct light and look past the balance in the direction of the stem.
I found a hair wrapped around one of my train wheels once that would stop the movement intermittently. Turning the hands got the wheel past the hair and all was well again... for a while. That was quite "hair raising" til I found it but an easy fix, hehe. Hope yours is something as simple like some gunk in the stem/sliding pinion/balance stop area.
Wanted to thank you for your advice. Watchmaker got everything disassembled.Correct in your last pic. It needs to be lifted up and off. I show this in detailed pics in the thread I linked.
In your first pic you have the bezel circled. That's a Sub, its retaining ring does not have scallops and is two items down from the bezel.
However, the watchmaker should reassemble the crystal straight, by turning it clockwiseWanted to thank you for your advice. Watchmaker got everything disassembled.
