PAM 312 VSF Stopped Ticking

[5hape5hifter]

All,

I have a VSF PAM 312 with (I believe) a P9000 movement in it. Purchased from another member back in August. I've worn it for probably a total of two months during that time. He bought it from a TD less than a year ago. Just to be clear - I'm not blaming the seller. It's a rep, these things happen. I'm just looking for advice on how to solve my problem.

So I was wearing it fairly frequently until a buddy of mine gave me a fiddy that needed a small amount of work. After fixing up the fiddy this 312 mostly sat in an autowinder (learned after some research that this is probably a bad thing).

I wore it to dinner with my wife a few weeks back. When I took it off the autowinder the time was correct so I didn't think about it. Halfway through dinner I checked the time and the watch was not ticking. I tried to manually wind it but no luck. The balance wheel moves freely, it winds manually, but it just won't tick.

I've contacted quite a few folks in the repair section but none of them are willing to work on the P9000 movement.

So my questions are:

1. Does anyone know where I can get this watch serviced? I'm in the states and would prefer to not ship overseas if possible.
2. If I can't get it repaired I'll probably list it for sale. What's a fair value? It's in near perfect condition cosmetically speaking.

Thanks in advance!

 

[mclarendude]

I had a P9000 that ended up having a loose screw that got the gear train stuck. I found this myself, but then again, I like to tinker with my own watches.

I don't know about what could be a fair value, but you would have to consider the fact that whoever buys it will have to invest in it. So, I would discount it fairly.

 

[memox]

Had a pam1312 which was DOA from td, i took it to a local watchmaker who fixed it next day, also a loose screw which got stuck somewhere just like @mclarendude case.
Maybe you should try a local watchmaker too?

 

[Woundup]

First thing to do is remove the caseback and gently spray an air-duster in the movement to see if anything gets dislodged and falls out. Pretty simple.

Quite often the tiny screws / tabs that secure the movement can get overtightened and break - and eventually lodge in the movement somewhere.

 

[5hape5hifter]

I'm probably just going to take it apart myself. I like to tinker on stuff too but I'm typically better at repair than diagnosis. Should be able to find a lodged screw easily. If I can't figure it out I'll take it to a shop. Although last shop I tried to bring a rep to pretty much told me to get f'd.

I'll post again after I dig into it.