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Hi there fellow Panerai addicts, I have had some problems in the past with my movement that were resolved by expert advice here and am hoping the same will happen again. I have a 111 and while not sure of the numbers on the movement it is a swan neck with "panerai" stamped all over the pieces in tiny letters. It was a gift to me. I had been having problems winding the watch, the mechanism would wind then "slip" and I would spin the crown without success for a few turns till it "caught" again and continue. The problem worsened and eventually wouldn't wind at all. I asked for help and was told to adjust the tightness of the screws on various cogs on the back, this worked perfectly for a few days. Suddenly, it stopped winding all together, regardless of how long I spun the crown. I took of the back, tried adjusting cogs all to no avail, and no even when I wind the watch using the cog with the back off and then replace the back there is no movement at all. The watch simply refuses to move at all. I am not sure if I can fix it or if something is damaged beyond repair at this point. Any experts on Panerai rep movements your opinions are welcome. Also anyone having had similar problems I would love to hear what happened. I may just take it to a jewler, but for reasons of it being a replica owuld really prefer a sloution one of you could offer me. Thanks Netbook

Wow thanks for the replies, all helpful, here is the update. So I got the faceback off and there are three cogs on the back with screws I saw. Tightened the upper left counter winding one all the way then the center one (normal winding), then the last one is like a smaller one with an arm on the side which I lost then found and reinstalled and then tightened up. Seems to me the watch is actually winding worse tan before. So looking closely at the movement, I think the problem is on the small right most cog of the three that the arm that engages the center cog seems to be slipping. Any advice on what to do. Help greatly appreciated, love the watch but you all understand, want it to work too. Thanks Netbook

Thanks man for the advice, looks like that is the very problem, now the problem how do you remove the caseback without damaging it.

anyone, i know there is a watch genius out there come on little help for a noob

Hi all, so a few years ago I used to troll around here but got lost for awhile, so long actually that I had to re register, lol. Anyway I got a Panerai 111 as a gift a little while ago and I am loving it, I have always loved the Panis. Anyway, so it was working great but not it has some winding problems, sometimes it will wind and sometimes it like doesn't catch and won't wind, anyway, I will wind it and eventually it will catch but only for a bit then it will like dis engage and I have to wind for awhile again to get it going. Just wondering what may be wrong what I may have done to it and if it can be fixed. Thanks. Netbook