whoever Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Hi, i have this small Enicar for my girl, and it's running to far! WAY to far like 10minutes plus in 10 min.... anny idea what i could do? here a pic of the movement: Please help me, she loves this watch..... thanks for your help!
StormTooper4 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Have you pushed the regulator towards the - minus?
whoever Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) Thanks Stormtooper, i did, but in between the movement stopped completely!!! HELP! update: i think the mainspring was blocked by sth...now it runs again for the moment. It's hard to find the right speed! still running VERY fast even with the regulator on minus! Edited July 26, 2011 by whoever
wat44 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 could it have been exposed to magnetism? might need to run it through a demagnetizer
whoever Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Posted July 26, 2011 could it have been exposed to magnetism? might need to run it through a demagnetizer thanks wat44, but oh oh, that sounds quite serious....where the heck do i find a demagnitizer?? I have to ask my GF, but i'm not sure she's got a clue about if it was magnetized at one point of her day... any chance i can do this on my own? Or do i need to get it serviced?
andreww Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 Sounds like the hairspring might be tangled. I don't think that movement is hackable, but if you let the power reserve run down, you can examine the spring with a loupe and check that the coils are all separated. When a watch is running that fast it usually means that the beat has increased significantly, or in other words, the length of the spring has been shortened.
jmb Posted July 26, 2011 Report Posted July 26, 2011 I have accidentally gotten a bit of oil on he hairspring and it will cause "coils" of it to stick together and make it run extremely fast...
whoever Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Posted July 26, 2011 thanks gents for all the answers, i'll try to see what's wrong following your hints! Thanks for your help!
FxrAndy Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 thanks gents for all the answers, i'll try to see what's wrong following your hints! Thanks for your help! I would say it needs a service and the balance spring cleaning properly
chubbchubb Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 If she really loves that watch, I would invest a couple of bucks for a proper service. It's a simple movement and servicing should not be too expensive. Once cleaned, oiled and regulated, it will make her happy for the next couple of years. A small price to pay for some serious bonus points....
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