hupholland Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Hi members, recently I bought the swiss PAM212. I bought the swiss movement because I don't like surprises. An expensive watch, but it should be worth it. Well within 6 weeks the little hand of the stopwatch does not reset properly (bad luck?). And now I have to send it back to Taiwan or so or find a watchsmith. Just the hassle I wanted to avoid in the first place! So my question to you all is: are the Swiss movements replica's better than the chinese copie movements (i.e 7750b1 28. What are your experiences? regards Huub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 The hand resetting has nothing to do with the actual movement... It's a common well known problem on all models, rule of thumb, get the hand glued so it wont' slip, and never, ever, reset anywhere but between 10 and 2 on the dial face as it causes too much stress on the hand when it flys back to 12. RG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) It's a common well known problem on all models, rule of thumb, get the hand glued so it wont' slip, But wat if you want to get the hands of..... eg for an overhaul. If you super glueed the hands you have a problem I woud think... Edited November 21, 2006 by Rolexman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 I would have thought clear nail varnish would be sufficient.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 The hand resetting has nothing to do with the actual movement... It's a common well known problem on all models, rule of thumb, get the hand glued so it wont' slip, and never, ever, reset anywhere but between 10 and 2 on the dial face as it causes too much stress on the hand when it flys back to 12. RG Shouldnt be that way IMHO. I wont let my Car tell me where I can park or not either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 The hand resetting has nothing to do with the actual movement... It's a common well known problem on all models, rule of thumb, get the hand glued so it wont' slip, and never, ever, reset anywhere but between 10 and 2 on the dial face as it causes too much stress on the hand when it flys back to 12. RG I tend to run the chrono closer to 12 so it's (in my mind) easier to reset... guess I should let it run til 9 instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devedander Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I thought he rule was always reset when it's farther from 12? Or is that a quartz rule or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 I thought he rule was always reset when it's farther from 12? Or is that a quartz rule or something? No No No, listen to The Zigmeister the master, of course he's right. You should reset the chrono anwhere between 10 oclock position and 2 oclock position. Even better strat the chrono again and let it run to the 12 oclock position and then stop and reset, this way this is no (or very little) stress on the chrono second hand and so much less chance of the chrono second hand slipping. If you reset the chrono second hand, say from the 6 oclock position, then theres lots of stress on this hand when it flies back into the 12 oclock position and suddenly stops you can imagine the stress its under. If you want to avoid the chrono second hand from slipping, always RESET CLOSEST TO 12 OCLOCK Hopes this helps Thanks Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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