My first repair

[browngo1]

Just wanted to say a big thank you for all the info which members have imparted over the years!

 

 

Let me explain.

 

I received my latest rep, from Joshua, last Thursday. A grey dial Chopard Mile Miglia GTXXL.

 

Delighted with the watch and have been wearing it every day since.

 

However, yesterday morning I picked it up to put it on and I heard a rattle. The watch was still running, so I reckoned it might not be too serious.

 

My first thought was that I'd need to get it posted to Domenico in Germany and get him to do a full service at the same time.

 

Then I remembered that I'd seen a post some time ago about a rotor coming loose.

 

I have a very basic set of watch tools, mainly for resizing bracelets, so I decided to take the caseback off and have a look. It couldn't do any harm if I was going to send it to Domenico anyway.

 

I hacked the movement and removed the eight caseback screws and lifted the back off.

 

Sure enough, the rotor screw was loose. I tightened it and replaced the caseback and it's as good as new.

 

 

Basically, in the past I would never have dreamt of opening a watch, let alone think that I might be able to repair something myself.

 

I know it was a very simple fix, in fact I've had more trouble with some bracelets, but it is a good example of how reading other members experiences increases your knowledge.

 

Thanks again everyone.

 

 

[prdubis]

Congrats mate! :-)

[FxrAndy]

Well done. A step into the unknown is the first step of learning

[SSTEEL]

Congrats on your first repair  Wait until you have a full blown tool kit

[martijnp]

Good job you did there! Feels good to repair your own broken watch