Submariner 16610 Insert movement

[sledzib]

Any ideas what has happened here? Is this an easy fix? It seems that my insert has twisted drastically! I've never taken a watch apart before, but I'm not terribly afraid to. I was just hoping for some advice before I dig in.

 

 

[sgtguk]

Looks like the dial has come adrift from the movement, how does it feel when you wind it ?

[sledzib]

That's what I meant. Dial. When I pull the crown stem, the minute and second hand have a lot of play and move around and the dial moves a bit too. It clearly has moved about 30 degrees.

[SSTEEL]

Yup, dial has come away from the movement.

[tomhorn]

The fix may or may not be all that easy. Normally a dial will have "feet" that go into registration holes in the top plate of the movement. If they are present, it's just a matter of realigning them into the holes and securing them with the little clamps that hold them in place.

 

If the feet are not present, or have been sheared off, then you have a bit more work to do. You'll need dial dots to attach the dial to the movement. This is a bit more tricky, because you have to make sure everything lines up, and that everything is at the proper heights to prevent binding.

 

Just a guess, but you may also be looking at having no movement spacer, or the case clamps have come loose as well.