Is It Possible To Fix A Missaligned Datewheel?

[Devedander]

So I am tinkering with my PO... managed to get the keyless works reset after pullig it in the wrong position... but notice now the date is missaligned (I am actually not sure if it was this way before or not... might well have been) so looking at it the little notch that pushes the date wheel around seems to simply slip off the notch in the datewheel too early...

It looks almost like the spring that locks the datewheel in place should be helping to push the datewheel along a bit further as if I manually rotate the datewheel with my finger when it properly lines up the spring locks into place.

Any advice on how to fix this? I would estimate the dates are stopping about 10% short of being properly aligned, the top bar on a the 7 is completely invisible when it's in the window.

Thanks for any advice!

[FlipLockBuckle]

The first thing that i would do is remove the datewheel overlay (if there is any) and apply it properly aligned. This is a 10 minute job.

[NRG]

Dev, any chance of a dial side pic of the movement? Lack of lubrication could also cause a small misalignment like this.

[Devedander]

Is this what you mean?

EDIT after more looking the actual print is aligned properly... because when I put the crown in dateset and set the date that way, the date font lines up properly. The little gear at 4:OO is working ok and if it lines up the date I would think that means the datewheel is ligned up..

It's the little wheel at 10:00 that adjust the date when the hands roll over 12 that is not doing the same job right...

Edited January 27, 2007 by Devedander

[RWG Technical]

The wheel at 10 is not the problem, if you look at the datewheel detent spring accross from the "24" you can see it's not fully engaged and holding the datewheel in the correct place.

There is friction somewhere on the datewheel, you have to find it and correct it.

RG