FlipLockBuckle Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 (edited) Hello friends, I had a nice YM mith ETA movement which kept perfect time. After i did my CG work i noticed that i couldnt pull the stem anymore, so i tried to fix the whole thing. I dissasebled the "stem assembly" and reassembled it carefully with tweezers. Im surprised that the stem is working now, i think the problem was that i pushed in the crown-pulling-trigger a little bit too hard and in this way screwed things up. Anyway, stem is working perfectly again but now all the sudden the movement looses about 10 seconds a day. Does anyone know how i could fix it, and what the heck the reason might be for this obscure phenomenon? Thanx in advance, danny Edited March 14, 2007 by FlipLockBuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Maybe you messed something up when you used that pipe wrench and hockey stick to remove the winding stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 You had the watch open and it's changed its calibration? You may have touched something ... ... with the rubber and hammer? ok, joking aside, you probably brushed against the escapement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Well, IMO, I think by mistake that you may have hit the cannon retrieval lever. You have to make sure this is in the right orientation when assembled. Open the case back, remove the top bridgework, then give the little [censored]er a nudge with your tweezers. All back together (in reverse order of course) and everything should be right again. Enjoy your watch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 losing 10 seconds a day..............and you're upset??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 losing 10 seconds a day..............and you're upset??? Robert... the guy is an obvious troll. Just ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRG Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hmmmm, I think Danny Boy has either installed the stem upside down (easy to do), forgotten to epoxy it back in place (another common mistake) but most likely he's left the tweezers in and they're gumming up the works. Best way to remove them and any other dirty items is to empty a can of WD40 into the watch works making sure you cover every bit. This will not only clean the watch but oil it and protect it against corrosion in one simple operation. Oh BTW I would recommend dropping the movement out of the case first and removing the hands and dial, we don't want WD40 on those delicate parts.....hope that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 You guys crack me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlipLockBuckle Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Weird thing, just woke up and had to discover that the watch is running 5 minutes to fast. Well its possible that i touched something when disassembling the movement... Does anyone have an idea how i could regulate it again? Maybe with the little +/- screw? any ideas appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Weird thing, just woke up and had to discover that the watch is running 5 minutes to fast. Well its possible that i touched something when disassembling the movement... Naah... you probably just wanked off with your left hand this time... and thus overwound the watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Weird thing, just woke up and had to discover that the watch is running 5 minutes to fast. Well its possible that i touched something when disassembling the movement... Possible? It's a certainty. Check for hair. Maybe a bit of your mullet fell off into the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Perhaps it's a matter of lubrication? Try this- Dip the entire movement in 10w-60 Pennzoil and then spray the excess off with a garden hose. That'll solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Perhaps it's a matter of lubrication? Try this- Dip the entire movement in 10w-60 Pennzoil and then spray the excess off with a garden hose. That'll solve the problem. Just as an FYI, I've found that synthetic motor oil works best. Mobil-1, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWATCH Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I think if you put the watch on and run backwards for five minutes will fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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