PO Broken?

[Ben]

hi , i bought a PO (3rd gen?) from a member on trc last week, and i can hear what i assume is the weight that generates the power, sorry i don't know what its called moving around, at first i thought this was normal but over the week it has become louder and sounds as if its looser, however the watch is still ticking and for what i can tell keeping good time.

so my question is, is this normal or should i get someone to take a look at it before it possibly causes some long term damage to the movement?

Thanks everyone

Ben

[RWG Technical]

It's certainly not normal, but as to the cause, it could be a number of things, most likely one or more of the case clamp screws is loose and it's rubbing against them, or it could be something else loose in the case.

Best to open the caseback and find the problem, if a screw falls out and gets into the movement, it could cause expensive damage.

RG

[Ben]

could it be the rotor scraping against the case?

what is the best (cheapest) method for removing the caseback? is it counterclockwise to remove it?

[RWG Technical]

could it be the rotor scraping against the case?

what is the best (cheapest) method for removing the caseback? is it counterclockwise to remove it?

Yes the rotor could be touching something.

Righty tighty, lefty loosie...you should get a LG Watch Wrench, but some folks use other ways to open the caseback. Normally you cant' get this one open without a tool.

RG