squeaker Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 I got it in the mail today, quick shipment from one of our trusted vendors but it clunked when I handled it. I opened the case back and found this whats in the pics. I PM'd the seller and will wait to see what he wants me to do, I was actually going to order 1 or 2 more of these. Anyone know how to deal with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytonat Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 Hi, Send me your address, and and I will mail you a new one... 1 screw is all that you need to remove. Tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitimany Posted June 2, 2006 Report Share Posted June 2, 2006 remove the base and press it back in place, check if it is secure and put the part back. and, don't lose the screw. P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Tommy is a top notch guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaker Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Tommy is a top notch guy! Thanks guys but I don't think I follow, what screw and base are you guys referring to? Are you talking about removing the slotted screw head in the middle of the movt.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Thanks guys but I don't think I follow, what screw and base are you guys referring to? Are you talking about removing the slotted screw head in the middle of the movt.? Difficult to say with those pics, I'm afraid... Here is a pic of what the movement should look like with everything in place. This is from my GMT-Master II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaker Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Difficult to say with those pics, I'm afraid... Here is a pic of what the movement should look like with everything in place. This is from my GMT-Master II. Looks just like mine but the solid rotor has slipped off the darker colored ring around the bearing. Should I try just pushing it back on the darker ring or could I possibly damage the watch if I do that? What holds the big rotor onto the darker colored center piece around the bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jraines87 Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 (edited) Hi, Send me your address, and and I will mail you a new one... 1 screw is all that you need to remove. Tommy Damn... Didn't realize that you were on board Tommy.... Damn glad to see ya To answer your question. It almost looks like it has broke. Edited June 3, 2006 by jraines87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaker Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 Damn... Didn't realize that you were on board Tommy.... Damn glad to see ya To answer your question. It almost looks like it has broke. I tried removing the center screw with my tiny flat screw driver but no luck. Can't seem to get it loose, it just slips out of the slot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bignasty Posted June 3, 2006 Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I had an ETA sub arrive like this. Sounded like loose change in the case. Easy fix. Remove the small screw, remove the rotor bearing, and pressure fit the rotor back in place. I actually did this w/o taking the screw out but itmay be safer to do otherwise. Good luck and keep us posted! jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaker Posted June 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2006 I had an ETA sub arrive like this. Sounded like loose change in the case. Easy fix. Remove the small screw, remove the rotor bearing, and pressure fit the rotor back in place. I actually did this w/o taking the screw out but itmay be safer to do otherwise. Good luck and keep us posted! jon Thanks, I got the screw out, dropped it, found it on the floor, then proceeded to do just this, I can press it in with my fingers but it doesn't seem to be sitting flush. I will try this a few more times before giving up. Still waiting to hear back from vendor but he likely won't be back on here for another 10 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaker Posted June 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2006 UPDATE After calling 5 watch repair/service places I found one that would touch it. After paying the minimum service charge he was able to get it together, said the rotor was very difficult to get on the center part (bearing?) and that it may come back off again if I were to bump the watch just right. He said the hole in the bearing was a little off. Out of pocket for $70 after taxes, so now I'm into this ultimate ETA swiss sub for about $280+. This was not exactly what I thought I'd end up with when making the decision to spend the extra $100 for a little nicer version without an asian movt. In Trusty's (Andrew) defense after a couple e-mails after I told him I was getting it repaired at the watch shop he said for me to send it back to him to fix for free but at that point the money was already spent and I didn't want to wait another 2-3 weeks and risk customs to have it fixed for free. I mean the shipping back to him would cost probablt another $20+ at a minimum anyway. I am still shopping for a Breitling Ti seawolf with the correct bezel with the open 4, many of the vendors now have a really cheesy looking bezel on their Breitling dive watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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