Movement loose in my Rep PAM

[UncleJay]

The movement in my 210/A is loose. There is now a large gap between the dial and crystal. I open it and push it back but it loosens again. Can I fix this?

[maxmilian]

Might be a basic question but is the is the movement clamps in place ?? or missing ??

there should be two clamps holding the movement in the case.

[Sir-Lancelot]

Is it missing a holder and or screw? should be two case clamps, better find it before it gets lodged in the balance.

[bruce79]

Hey Jay,

Check to see that the movement clamps are long enough...it may be that they are too short and not catching under the case/movement holder. This was the case with my 188 and I had to put longer clamps in. Any watchmaker should have them for you.

[Cucumber_Jones]

Screws and clips. Just like the Gen.

With all due respect Jay, I am surprised that you have gone from Gens to reps. I hate to say it but when you go that direction standards are set really high - naturaly.

[UncleJay]

Screws and clips. Just like the Gen.

With all due respect Jay, I am surprised that you have gone from Gens to reps. I hate to say it but when you go that direction standards are set really high - naturaly.

Screws and clamps?! Ummmmmm, I know squat about the mechs of watches. I opened the watch because it wasn't running either. A small piece of metal fell out, now the thing runs but the movement is still loose. BTW, thanks for all the replies guys.

My standards aren't high really. I know not to expect a 40K watch, just one that works well and LOOKS like a 40K watch. That's why I went with DSN Pre-V pieces. You pay as much for a DSN 1-A as you do for a 201/A and a gen 201/A is 6 times the price of a 1-A. Crazy I know, but I wanted to get some reps of Pre-Vs I really wanted, but couldn't see paying tens of thousands for.

[UncleJay]

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy, I fixed it!!!!!!! I figured it out with your guys help. I've never did this before. I took the clamp from another old watch and replaced the broken one. Then, I removed the complete movement from the old watch, just to see if I could do it. I amazed myself, even figured out what screw to loosen to remove the stem.

I know you're wondering, WTF is wrong with him? Remember I'm new to tooling with watches. Now I know how you guys can feel about doing the work yourselves.

[Sir-Lancelot]

Careful now Uncle. Pretty soon you will have screwed up all your watches like I did in the beginning. There is only one way to learn and that is to just do it. I may have made some mistakes in the beginning, but it has saved me lots of $$ in the long run. I still make some mistakes, but usually not the same mistake. lol

Glad you got it sorted out. Now wear that sucker.