How to reset "Seconds" arrow back to 12 o'clock.

[JoeT6681]

Hey all, I tried searching and could not find anything...I dropped my Skyland V3 today, and the red seconds counter is no longer resetting at 12 o clock anymore. It's resetting at 12:01. I probably knocked the gear loose, but I do remmeber reading somewhere that you can reset your seconds arrow to reset anywhere on the dial.

I think you had to pull out crown to 2nd position, then hit the start button for chrono, and keep hitting it until you are the desired location. Then hit the reset button and the watch will then reset the chrono at that position...

I pulled out the crown to 2nd position, but when I hit the start on the chrono, it does not move...and on other b-lings, you would hit it and it would go second by second everytime you hit the start button.

Is there another way to do it on these 7750 skyland V2 V3, or V1 ?

let me know. Thanks.

[azerbyjam]

That trick only works on quartz movements, on the 7750 you'll have to re-position the hand on its post.

[JoeT6681]

Thanks for the heads up. I figured out what caused it

I dropped the watch from about 4 feet high onto the kitchen floor (granite tile) and it knocked the winding mechanism/pendulum off. when I removed the caseback, it just fell out. I tried to put it back in, hold it tight and screw tight, but it wont stay. Perhaps I lost a screen, or washer that say on top and help the pendulum on top of the movement, but it wont stay on now.

Is there a way to put this back? Or am I missing a piece that keeps this winder piece onto the movement?

[azerbyjam]

I presume you mean the rotor and if so its secured to the autowind bridge by a single screw. If that didn't fall out the back when you opened the watch its still in the movement somewhere, look very carefully and if you spot it remove it even more carefully, there's a lot in there that is easily damaged. The fact that the rotor has come off doesn't unfortunately address the issue of the chrono hand shifting on its post, the fix for that is to remove the hand and re-set it.

[JoeT6681]

Yes. I agree. two very different issues, but both caused by the same fall unfortunately. I looked around and shook the watch to see if I heard anything moving around in there, and was unable to find anything, or hear anything...so it seems as though that screw is lost, or fell out when I removed caseback. It means that this watch is now self winding until I find a replacement screw for that kinetic movement to stay on.

Thanks for your help. Do you know if i'd be able to find something like that? or purchase something like that somewhere? and if so, would it just be called a screw for autowind bridge and rotor placement?

[Clerek]

Hey I am kind of new but a really fast learner. If you have tools try looking at the eta website. it is a 7750 right? They have a step by step tutorial on removing parts and reinstalling them. If your like me and like at least trying to fix things yourself before having someone else do it, then i would recommend going here and removing all the parts. On my 2836 movement the same thing happened, and what it ended up being was a REALLY small screw that fell into the movement, and the only way I was able to find it was by taking it all apart. I hope this helps!!!

http://www.eta.ch/swisslab/7750/7750.html

you can click on disassembling and it takes it apart piece by piece. Be sure to put the parts in a way you can remember what layer they go back in!!!

-Ricardo

[sul]

http://www.eta.ch/swisslab/7750/7750.html

tnx Ricardo !

[Clerek]

Hey no prob, that's what this community is for!!!

-Ricardo

[JoeT6681]

Can i order that screw somewhere? I cant find it in the movement at all.