A recent wristwatch purchase unfolded an interesting problem I've not seen before.

The watch can be set, wound and runs great in an upright position. When I wear the watch, the hour hand "slips" for a lack of a better word, showing a different time. Easy fix? What does it entail?

I would hazard a guess as maybe the hand(s)need tightening or the canon pinion may be loose and need to be tightend.



Good Luck,
Earl

Perhaps the hour wheel slips out of gear because a dial washer is missing to hold it in place. If there is enough space behind the dial I should think that would happen quite easily... especially swinging around on your wrist. Also, if the watch were laying flat, it might operate normally because the hour wheel would re-engage, by its own weight, into the proper position (meaning the hour hand would start functioning normally though probably at the incorrect time).

If that is the problem, then a simple installation of a new dial washer over the hour wheel will solve the problem. All you would have to do is remove the hands and dial, put it in, then reattach the dial/hands. So, yes... an easy fix if I'm correct.

I hope you post what the problem is when you find it. It would be interesting to find out for sure.

Tim.

My Guess is, the hand needs to be tightened.
Brian C.