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Picture of Stephanie O'Neil
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for a wristwatch loosing 5 minutes for every 60 minutes running, hence, an hour for every 24 hours running? Easy fix? Expensive fix? Roll Eyes
 
Posts: 1419 | Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA | Registered: April 01, 2003
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Picture of John D. Duvall
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Oh no Stephanie! Are we talking about one of your 3/0s Elgins?
 
Posts: 1123 | Location: Arizona U.S.A. | Registered: January 21, 2003
Picture of Stephanie O'Neil
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Oh no John. Sorry. My 3/0s are doing just fine! One is stubborn though and needs a serious push to get it going. I'll bet you know which I'm referring to.

Actually, the wristwatch in question is one I am contemplating purchasing.


Stephanie O'Neil

 
Posts: 1419 | Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA | Registered: April 01, 2003
Picture of Sam Williamson
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My guess....magnatism,oil sticking the h/s together,or the h/s cought on an inner coil.


Sam Williamson

 
Posts: 618 | Location: Northwestern Florida in the U.S.A. | Registered: November 27, 2002
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Picture of John D. Duvall
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Steph,

Do you have a pic of the movement? It would be interesting to see where the regulator is currently set and the overall conditon of the watch. If it hasn't been molested, it may need just a cleaning or one of the things that Sam mentioned.

As long as nothing has been bent, broken, twisted, filed, shimmed, shaved, removed, etc., there's nothing to worry about. Wink

My best advice would be to have a watchmaker take a look at it first.
 
Posts: 1123 | Location: Arizona U.S.A. | Registered: January 21, 2003
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Picture of Rich Kuhn
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Steph,
Could be a lot of differant things but I would guess a loose cannon pinion. Not an expencive fix however it could be a sign of other timekeeping problems.


Rich Kuhn
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Posts: 896 | Location: New Jersey in the USA | Registered: December 16, 2002
Picture of Stephanie O'Neil
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Thanks guys!

I was away and not available when the wristwatch came up for bid. Frown Just as well. There will be others, lots and lots of others! Smile


Stephanie O'Neil

 
Posts: 1419 | Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA | Registered: April 01, 2003
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