I'm curious to see if the movement in your watch has a hack function and when you pull out the crown to set it, the time stops and isn't starting back up when you push the crown back in, something that's pretty typical of vintage movements that need service. I'm not sure why this is such a misconception amongst watch collectors, you can't "overwind" a watch or damage it in anyway by winding the mainspring fully, UNLESS you apply unnecessary pressure in doing so, but general winding pressure from your fingers is baked into the engineering. I know my value with knowledge is miniscule compared to but I also wanted to comment that when you wind your watch, just wind it until it stop turning. He says he never experienced this issue and did admit the previous owner told him it was serviced, so there's no record of what was done.Īny idea of what could be happening? Is it a loose screw? Problem with movement? Am I causing the issue? Any other ideas? The watch feels a bit tight after 13 winds, so I'm wary to push further. I spoke to the seller, and he says he wound it 30 times, and I should try to do this, but some on WUS have suggested only 13 winds for a vintage piece. It happens at no other time during the day. The second hand will only stop working (and the movement stop ticking) immediately after I wind the movement and set the time. Because of this I've taken to winding back and forth as it seems to prevent this, but the issue still occasionally occurs.Ģ. If I wind it only away from me, every few turns it feels like the crown actually starts to pull out slightly and then snaps back in and makes a snapping noise (it doesn't come out to first position, just a tad). The crown is really thin, and somewhat hard to wind. After that, the power reserve will work for 24+ hours (I say plus, because I haven't tested it past 25 to let it die yet).ġ. It will do this a couple times, and then eventually will just keep working. BUT.if I give it one more turn, or move the hands to re-adjust the time, the second hand starts ticking again. My first thought is maybe I'm not winding enough. If I put the watch up to my ear, the movement has stopped ticking too. The watch runs +1 min fast per day I'm guessing this is normal for vintage watches, but plan on taking it to a watchmaker this week for the following issue:Įvery day (most days) that I wind the watch (I've had it for 5 days), within 5 minutes of winding the watch and setting the time, I will look down at my wrist and the second hand has stopped. I'm told the watch is from the 1950s and was recently serviced. I recently bought a vintage Doxa Anti-Magnetique dress watch.
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