Help fixing a movement
Hey all,
I have a watch (which I am sure is a fake / replica) that was gifted to me many years ago. Owing to its sentimental value - not the fact its probably a fake - I wanted to have a go at repairing it.
It doesn't work at all. The time and date can be changed, but the watch doesn't wind; it sounds crunchy when attempted.
So I can try and have a go at fixing it, does anyone know what movement this is? (If it's even a recognised movement?!)
Apologies if this a non-goer and its impossible to seek help without knowing what the actual problem is, but I've never attempted a repair on a movement before and I wanted to see if I could get some life back in this watch instead of it living in a box defective.
Or I am happy to just replace the movement entirely? Like I say, it's just the meaning of the watch as a gift, not about the quality or calibre of it. What do I need to know or do to swap out the movement? It has a date complication, but that's it.
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This sounds like a cool idea for a project to kill some time and learn something new. If I could advise something useful it would be definitely to try fix it first and if that doesn't work and you open to buy a new movement then you have nothing to lose. When you disassemble the movement, it's a good chance that you find some more information regarding the movement. In some cases they print numbers and identification sighs on bridges or any other parts wherever is possible. It could be easily just some small issue such as jumped out wheel or something similar like loosen screw.
From what I can see this has GMT?