The hour sub dial is not advancing at all, it just sits at 12, and when I pull the crown out to advance the time, the balance wheel speeds way up. Any ideas???

 

Did you try pushing these two weird buttons on the side?

 

The second issue is the tightness of the cannon pinion.

The hour recorder not driving is likely due to the friction spring for the drive pinion on the barrel. Any competent watchmaker can service the watch and solve these problems for you.

Cheers, Al

 

al,
your knowledge and willingness to share that with this (and other forums) is invaluable and much appreciated.
THANK YOU AL!

 

I thought that was the button to turn on Seri.