You got me! I give up. Mercy -- Tapping out.
Your sharp intelligence sees right through my motives. It must be because I want to sell something... Genius
I call it "parts needed"...
I managed to save the rusty sliding pinion, but the winding pinion was too far gone. It's a discontinued part on a Cal. 321 (which this is) and going to the well of the open market is not an inexpensive experience. The setting lever is still stocked for the 321, so although it was replaced it wasn't expensive (at least relative to the winding pinion).
Well that's one option...could also be that your mom grounded you and you are stuck in the basement.
I liked your first reasoning much more. Resorting to Momma put-downs - was fun in Jr. High.
Well, you know the kind of kids that had to do summer school, right? 😀
Awww buddy-buddy? What is this tag-team? Summer is here.
Keep posting like this and you will be at 200 very soon.
Not even close; Al has kicked my ass so many times it would make your head spin. It’s all in good fun though, you get challenged, you get an ass whuppin’, but, in the end, you learned something. Like what prevents a stem from coming out...or how to correctly execute a Yo Momma break.
Somehow I doubt that he'll get anywhere near.
the lesson on how to pull out the crown from a Speedmaster was especially entertaining.
So, forefinger nail under the crown, thumb on top of it to apply a counter force... I used only the nail before (no thumb) and changed my habit when the OB found it hard to pull out the crown and immedialty asked me if I was using 1 or 2 fingers. Apparently the 1-finger method could bend the stem
I nearly forgot about the very first question ^^
I have 3 manual watchs and all share the same "feature": as soon as I wind the watch, I cannot pull the crown out anymore. I have to slightly "unwind" (technically it does not unwind anything but you get the point) to unlock it.
And no, they are not supposed to be screw down crowns 😁
Anyone also experienced this and any idea of what could be the cause? (V92, 930, and GP12.3 in case it matters)
I am guessing that the torque applied when winding creates a kind of lock between the winding pinion and the sliding pinion but I do not understand why exactly... (the 930 is in deep need of service and even more - but the 2 others were taken care of recently - at least supposed to be)
This is a very informative thread, mostly due to Al’s photos and explanations. An additional question, though: is this contact area between the set lever post and the slot in the stem typically lubricated?
