Pihlippe 1,259 Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Have you experienced when winding the watch, the crown just returns? You can't wind your watch. The possibility that it's the click spring that has broken, is a high possibility I experienced this with my moonie and after some searching, I found a solution to do it myself. It's not very difficult, but some skills is needed. After lying unused for nearly a year, it's nice to have it repaired,eventually. Will try to explain with some pictures..... The broken spring The click springs I orderd from Otto Frei First the movement has to be removed Remove the start/stop lever and spring arm - the spring arm first By removing this screw, you find the click spring Find a spring that fits and mount in reverse order. Wola, you have a working moonie I did also regulate and waterproofed it,so now I allmost have a perfect rep Next is to freeze the hour counter at six....see this link for more info Cheers Edited July 18, 2015 by Pihlippe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 11, 2018 Wow! Happy I found this! My beautiful Cartel V1 vintage Rolex with St19 wont wind, springs back. I dont have a movement holder, could this be done in the watch body? Also, rather tahn order a gross of the watch springs, is there a specific Venus 175 spring I could order? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,744 Posted February 11, 2018 Uhmmmmm, necropost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 17, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 18:38, NCRich said: Uhmmmmm, necropost. Oh well...bought a #430-603 click spring from Borel. @NCRich IIRC you replaced the click spring on a ST19. Any advice? Some of the posts I found searching had photobucket pictures that no longer display... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 18, 2018 Well, I got to this point, but dont have a screwdriver to remove the spring arm screw, despite filing down a very small soft jewelers screwdriver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,744 Posted February 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, processengr said: Well, I got to this point, but dont have a screwdriver to remove the spring arm screw, despite filing down a very small soft jewelers screwdriver... I bought a pack of 100 click springs for clocks from Cousins. Took me about an hour to finally get it in place. Trial and error since I bought multiple sizes of springs. But I don't recall having to take much apart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 18, 2018 5 minutes ago, NCRich said: I bought a pack of 100 click springs for clocks from Cousins. Took me about an hour to finally get it in place. Trial and error since I bought multiple sizes of springs. But I don't recall having to take much apart. Thanks! I wonder if I can maneuver the stop bar out without removing the spring arm... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,744 Posted February 18, 2018 There is a tutorial I followed back when I did it. If I remember correctly it was by the infamous SSteal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperDanX 1 Posted February 18, 2018 Posting for future reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 18, 2018 A trip to Walmart for an eyeglass repir kit solved the problem of a small enough screwdriver... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 19, 2018 Hoping the click spring goes this way... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 19, 2018 @Pihlippe Hoping OP will weigh in... These components are really tiny to deal with ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
processengr 13,328 Posted February 21, 2018 Got it together! #430-603 is the correct clickspring. Ran overnight without stopping! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperDanX 1 Posted February 21, 2018 Well done mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
