Yedi 0 Posted May 2, 2015 Hi, I have a submariner and when I try to set the time or date the winding crown just spins.. every once in a while it will catch and the date will move 3 days or so then just spins. Same with the time sometimes I will get 15 minutes forward then nothing just spins. Anybody have an idea why or what needs to be fixed.. Thanks a bunch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,496 Posted May 5, 2015 Keyless needs reset My friend... Do you know how this can sound scary for a noob with 6 posts? Yedi: nothing hard to do for a watch technician (I don't mean those guys that at most change a quartz battery or do pressure test over an assembled watch). If you never tried to work on watches then the don't try this at home rule applies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishcain 0 Posted May 5, 2015 Keyless needs reset My friend... Do you know how this can sound scary for a noob with 6 posts? Yedi: nothing hard to do for a watch technician (I don't mean those guys that at most change a quartz battery or do pressure test over an assembled watch). If you never tried to work on watches then the don't try this at home rule applies. Quite right. My apologies Yedi. I sometimes forget that I take for granted what others may never have learned. Yedi, the keyless works is the part of the watch that holds the crown and stem. It serves a minimum of 2 separate functions. 1st is to hold the stem in the watch so it doesn't fall out randomly. It locks it into position through various mechanical means This is the keyless works for a 6498 movement (found in most PAM reps) The keyless also serves the function of allowing the wearer to adjust the time/date etc. by pulling out the stem and crown to different spots or positions. On occasion, the keyless will become fouled for some reason, ie: a jumper has come undone, a spring is not in the correct position, etc. This can happen for a variety of reasons, a bump, a smack, or simply shaking it too hard (and if you've become really unlucky, simply by having someone stare at it too hard). With some experience, you can open the watch and put everything back to rights as it should be - known as resetting. It should not be attempted unless you're comfortable using small hand tools and are willing to take the risk of messing it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kcore 0 Posted May 6, 2015 Another concise description. Guess you were drinking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishcain 0 Posted May 6, 2015 Alcohol, social lubricant of the masses and making ugly women pretty since I hit puberty, lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
