Chantroyal 7 Posted July 15, 2021 Hi All, A friend of mine has recently overwound (It seems) a PAM372 Rep that I sold to him. Is there an easy fix or it it a jeweller job? Cheers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edwinowl 180 Posted July 15, 2021 You cant overwind a watch my friend.. If it continually winds without tension increasing then its the main spring broken and someone who knows what theyre doing.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chantroyal 7 Posted July 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, edwinowl said: You cant overwind a watch my friend.. If it continually winds without tension increasing then its the main spring broken and someone who knows what theyre doing.. Hi Mate, Thanks for coming back - the winder will actually not do any further. Like it had reached "the end" - However the watch does not move. You can pop the winder out and change the time etc but once the winder is back in you can not turn the winder any more. Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCRich 13,748 Posted July 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, edwinowl said: You cant overwind a watch my friend.. If it continually winds without tension increasing then its the main spring broken and someone who knows what theyre doing.. Actually you can overwind many hand wind movements. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tribefan 6,768 Posted July 15, 2021 Assuming it is a modified A6497 those are not hard to fix even if you have to replace a mainspring, but you definitely want someone who knows what they are doing looking at it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenixboy 13,379 Posted July 15, 2021 i thought i had done this on one of mine a long time ago, but gave it a couple of slaps and it started, and never happened again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyh7 236 Posted July 15, 2021 You can overwind a hand wind movement, though it is a bit of a schoolboy error. Could it be something else? You could always try slapping it hard against your palm. Has been known to bring a 6497 back to life. Otherwise I think you need a watchsmith - should be and easy fix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyh7 236 Posted July 15, 2021 52 minutes ago, edwinowl said: You cant overwind a watch my friend.. If it continually winds without tension increasing then its the main spring broken and someone who knows what theyre doing.. I had one like that and it turned out that the some of the screws that held it together were too short (and rusted) and that that the bridges were loose. That was on a Noob pam as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edwinowl 180 Posted July 17, 2021 On 15/07/2021 at 15:43, tonyh7 said: You can overwind a hand wind movement, though it is a bit of a schoolboy error. Could it be something else? You could always try slapping it hard against your palm. Has been known to bring a 6497 back to life. Otherwise I think you need a watchsmith - should be and easy fix. You can’t. Unless you use some pliers or major brute force the main spring is protected against over winding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pp04811 35 Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) Depending on where you are someone like rollie could probably sort it, the guy is a legend. Edited July 17, 2021 by Pp04811 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadPickle 2,747 Posted July 17, 2021 Is there really such a thing as overwinding? Or is it just broken? you wound it, now you can’t = broken needs fixing switch out the movement job done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites