Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 Looking for help or advice regarding my dad's IWC Portugese. It is a quartz movement, and he said when adjusting the time he pulled out the crown as normal and the whole thing came right out. It does push back in, but when you wind it, it just adjusts the hours and minutes, it won't start the watch ticking again and the crown is very easy to pull back out completely. Any suggestions or advice? Here's a couple of quick pics to explain a bit better. Many thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted April 12, 2012 ..... but I expect someone will... Bump! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 Cheers Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted April 12, 2012 buy new 5USD Quartz movement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 buy new 5USD Quartz movement That the best solution Kenny? Is it the movement thats knackered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted April 12, 2012 buy new 5USD Quartz movement That the best solution Kenny? Is it the movement thats knackered? you will need to see if the release button is working ok on the movement,you need to take the back off push the crown back and see if it flip ups, the button.but these movements are really cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 Cheers Kenny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crusader 0 Posted April 12, 2012 I had 2 cheap quartz watches so far that had this same issue... there was no way getting this thing back in and make the watch work. When I pushed it back in, hands moved when I turned the crown, but the watch didn't run. So I bought new movement and my watchsmith installed it for one watch. I presume the release button inside is very fragile, so it needs just a bit of force to break it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 I had 2 cheap quartz watches so far that had this same issue... there was no way getting this thing back in and make the watch work. When I pushed it back in, hands moved when I turned the crown, but the watch didn't run. So I bought new movement and my watchsmith installed it for one watch. I presume the release button inside is very fragile, so it needs just a bit of force to break it. That is exactly the same as my dads. There's a local watchsmith that I use so will try get a new movement and get her to sort it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crusader 0 Posted April 12, 2012 It could be that he/she already has some stash of these quartz movements in his/her workshop. They usually have them from my experiences, the small 5 $ ones. But your watchsmith could be diffrent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiquita Fanjita 1,782 Posted April 12, 2012 I'll give her a call later and see if she has any Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeNnY 29 Posted April 13, 2012 Alternatively check ebay and bring it to her Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
