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SkinnyPupp · 02-03-2025, 01:32 AM

Still waiting for tools to come, but I couldn't help myself

One of my ST36's (the fake Seagull that came with the Panerai) had stopped running, I think it must have gotten dropped or something.

So I removed the balance and put it back in, then it started ticking. Cool! Had to take apart most of the keyless works too, to reset a spring that had been dislodged. Managed to do this beside my window using a 5x magnifier and cheap screwdrivers

But its error rate is like 9ms and the amplitude is very low, and it just doesn't look right.. I won't bother trying to find out why for now, I'll mess around with it later. It was probably messed up by whoever cut off the seconds wheel pinion to make it a no-seconds dial.

But just for fun, @RB can you tell which one it might be by comparing it to a fully working one?

BTW the working one seems to be magnetized, based on an app I used to test it. It makes the reading go DOWN for some reason. None of my other watches have an effect. I have one of those cheap blue demagnetizers coming in as well.

BTW sorry for taking over the thread. Once I start working on stuff, I'll make a new thread for it. RB you're MORE than welcome to post your stuff there too! Please!

02-03-2025, 01:32 AM	#15
SkinnyPupp Hacked RS to become a mod Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong Posts: 55,103 Thanked 25,914 Times in 9,108 Posts Failed 1,574 Times in 720 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Still waiting for tools to come, but I couldn't help myself One of my ST36's (the fake Seagull that came with the Panerai) had stopped running, I think it must have gotten dropped or something. So I removed the balance and put it back in, then it started ticking. Cool! Had to take apart most of the keyless works too, to reset a spring that had been dislodged. Managed to do this beside my window using a 5x magnifier and cheap screwdrivers But its error rate is like 9ms and the amplitude is very low, and it just doesn't look right.. I won't bother trying to find out why for now, I'll mess around with it later. It was probably messed up by whoever cut off the seconds wheel pinion to make it a no-seconds dial. But just for fun, @RB can you tell which one it might be by comparing it to a fully working one? Streamable BTW the working one seems to be magnetized, based on an app I used to test it. It makes the reading go DOWN for some reason. None of my other watches have an effect. I have one of those cheap blue demagnetizers coming in as well. BTW sorry for taking over the thread. Once I start working on stuff, I'll make a new thread for it. RB you're MORE than welcome to post your stuff there too! Please!