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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 531856, member: 25"]Do not start taking it to pieces. That way madness lies.</p><p>The usual cause of simply not running in something that may have been unused for decades is gummed up oil on the mainspring. Sometimes a little pressure on the winder while giving it a twist in the vertical plane will get it ticking for as long as you maintain pressure on the winder. </p><p>Somewhat similar to flicking the balance, as described above but without any drastic disassembly. Keep it up for half an hour and the spring may relax enough to start delivering some power.</p><p>Alternatively, sell it as is, any buyer is likely to have either the skill to fix it or a cheaper contact for professional serviceing</p><p><br /></p><p>You can check if the alarm works by simply moving on the hands till the alarm is triggered.I notice that the clock has bi-directional winding, one way winds the alarm, the other way, the movement.</p><p><br /></p><p>The origin of the 'overwound' myth lies in the days of the fusee and chain, if the winding stop failed it was possible to break the fusee chain, and the watch was indeed 'overwound' and in need of major repair. It is odd the way this once viable diagnosis has survived the existence of the condition it describes by well over 100 years. It's a bit like your doctor diagnosing your ailment as 'griping in the guts'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 531856, member: 25"]Do not start taking it to pieces. That way madness lies. The usual cause of simply not running in something that may have been unused for decades is gummed up oil on the mainspring. Sometimes a little pressure on the winder while giving it a twist in the vertical plane will get it ticking for as long as you maintain pressure on the winder. Somewhat similar to flicking the balance, as described above but without any drastic disassembly. Keep it up for half an hour and the spring may relax enough to start delivering some power. Alternatively, sell it as is, any buyer is likely to have either the skill to fix it or a cheaper contact for professional serviceing You can check if the alarm works by simply moving on the hands till the alarm is triggered.I notice that the clock has bi-directional winding, one way winds the alarm, the other way, the movement. The origin of the 'overwound' myth lies in the days of the fusee and chain, if the winding stop failed it was possible to break the fusee chain, and the watch was indeed 'overwound' and in need of major repair. It is odd the way this once viable diagnosis has survived the existence of the condition it describes by well over 100 years. It's a bit like your doctor diagnosing your ailment as 'griping in the guts'.[/QUOTE]
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