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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 10196, member: 25"]<i>I was able to set the date and time and it had a slight clicking sound as it wound and the stem "popped up" when fully wound to stop me from over-winding. I was able to do this twice but the second time I wound it, it stopped winding quicker</i></p><p><br /></p><p>You've really got me there. I haven't a clue what you are doing. If it is a quartz watch it almost certainly needs a new battery, winding does nothing, since it is driven by electricity, not a spring and there is no such thing as 'overwinding' . The only mechanism to stop a watch being wound more when it is fully wound already is on an automatic mechanical watch which has a slipping clutch arrangement. Other wise it is wound when you can't wind it any more.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pop into Walmart or wherever and get a new battery fitted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 10196, member: 25"][I]I was able to set the date and time and it had a slight clicking sound as it wound and the stem "popped up" when fully wound to stop me from over-winding. I was able to do this twice but the second time I wound it, it stopped winding quicker[/I] You've really got me there. I haven't a clue what you are doing. If it is a quartz watch it almost certainly needs a new battery, winding does nothing, since it is driven by electricity, not a spring and there is no such thing as 'overwinding' . The only mechanism to stop a watch being wound more when it is fully wound already is on an automatic mechanical watch which has a slipping clutch arrangement. Other wise it is wound when you can't wind it any more. Pop into Walmart or wherever and get a new battery fitted.[/QUOTE]
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