So, today I messed with my NH35 watch movement. You know, the one I got off Taobao? Yeah, that one. It’s probably made in China, not a legit Seiko, but whatever. Anyway, I was trying to fix it up, and things went south pretty fast. I’m gonna walk you through what happened.
First off, I tried to pull out the stem, you know, that little thing you use to set the time? Well, I did it wrong. Big mistake. Apparently, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it, and guess which way I chose? Yep, the wrong one. I learned the hard way that you gotta do it when it’s in a specific position, or else you’ll mess up the whole keyless works mechanism inside.
Once I realized I’d screwed up, I tried to put the stem back in. I was hoping it would just click back into place, and everything would be fine. No such luck. The thing just wouldn’t cooperate. It felt like it was stuck or something. I pushed and I pulled it, but nothing happened.
- I tried to wind the watch, just to see if anything was still working.
- I could hear some noise inside, so at least I knew it wasn’t completely dead.
- But the hands weren’t moving, and I couldn’t set the time.
Then, like an idiot, I started pressing harder on the stem release lever. I don’t know what I was thinking. Maybe I thought it would magically fix itself? Anyway, that just made things worse. It felt like something inside just broke or came loose. At that point, I knew I was in deep trouble.
After messing around some more, I finally decided to open up the watch and take a look inside. I removed the whole calendar works part, you know, the stuff that shows the date, and then I could see the keyless works. Let me tell you, it’s a pretty complicated mess of tiny parts in there. Not something you want to mess with unless you really know what you’re doing.
I tried to see if I could spot the problem. I looked at all the little levers and gears, trying to figure out what I’d messed up. It’s tricky, though. Those parts are super small, and it’s hard to tell what’s supposed to go where. Especially when you’ve already messed it up.
My Stupid Mistake
Honestly, I should have just left it alone. But I was stubborn, and I thought I could fix it myself. I spent hours trying to put things back together, but it was no use. I just ended up making things worse. Now, I’ve got a watch that’s even more broken than before.
So, yeah, that’s my story. I tried to fix my NH35 watch movement, and I failed miserably. I learned a valuable lesson, though: don’t mess with your watch unless you know what you’re doing. And definitely don’t pull out the stem in the wrong position! Now I’ve got a broken watch and a whole lot of regret. Don’t be like me, folks.
