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Hi all and thank you in advance for any advice. I am a complete noob here, so any advice will help. I received a watch that has mainly sentimental value to me. The watch appears to be 50 or so years old and from what I can tell has no value other than the sentimental one may attach to it. Still, I would like to find out what it would take to make it run properly. The watch seems to be well preserved for its age, but is ailed by a strange issue. The watch runs and keeps good time except that I noticed that once in a while it is wa-a-ay off. I observed the watch more closely to discover that the the minute hand can sometimes "droop" by 10 or even more minutes when you tap on the case of the watch ever so gently. By repositioning the case and tapping on it from the opposite side you can cause the hand to droop back. Initially I thought that may be the minute hand itself was loose, but then I noticed that the hour hand moves with the minute hand when the minute hand "drops" and then I knew this is too big for me to diagnose. I would like to figure out the scope of the issue to estimate how big of a repair I am looking at here. I apologize for the lame low-rez pictures, but I figured this is no rare watch and someone who knows even a little more than I do can classify this movement enough to diagnose what may be wrong here (if it's even movement-specific). Again, many thanks for any light you may shed on my problem. If any additional info is needed, please let me know. I hope it is something I can provide despite my inexperience and lack of proper tools. leo