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   i am working on a watch that will run, but the wind is "locked up"   usually i find the click and let the spring down.   any ideas?   this watch has signs of being worked on.  vin

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Not sure i am with you there? Is the ratchet wheel hidden so you can't unwind it? Like a citizen or Baumgartner 866. Pictures could help? Or movement? 

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44 minutes ago, watchweasol said:

Hi Vinn  any piccys or a calibre number?.

    i'll start with a picture,  a Navada,    i have the calibre, somw where.

Nivda 724 1950s' Valjoux 2346.JPG

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add info, mvmt may be val. 2346 - cal. 724
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21 hours ago, rogart63 said:

Not sure i am with you there? Is the ratchet wheel hidden so you can't unwind it? Like a citizen or Baumgartner 866. Pictures could help? Or movement? 

  the click (paul) is a rachet for the rachet wheel,  part of the mainsping barrel.  correct?  the watch will not run if the main spring is (up tight).    if you want to take the balance out. "let down the main spring".    this watch has the winding stem "locked up",    can not let the spring down. i want to avoid a total tear down of this valuable watch.  SO,   if i can find the click and release it,   a total tear down MAY be avoided.  are you with me now?    cheers,   vin

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If it is a Baumgartner movement, they often hide the click under the main spring winding wheel with just a tiny tab to release the click.

 

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On ‎12‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 6:41 AM, FLwatchguy73 said:

If it is a Baumgartner movement, they often hide the click under the main spring winding wheel with just a tiny tab to release the click.

 

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   thanks

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On ‎12‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 10:58 AM, nickelsilver said:

The click on a 72 is next to the column wheel, there's a pin sticking up through the bridge that you can hold to let down the power.

Valjoux 72 click.jpg

     good show.  thanks  vin

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On ‎12‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 10:58 AM, nickelsilver said:

The click on a 72 is next to the column wheel, there's a pin sticking up through the bridge that you can hold to let down the power.

Valjoux 72 click.jpg

     the  click moves and is not under pressure.  so the bind is in the area of the spring barrel or the winding gears. needs tear down.  thanks for the help, ill put it away for a while.   vin

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