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Hello everyone, I have a bit of beginers question that'd a appreciate a bit of help with. I just picked up an old Longine from early 20th C and would love to get it running. As it was missing a stem I sourced one on ebay and was hoping to give it a wind just to see where I'm at but am having problems inserting the stem. I turned both screws below the level of the stem in the photo but neither allowed me to incert the stem further. Am i missing something, ie. should i try another screw or might there be another reason why i can't get it in.

Apologies in advance if this is an obvious one, I am very new to watch repair and tinkering.

Thanks in advance

Jean

 

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4 hours ago, JeanE said:

Hello everyone, I have a bit of beginers question that'd a appreciate a bit of help with. I just picked up an old Longine from early 20th C and would love to get it running. As it was missing a stem I sourced one on ebay and was hoping to give it a wind just to see where I'm at but am having problems inserting the stem. I turned both screws below the level of the stem in the photo but neither allowed me to incert the stem further. Am i missing something, ie. should i try another screw or might there be another reason why i can't get it in.

Apologies in advance if this is an obvious one, I am very new to watch repair and tinkering.

Thanks in advance

Jean

 

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   the stem may be rusted on the crown gear inside.

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Iam sorry but most responses seem to be about removing the stem but correct me if iam wrong OP said it was missing a stem and he got a new one from eBay. The stem in the picture I will assume is the new one he is trying to put in. The screw HSL mentioned is the correct screw but if after a couple turns you can’t insert and/or it won’t stay in after screwing that screw back in then I will assume the keyless works are locked and to unlock them you will need to take the dial off.

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Many thanks for all the help and apologies for the delay in responding. I managed to get the appropriate sized screwdriver and did as vinn3 suggested to great effect. This allowed me to slide in the stem and lock it. I was now able to move the hands. However...

when i try to wind  the stem it immediately springs back the exact amount i have wound.

Also the lower screw in the photo [with the arrow around it] has come loose, I presume i over did it when i opened it previously and have now dislodged the connecting part.

If anyone has any suggestions I'd love your feedback, as a novice i do not wish to damage this watch so if you think it best to begin on a lesser models and leave this to the pros i would happily hear this too.

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If the mainspring unwinds back through the stem then the click may have failed. On these earlier longines the click spring is concealed under the barrel bridge. 
 

Loose screw - most likely you loosened the bolt screw to far and it has fallen out. Remedy - remove dial to reveal bolt (aka setting lever and hold static while you reinsert the stew again). 

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