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My name is Jaime and I am a watchmaker certified by WOSTEP. Work out of New Mexico. However it’s my first time doing a astronaut watch, I had fixed a couple 214s 7 years ago. Now I am wondering why I took it in for repair.

I was referred to this place by a wise watchmaker. I am working on an accutron 214 astronaut watch. For my misfortune or fortune I can’t seem to get it running. The index and Paul are just how they should be, there isn’t any blockage to the gear trains or motion train until I put the hands on. Also not hacking, there is a good hum, but minute and hour hands won’t move. Only second hand moves but won’t hack.

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Thanks guys! So I had a couple minutes on it today. Figured out it stops moving the cannon piñion after I install dial. So something maybe like the washer or the dial tightness is affecting it. Any thoughts? 
 

because the dial should go on tight! The dial screws too. 

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