Dealing with a cheap Panerai clone

[Kalanag]

A friend of mine gave me his 15 year old clone for repair. Looking through the windowed back I found a Seagull ST6S (No. 6502). The oscillating weight seemd to be engraved nicely but turns out to have a decal only 

My friend complained that the minute hand didn't match the hour hand anymore as you might see at this pic:

After having removed the hands and dial it looked like that:

The movement was dry and partially worn around the crown wheel and the autowinder gears.

So I disassambled it completely for a service.

Inside the barrel I found a partially broken mainspring which had to be replaced.

Cousins had a matching spring for about 20 bucks (incl. tax ans shipping). But Ali had a completely new movement for the same price 

 

 

With the new movement (which seemed to be factory oiled correctly)  the watch is running acceptable (but major differences in amplitude and speed between horizontal and vertical positions).

Nevertheless my friend is happy. So am I 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2022 by Kalanag