2 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 9, 2012austin,
United States
i recently bought an ingenieur 3227 pre-owned, which i have sought for a long time and love the watch. after it ran down, however, shortly after taking it home, i had a difficult time getting it started again, although the jeweler was able to get it started when i took it in with a few magic waves of the watch. i let it run down again, and same difficulty getting it started. i gave it 20 gentle winds, then a few more, waved it around--still no starting. i took it in and left it with him, and he was able to get it going once it ran down. my jeweler says perhaps i overwound it and it bound up the mainspring, but i didn't think overwinding was possible. i'm wondering if there is something more serious the matter with the watch. thanks for any advice.
4,730 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
Hi there and welcome to this wonderful Forum.
I have an ingenieur 322701 too and when it runs down it also doesn't start ticking after winding it just like you describe. To get it running again is easy though, I hold the watch horizontally and give it a quick twist of about 90 degrees back and forth, just like quickly opening and closing the cover of a jar. I hope this helps.
Last edited: 17 December, 2012 - 15:46
I have an ingenieur 322701 too and when it runs down it also doesn't start ticking after winding it just like you describe. To get it running again is easy though, I hold the watch horizontally and give it a quick twist of about 90 degrees back and forth, just like quickly opening and closing the cover of a jar. I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Clemens