Panerai's Winding Mechanism Spoilt

[wen1979]

Hi all,

Recently, i woke up to wind my Panerai and to my horror, i heard a breaking sound and i knew the winding mechanism broke.

Anyone knows where and how much it cost to replace it?

Thanks

[116520]

pam233?

[dfstan]

hmm... can such thing happen? did you wind it too hard especially when woke up in the morning, slightly blurred...

[louie]

pam233?

you can never over wind a 233,its the hand wound historic models.Yes,you will break the main spring if over winded ...call Richemont and ask for a quote.

[116520]

so fragile?

you can never over wind a 233,its the hand wound historic models.Yes,if over winded you will break the main spring...

[Watcha]

Heart breaking sound

If I hear such sound my heart will drop. I guess better not wind when mind not clear.

The unitas movement is not expensive. I wonder how much richemont will charge.

I will try to ask non official shops and compare price.

You can try looking around WWW.***.com.sg

[louie]

so fragile?

any hand wound mechanical movt watch,if over wind 100% will snap the main spring. Anyway your 48 is automatic movt so no worries.

[dfstan]

how does one gauge NOT to overwind?

also, can update us a price quote so that we know how much it cost?

[finnsim]

Yesterday my fren also show me his pam 114 also kena the same....

is it so fragile??

[Destro22BT]

Well, it costs S$500 and they will usually throw in a free polish. After paying S$500, you can expect a 1 year extended warranty from them. How do I know? I broke 2 winding springs over the last 3 years... so I know %#&$*%(#.

[exxondus]

is overwinding covered in the warranty?

i mean if you overwind and the main spring or soemthing break?

btw, is this a common issue with all manual winding watches?

[wen1979]

yup, mine is the hand-wind model.....i was in shanghai and i woke up in the morning doing the usual wind and guess what, it broke on the second round......SUX

[Oceanklassik]

What?! Serious?!! More facts pls.

[triton]

if you over wind a manual wind watch, it is not covered under warranty.

[116520]

I think warranty only covers manufacting defects...

if you over wind a manual wind watch, it is not covered under warranty.