Earnshaw Model ES0014-01.......Problem.

[so called]

Hi All,
I recently purchased a Thomas Earnshaw watch.
Its a Swiss movement watch with the case styling drawing on the TE history.
I finaly got round to wearing it at the weekend and discovered that the hour hand is out of position by about 7 degree.

A quick search in my German apartment has failed to turn up the receipt and I dont get back to the UK for another 3 weeks
If I still cant find it what are my options ?
It has a two year warrantee but without the proof of purchase I'm a little stuck.
Not being a watch movement expert, how much work is it for a decent watch maker to realign the hour hand ?

Thanks for any advise.
Tony.

[tertius]

Easy fix, any competent watchmaker can do it.

I'd probably go straight to Steve at Ryte Time Watch Repair. He'll do it quickly and charge a (very low) fair price.

[so called]

Hi Tertius, thanks for the advice.
I fond my receipt yesterday so fortunately can follow the guarantee path now.
Its good to know its not a big issue.
Thanks again,
Tony.

[so called]

So to update.
The first Watchmaker refused to touch my watch on the grounds that it will invalidate the warranttee.....fair enough.
The second accepted my "not bothered about the warranttee " statement and had a look.
I collected it last week unfixed.
He said that he couldn't get the missing parts?

It's a brand new watch with missing parts !!!!
And I've gone and killed the blinking warranttee !!!!!
More proof that I'm a dummy.

[mikeveal]

Eh?
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but...

The hour hand will be a friction fit to it's staff. All that's needed is a tweak.

[so called]

mikeveal said:

Eh?
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but...

The hour hand will be a friction fit to it's staff. All that's needed is a tweak.

Thats what I understood too.
I didnt get to speak with the Watchmaker, only the shop assistant but she stated that there were parts missing/needed that were unavailable.

When I got it back, the hour hand was aligned correctly but now its about 9° out again
Its a pity, I quite liked it.

[glazbagun]

so called said:

mikeveal said:

Eh?
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but...

The hour hand will be a friction fit to it's staff. All that's needed is a tweak.

Thats what I understood too.
I didnt get to speak with the Watchmaker, only the shop assistant but she stated that there were parts missing/needed that were unavailable.

When I got it back, the hour hand was aligned correctly but now its about 9° out again
Its a pity, I quite liked it.

It depends on the type of hand. Some have a pipe riveted to them and it is this pipe which grips the post. Others are pressed with a type of burr/crease which grips the post- these are harder to adjust and sometimes impossible to tighten without at least some deformation. The fact that it's moved would make me suspect that this has one of the latter type.

Personally, I'd be tempted to take it back to where I bought it & not mention it's trip to the watchmakers, unless the hand has been damaged by an attempt to increase its friction.

[so called]

Thanks for the advise.
I can't see any damage but I bought it on a flight to the US earlier this year.

It makes a nice ornament :/