Originally Posted by
walkerwek1958
Best advice I can give is to trust Steve to make it right, he’ll be more pissed off than you are. Be careful not to give the impression that you’re undermining his judgement, just let him get on with it. The movement needs partially stripping to get at the spring barrel, very straightforward, but v. frustrating when you’ve just had the thing apart and you’re having to do the work again. It’s embarrassing for a repairer when a new part fails, customers are very fickle and some are reluctant to accept the explanation. It’s a no- win situation, repairer has to suck up the cost of the part and the wasted time, he ends up spending an hour or two working for nothing, and some customers will always gave doubts.
Don’t worry, he’ll sort it, he won't be happy but he’ll sort it for you. New spring gets fitted, watch gets tested and regulated again ( if required), hopefully the new spring will be fine for many years.
I’ve said it many times, I’m glad I don’t do watch work to make a living, it can be bloody frustrating to say the least.