This one blew by me so fast on the 'Bay I didn't get a chance to grab it... Probably the third one I've seen in maybe 5 years. I missed another one a couple years back coming from Italy. This is of course, the Champagne ebauche Pendule style automatic known as the 'Bulova Champ'. We have discussed this watch elsewhere, but here for the benefit of the database is another good example. It is interesting to note that the serial numbers of the two now in the dB are very close. This one is 5258956, the other one is 5258933. The third one I have seen (in person) is also as close in serial. (10 numbers off) . If this watch belongs to a member, my apologies and we humbly ask your permission to keep the entry.
I reinstalled the mainspring while making sure the entire barrel is lubricated before installation so that the slipping attachment gets sufficient slippage.
I wound the watch about 5 times to get it started and have now been wearing it for 3 days now without fail.
I suspect that you should never wind it manually all the way as the pendulum winds it just enough without tightening and locking the mainspring.
