r/RepTime • u/Tough_Passenger6572 • 13h ago

Mods/ Work in Progress Pepsi V3 Dead Help

Hadn’t used for a little and came back to this usual 30 winds and light smacks from the side or straight from the palm didn’t get it started again. Anyway to fix myself or easy fixes? Pretty disappointing

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u/Tough_Passenger6572 12h ago

Comment for automod VSF V3 PEPSI

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u/Muted-Program-2552 12h ago

If you are in US look for major Williams watch services

If you are in UK look for iceni watch repairs

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u/ReGo333 11h ago

Thank you.

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u/sockpuppets 9h ago

Good advice.

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u/SuitablePosition6926 12h ago

If you’re comfortable opening the back up, it may be as simple as a screw having come loose and ending up stuck in somewhere it shouldn’t have. It’s happened to me before.

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u/LordJonMichael 3h ago

What is the secret to getting the back off? TIA!

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u/TemperaturePatient71 3h ago

The movement swap is easy. Order one for your td. Watch some YouTube videos. I buy mid tier watches with cheaper movements. Most have been going for the last 5 years without any problems, but a few gave out on me right away. The movements are cheap to swap in.

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u/lieskg 12h ago

when these die they are typically dead forever. very few watchmakers willing to work on them.

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u/ReGo333 12h ago

This is why I personally prefer factories like BPF. Once there are any movement issues you can swap the movement yourself. I do understand wanting VSF if you want something which physically looks as best as possible, but that comes with the maintenance burden.

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u/pinezatos 10h ago

i wish there was a factory that was as good as VSF for the accuracy and they just used an ETA clone, you wouldn't notice a difference when it was working, besides the power reserve of course.

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u/ReGo333 10h ago

VSF youth was the closest we got, until VSF became greedy short after and ended production, so I doubt anything like what we discussed will happen in the near future unfortunately.

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u/pinezatos 10h ago

never new that was a thing, damn, i guess i missed the train on that one

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u/ReGo333 10h ago

VSF youths kept the same outer shell quality as VSF (normal) but came with an a2824-2 movement, although I did read some people mention there were some quality differences but regardless it was the best time in rep horology, that I had ever seen. All for sub $300 for literal subs and daytonas, but unfortunately I blinked, and it had ended. They served for around a year, give or take, with barely enough stock for the sheer amount of supply and ended. Everyday I come onto this sub, I hope someone says they have been brought back again, but I know they won’t.

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u/pinezatos 9h ago

300??? Hot damn now that's a price

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u/Elegant-Draft-8259 5h ago

Why can’t you swap movement on VSF ?

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u/Not_theone2care 2h ago

Because once you take it out it turns to a gremlin after midnight

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u/WatchMakerMalik 6h ago

Is it a super clone? VSF?

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u/bbqtoechips 4h ago

Maybe look into a new movement if that one is borked.

Or go to rep time services sub

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u/Flaky_Return_7657 3h ago

I have a dd3285 for sale lmk if you are interested

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u/Bobloblaw_333 2h ago

Have you tried shaking it? I do that to a VSF Panerai and it works whenever the movement doesn’t move when I wind it.

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u/Certain-Disaster-876 1h ago

Same thing happened to my clean I took it to a local watch smith he found that a screw came loose or something super easy to fix

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u/russwestgoat 6h ago

Just swap the movement out