15 Jun 2006, 23:34
You have a magnet that is strong enough to close one switch, but not the other. It's a sure bet that no watch ever left Time Computer with a magnet that didn't properly set the watch, so the magnet you have is probably a replacement [LOTS of people lost the originals that came with their watch, and there couldn't be any absolute certainty that others would be matched to the switch sensitivities]. There are two possible solutions; a stronger magnet, or replacing the setting switch. A new magnet is the simpler and preferred one; replacing a setting switch is a delicate and risky bit of surgery; the circuit board needs to be lifted to free it, and as this board is made of brittle ceramic, you take a chance of breaking it in the process. I'd try several magnets before I started digging into the module.