: Jeff,
: Despite what you may have heard about 'resetting' the chrono hand
: with a magic combination of buttons/crown - this can't be done
: with this movement. (Maybe it can be done with modern quartz's,
: I don't know)
: Either the hand is slipping or the movement needs looking at. If
: the chrono hand tube is loose, you may need a new hand, which is
: problematic, as they are very hard to find. I had a similar
: problem, took ages o sort out a hand. Either way, you'll need to
: have a watchmaker look at it.

: Stewart
: - Heuerville

Stewart,

Thank you for your quick and helpful response. Watchmakers here in rural Indiana are few and for economic reasons are more interested in making and selling jewelry than fixing watches. I have used two excellent watchmakers with years of experience who have recently stopped working on watches. Is there a watchmaker in the U.S. that you could recommend? Is sending the watch to the Tag Heuer repair center a reasonable option?

A photo of the watch with the misalignment is below.

I have been collecting watches to wear that I consider "beautiful" that are also relatively inexpensive. My collection includes my grandfather's and my father's dress watch, a couple of vintage dress Seamasters, a quartz Constellation, and a recently acquired Longines Ultra Chron, so I have enough dress watches, especially since I am now retired. I have very much enjoyed your writing and photographs in Heuerville, and you have inspired me to focus now upon vintage Heuers and Tag Heuers as my budget allows. In addition to the 230.306 chrono, I also acquired a Tag Heuer two-tone 1000 Diver, 980.021L and a steel diver, 980.006L today, so further purchases are going to have to wait awhile :).

Jeff Smith