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30 April 2018, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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Loss of time on a new watch question
Little puzzled here. Purchased my first Rolex a couple of weeks ago (BLNR) and at the dealer he had me wind the watch for the first time. I've worn it everyday since for the majority of each day and haven't had any issues with the time being off.
Put the watch on this morning and didn't look at the time until later in the afternoon and when I noticed the watch was like 3 hours slow. Any thoughts on what might be wrong if anything? I was under the impression that normal daily wearing was enough to keep it fully wound. Could I not have wound it fully when I first bought it? The dealer suggested that 40 winds or so was enough. |
30 April 2018, 10:45 AM | #2 |
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It’s possible if you sit at a desk all day and don’t move much (like me) it will gradually wind down especially if you take it off when you get home.
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30 April 2018, 10:59 AM | #3 |
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Luckily I don't sit at a desk although I have been watching a lot of baseball sitting on the couch. I did just read on a different web site that the Rolex winding has to be full 360 degree turns. I think when I did it at the dealer I just went back and forth 40 times so which would only have been 180 degree turns at best. Hoping that's the only issue.
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30 April 2018, 11:59 AM | #4 | |
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That’s prolly the issue. It is 40 full crown rotations. Try it and let us know. I tend to only do the 180° wind, too - so I simply count to 80 when I have a watch that’s exhausted its power reserve. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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30 April 2018, 11:06 AM | #5 |
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This is one reason I love the on dial power reserve complication.
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30 April 2018, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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Just try winding it up maybe once a week on top of wearing it, and see if that helps.
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30 April 2018, 11:15 AM | #7 | |
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https://blog.crownandcaliber.com/my-...-what-do-i-do/ How to fix. Mid way down. https://blog.toolwatch.io/watch-tips...hanical-watch/ If u are more curious google how to regulate watch |
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30 April 2018, 11:16 AM | #8 |
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Maybe the watch had stopped before you put it on, you said you didn't look at the time, and then by wearing it, it started running again. Then by the time you looked at it, it was 3 hours slow?
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30 April 2018, 11:20 AM | #9 |
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I have run into the same issue when I didn’t give the crown about 30 good turns after not wearing it for a few days. If you still have a problem after that, I would look at getting it serviced.
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30 April 2018, 11:30 AM | #10 |
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Your main problem-- as I see it-- is that you neglected to look at your beautiful new BLNR all morning.
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30 April 2018, 11:57 AM | #11 | |
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Wearing it every day, all day is meaningless. It requires movement to wind it, so if you have been sitting on the couch for long periods, or if your are ill, or like books, etc., it may very well stop on your wrist. Just remember, if you are binge watching tv or reading a good book, take it off and give it a good wind when you think about it.
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30 April 2018, 12:10 PM | #13 |
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Try winding it fully again. With mine I can feel when it's fully wound. You can't over wind it just wind it until you feel a slight very fine ratcheting feel in the crown. That's it.
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30 April 2018, 01:00 PM | #14 |
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I haven’t wound my Daytona since mid-January. I wear it most days for perhaps 14 hours/day. It obviously hasn’t stopped. But as others have said, perhaps yours did. So wind it and see if there is an issue or not, and go from there.
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30 April 2018, 03:17 PM | #15 |
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Thanks for the suggestions and links. I'm hoping I just didn't wind it enough the first time. I'll certainly keep an eye on it.
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30 April 2018, 09:25 PM | #16 | |
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30 April 2018, 03:40 PM | #17 |
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You most likely didn't wear/wind it enough. Don't assume you are at 100% power when you take it off.
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