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AP RO winding problem


rionrlty

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Hey guys I need some advice.  I just purchased an AP RO chronograph in and M2M transaction.  First the rotor action is noisy but I've experience this before, with other watches, without winding problems.  I first noticed that the power reserve was very short but it would run fine while I wore it.  Then I discovered that when I wound the watch manually it would get to a certain point and then I could hear the rotor turning by itself, as if it were winding down or something.  Does anyone know what is wrong and why it is doing this?  Any possible remedies?

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I have a AP survivor that did the exact same thing as you described.  It couldn't have been more than 5 months old.  All of the sudden it would stop, even though I keep it on a winder when not worn.  It would be fine when I wore it.  I too could hear the rotor spin/move as I turned the crown.  This whole thing lasted about 2 weeks.  I was about to get it serviced, but it stopped doing any of that and has kept normal time now for about 3 months. 

 

I'll let you know if I experience any other problems, but I suspect this is a design flaw.  Feel free to ask any other questions. 

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yep. happened to my hublot as well.

try to open the rotor, clean the ball bearing in the middle, and all the other gears surrounding (reversing wheel) , and of course, you need to remove the bridge first ..

then re-oiled it... and install them all back.

 

if you dont have oil, just googled around. plenty on ebay too.

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