Questions about a new Rolex Explorer I

[louie_figo]

Hi all,

 

Apologies if this question might have been asked before but I can't seem to find it via searching. I am still very new to the rep scene so please excuse my noobness.

 

I recently received a Rolex Explorer I 114270 Asian 2824 from PT and I was wondering how many times do I have to wind the watch to get it started? Some say 20, some say 40-50 times. 

 

What I have discovered in my first day of use is regardless of how many winds, my watch doesn't seem to be ticking for very long. 20 winds, 50 winds, I noticed after 5-10 mins my watch will stop. 

 

Is there something wrong with my movement? Have I wind my watch up enough?

 

Any advice welcome! Thanks!

 

 

 

[highoeyazmuhudee]

i think rolex recommends 30 times, which is what ive always done and its never been a problem, it has always worked

 

if youve wound it 50 times it should at least run for a day i would think, even without any wear

[louie_figo]

Haha sigh..mine so far doesn't seem to last more than 10 mins after a decent amount of winds. (At the moment, I have tried from 15 winds to 40) it seem the result varies only a little on how long it lasts. So far it's been a consistent with 5-10 mins for around 15-20 winds. 

 

So that's a faulty movement I guess?

[jmb]

If you tap it on the tabletop does it start and run for a bit?  If so it could be a piece of dirt, hair, fiber, etc.  I have had new asian clones with a badly formed tooth on one of the wheels that would cause it to stop every time that spot was hit...

[louie_figo]

No, tapping it gently doesn't cause it to run again unfortunately.

[J4L3PP]

Very likely to be some trapped debris or maybe a broken main spring.

-John

[405356momo]

Need sevice all china watch all no oil all the Swiss ar made from 100 parts different movement so go pay 80$ and make a base service