louie_figo Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie_figo Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmb Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie_figo Posted August 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 No, tapping it gently doesn't cause it to run again unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4L3PP Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 Very likely to be some trapped debris or maybe a broken main spring. -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
405356momo Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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