docblackrock Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Keeps good time, chronos fine, all's well, except.... PR is only approx. 3 hours. even after being worn all day. Taken off the wrist before retiring for the night, in the morning I find the watch has run for a little while before falling asleep at 3-4am Likely issues suggestion and possible fix advice welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 A service or replacement with ETA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 A service or replacement with ETA Thanks R, I meant a possible quick fix prior to going down that obvious route....ETA swapout will probably happen anyway as you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Ritalin usually helps against narcolepsy. Out of joke: if you manually wind it (40+ full winding rounds), does it run a normal time (35-40 hrs)? If yes, than chances are that the rotor cannot freely rotate. This may especially be due to a missing movement holder, or a poorly manufactured caseback. It may also be due to a lack of proper oiling (in this case servicing the movement may help). If not, then the issue is more severe and I am afraid that a replacement is your best option. No expert here anyway. Just faced that same problem a couple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stang Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 (edited) Docblackrock, I had this problem at first when I wasn't winding it properly. This movt "rotor-winds" in the clockwise direction (face up I believe). I "swirl" my watch (to have inertia move the rotor) for approx 100 revolutions to build up a good charge. I also wear it all day long and don't have stoppies anymore. Even still, I don't think the reserve lasts for more than ~20 hours with a full charge. I try to avoid manual winding since I vaguely remember someone saying it wasn't a good way to wind this particular movt (wears out the clutch or something(??)). Try getting the rotor to make ~100 revolutiions (each direction to be sure) and see how long the power lasts. Good luck. Jeff Edited August 23, 2007 by stang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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