Question About rotor in AP ROO sec @12 movment

[Jon Martin]

Ok I just got my replacement AP ROO rubber clad from Joshua and at least the movement works in this one the only thing is when I move my hand I can hear the rotor spinning around inside and can slightly feel it too. It's annoying loud I want to know if it is ok to remove the rotor and make the watch a manual wind instead? Or will I damage anything? I ask this because i took the rotor out of the old one and it kept time ok for a few days before the movement stopped completely.

[Logan]

It'll work fine for a while, but the manual wind mechanism in a 7750 isn't built for every day use, and you'll wear it out pretty quickly. You're better to oil the rotor bearing which will make it a lot quieter. All 7750 based watches do this, ever genuines are quite noisy compared to others.

[Flashman]

Gens can be noisy (my Omega is!) so it is not usually an issue, many members oil the rotor to quieten it and that often helps.