007Bond Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have an Omega SMP Bond and something has happened. Something inside is rattling and it is hard to wind the watch using the crown. It still works just rattles when it moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanytical Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Sounds like you'll need to open the caseback and see what's going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Could you be more specific? What movement is it? Does it still run ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU1 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Yes it is running fine. It is Swiss ETA movement. When I try to manually wind the watch it is very resistant and feels a bit off. When the watch is shaken gently something on the inside it rattling. I don't have anything to take the caseback off with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Well stop winding it for now until you can open it and look. If it is still auto winding then it's probably something simple. If you don't have a caseback tool then take it to a local kiosk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosk Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Well stop winding it for now until you can open it and look. If it is still auto winding then it's probably something simple. If you don't have a caseback tool then take it to a local kiosk. Perhaps a loose rotor? just invest $12 in some watch tools: http://cgi.ebay.com/16-Watch-Tool-Case-Ope...%3A1|240%3A1318 Some decent tools are highly recommended for any rep collector given the QC problems we encounter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 That's why I specified if it is still auto winding. If it is then the rotor is not the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWG Technical Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 If something is rattling around inside, STOP wearing the watch until you figure out what the problem is. Otherwise, you will destroy the movement when the part rattling around gets caught up in the gears... RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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