Good luck with your newly serviced 3861. Just got mine back a eek ago and it's going back Monday 🙁
They installed the new improved bushing but still Power Reserve issues. I'll be asking for a replacement.
Good luck with your newly serviced 3861. Just got mine back a eek ago and it's going back Monday 🙁
They installed the new improved bushing but still Power Reserve issues. I'll be asking for a replacement.
As it happened, the AD called right after I posted to let me know it was in for pickup. Worryingly though, bushings were not in the parts bag, only the pinion / wheel part included (no hands/bushings). Hoping the bushings were indeed replaced, so I’ll be calling Omega to see if their records can confirm.
I’d rather not have to go through this again (6 months with watch, 4 months without watch). Sorry to hear yours is still suffering issues, and I’ll be keeping a close eye on mine for a while…. Keep us posted, hopefully the AD/Omega do the right thing here for you.
I stopped wounding when the crown started to get stiff and turn back on its own.
Do you think that this is normal characteristic for low power reserve or does it seem that I have the mentioned problems with the movement?
Hi all,
My first post here, greetings from Finland. Been eyeing Speedmaster for many many years and finally decided to get it for celebration. Got the new 3861 Sapphire two days ago and oh boy do I like it! It's my first Omega and my first proper "luxury" watch.
Unfortunately it seems that I might have this problem with the movement as well.
I think I didn't wound the watch to full initially as I stopped wounding when the crown started to get stiff and turn back on its own. Watch ran for ~20 hours very well and after that I noticed the problems with chronograph; second hand jammed at 58 sec and jammed the whole movement. When pushing the upper button the movement continued to run and after pressing second time the chrono second hand continued as well.
This didn't happen every time though, couple of times chrono stopped during first minute and some time it was able to run for 10+ minutes.
I have wound the watch properly now until the crown stops and have ran the chrono for ~14 hours now and no problems for now.
Watch keeps very good time I think, around + ~0,5s a day so far.
Do you think that this is normal characteristic for low power reserve or does it seem that I have the mentioned problems with the movement?
Thank you for answers. What is bit weird is that after re-starting the chrono from the jammed 58 sec position, it could get past that point on next turn i.e continue to run for some minutes until getting jammed again. If this is normal functioning due to low power reserve, this action should be consistent I think?
Wait...In the hope that you get the "new and improved" version of the 3861 👍
Is it safe to say one coming directly from Omega would have the updated parts or still luck of the draw. I told the SA I wouldn't mind waiting a few months to assure it does. I was hoping reference a serial number but don't know if that's possible.
And that is something I can't understand.
