Time for a service. It's not right for the auto-winding to be locked up like that.
Time for a service. It's not right for the auto-winding to be locked up like that.
Its a brand new watch
well its a brand new watch, less than a couple of weeks old so I don't think its ‘due’ for a service. It may need looking at though, thats why I’m asking. 👍
Sitrep … after a day or so on a winder and a few hours wear it seems to be ok now. So it aint ‘broke’
If it doesn't spin a whole turn then it's ok. I thougt it spinned "crazily" as did mine.
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/turning-the-crown-the-rotor-also-start-spinning.5196705/
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/rotor-spinning-while-winding-is-that-necessarily-bad.451314/
It was spinning ‘crazily’ when held horizontally. At about 20 degrees off horizontal it didnt spin, just swung back and forth a little. Since putting it on the winder it doesn't ‘spin’ when horizontal now, just ‘jiggles’ a bit. Seems like it's loosening up or maybe lube dispersing and getting into or out of the works. It was never jammed up.
I have a PO and the rotor doesn't move at all, in any orientation.
The rotor on the cal. 8800 in my Seamaster has never, ever moved the tiniest bit while winding via the crown, even after almost three years of continuous running.
The Watchuseek screenshot above references Sellita and has no bearing on your issue. The linked Watchuseek thread above is referencing ETA and Sellita movements. Your watch isn't equipped with either.
It isn't operating correctly. The amount of torque applied to the winding mechanism by the rotor moving even a "little" when mannually winding is extraordinary. It will only be worse in the future.
The charging mechanism with rotor and twin wheels is similar.
