Brand New Speedmaster Professional Stopped after 9 to10 Hours on Full Wind.

ChrisN

This one is mine (on the left😁). I've worn it off and on since I bought it and it's never been babied. Serviced after 6 and 12 years (approx) by Omega in Eastleigh, England as I'm a Brit. I'm a watchmaker now so, no-one else touches it...

At 7:40, the hour hand is approaching the continuous running seconds counter on the left of the dial. If that hand is a little high, or more likely rising away from the pivot so it's not parallel to the dial, it will contact the hour hand and stop the watch. With no further details, I'd put a small bet that is the problem. Bet if you start it at 10:30, it will run until 7:40 again..

Cheers, Chris

miurasv

Thanks. Could be the problem. How did you find the quality of the service from Eastleigh?

ChrisN

Variable... In fact, the Speedmaster was in there twice without issues but I also have a (from new) 1997 Constellation and it ran fine for the first 5 years until it went for a service there. They damaged the gold bezel (about £1500 to replace today) but replaced it the moment I swore loudly! It never ran correctly though and was never in COSC spec after that even though they serviced it two more times.... (I was youngish and foolish and didn't know any watchmakers).

To be honest, this was so long ago that my experience is irrelevant as I doubt they work in the same way today. If it's an Omega service centre then you shouldn't have any concerns about sending any fairly modern watch there, say an 1120 calibre and on. Vintage is your own choice but most people don't recommend it.

Are you in UK?

Cheers, Chris

Archer

As you seem 100% positive that it's fully wound, just take it back and have them sort it. No watch company is perfect, even though they market themselves as such...

Cheers, Al

blufinz52

We're getting a little repetitive here.

blufinz52

The 1861 movement is very reliable, your watch most likely has a minor issue and the AD will replace it.

miurasv

I see. Yes in UK. The reason I ask is I found Omega Service in UK to be terrible around 15 years ago. I had a collection of vintage Speedmasters and took 3 in to my local AD to be serviced/overhauled. The watches went to STS first and the standard was absolutely appalling. They couldn't have even checked the terrible work they did. Eastleigh then attempted to get them right but again not much better than STS. They had to go back to Switzerland a few times as well before they were eventually right but after that I sold them all. My brother sent in a Seamaster PO 43.5mm METAS version recently for regulation and came back with a scratched caseback. Not impressed.

miurasv

Seems to be a common problem. See here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/new-speedmaster-winds-then-keeps-stopping.27006/page-1

AAAKK

Common? By what measure?

miurasv

I mean that a number of people have encountered the same issue/problem.

AAAKK

I do understand your frustration but a few mentions on OF of a particular issue versus the large quantity of Speedy Pros sold each year doesn't qualify as common in my mind. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on the definition of common.

Foo2rama

You realize that the members here most likely own over 10,000 Speedmasters right? It's not common by far.