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Omega DeVille 2500D manually winding problem?

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First of all when fully wound power reserve and time keeping are ok.

When manually winding sometimes it is buttery smooth. Other times you feel the gears and cogs moving. It is very consistent, even and does not feel like anything is broken when you feel gears and cogs moving.

When the watch is flat and reset you can notice it almost straight away. I am not mistaken with the movement being fully wound and clutch slipping.

Is this normal? Or should the movement feel exactly the same when wound manually.
 
ext1
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I think it was a mistake- it's been happening to some people with the site apparently. They post and it ends up somewhere else unknowingly..

Nice Longines though!
 
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I’ve found them to be fairly smooth but then I’ve not had one super long term. The 2500D is among the most reliable modern movements though from what we’ve seen and the winding mechanism should be pretty much the same as the solid ETA movement it’s based on which is also highly dependable. Might be one for @Archer
 
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I’ve found them to be fairly smooth but then I’ve not had one super long term. The 2500D is among the most reliable modern movements though from what we’ve seen and the winding mechanism should be pretty much the same as the solid ETA movement it’s based on which is also highly dependable. Might be one for @Archer
Thanks for your reply. The watch has been reliable and continues to keep great time.
 
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I’ve owned a couple of 2500D watches (and many more ETA 2892 watches, the base caliber). I have always found the winding buttery smooth and have never experienced the sensation you describe (“cogs and gears moving”). Perhaps you have the crown pulled out a little too much when you feel that and it is part way into the date-change position? Next time you feel that way, try pushing the crown in a little and see if it goes away.
 
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Donn Chambers Donn Chambers
I’ve owned a couple of 2500D watches (and many more ETA 2892 watches, the base caliber). I have always found the winding buttery smooth and have never experienced the sensation you describe (“cogs and gears moving”). Perhaps you have the crown pulled out a little too much when you feel that and it is part way into the date-change position? Next time you feel that way, try pushing the crown in a little and see if it goes away.
Just tried now and very smooth. Sometimes smooth and sometimes not. Best way to describe it like a watch being wound, that you can feel it being wound.
 
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Maybe I should contact the watchmaker at the boutique? I have 4 years and 2 months warranty left. Just wandering if this is a normal characteristic? It is intermittent sometimes smooth other times not.
 
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Any more feedback? Anyone with an Omega 2500D.
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Not to worry guys.

I will see how it goes, it has a warranty if help needed.
 
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Take it to the Omega watchmaker and see what they say. I would suspect that there is an issue in the auto mechanism meaning that the manual wind is not always being properly isolated from the auto charging mechanism. Usually when I have a watch here with a "gritty" wind, it's that system that has the issue. It could also be a loose screw, for example, so worth having it checked over now.

Good luck, Chris
 
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Donn Chambers Donn Chambers
I’ve owned a couple of 2500D watches (and many more ETA 2892 watches, the base caliber). I have always found the winding buttery smooth and have never experienced the sensation you describe (“cogs and gears moving”). Perhaps you have the crown pulled out a little too much when you feel that and it is part way into the date-change position? Next time you feel that way, try pushing the crown in a little and see if it goes away.
I appreciate your reply. I will try that
 
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Just waking up an old thread instead of starting a new one, but i recently picked up an early 2000s Omega Deville with the cal. 1120 (ETA based non Coaxial), and like yours OP, it has a "gritty" sound and feel when handwinding it. It does keep time well within COSC spec so far, and there is no slack when setting the time. The quick date change is also crisp. The gritty sound and feel i would describe like the one that ETA2824 or Miyota users "complain" about. I have an ETA 2824 and a Miyota based watch in hand right now and id wager this cal. 1120s grittiness is more pronounced between the fingers and louder than both. The rotor is slightly noisy (louder than my ETA2824) when rotating, so I popped the caseback off quickly and checked for play in the rotor and didnt see any so i suspect this is due to dry ball bearings and the case being thin (~8mm) thus not dampening the noise so much.

Considering that almost everyone ive seen online praises the ETA2892 for having a buttery smooth handwind, im suspecting this watch will probably need a service and maybe some parts replaced? Does anyone have any experience with this and any ideas what will need replacement?

Also, i've also tried pushing the crown in a bit more, but it's already bottomed out and there is no change.
 
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Rjay8 Rjay8
Just waking up an old thread instead of starting a new one, but i recently picked up an early 2000s Omega Deville with the cal. 1120 (ETA based non Coaxial), and like yours OP, it has a "gritty" sound and feel when handwinding it. It does keep time well within COSC spec so far, and there is no slack when setting the time. The quick date change is also crisp. The gritty sound and feel i would describe like the one that ETA2824 or Miyota users "complain" about. I have an ETA 2824 and a Miyota based watch in hand right now and id wager this cal. 1120s grittiness is more pronounced between the fingers and louder than both. The rotor is slightly noisy (louder than my ETA2824) when rotating, so I popped the caseback off quickly and checked for play in the rotor and didnt see any so i suspect this is due to dry ball bearings and the case being thin (~8mm) thus not dampening the noise so much.

Considering that almost everyone ive seen online praises the ETA2892 for having a buttery smooth handwind, im suspecting this watch will probably need a service and maybe some parts replaced? Does anyone have any experience with this and any ideas what will need replacement?

Also, i've also tried pushing the crown in a bit more, but it's already bottomed out and there is no change.
Omega took it in under warranty.

Issue with reversing wheel, part changed under Omega warranty partial service. It winds very smooth now and issue is gone. Still keeping unbelievable time, lost only 2 seconds total in two weeks.
 
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