Omega Planet Ocean 8500 Power Reserve

M mikeS

Hello! I have a two year old Omega Planet Ocean 8500 that is supposed to have a 60 hour power reserve. I am only getting 34-36 hours after I fully wind it via crown. Any ideas why this might be happening? Thanks in advance.

Mike

M mikeS

Thanks for the info. I was wearing it all day though so it should have been fully wound.

NT931

Hi Mike,
If it helps, did you feel a slight clicking as you wound towards the end? If so, then you know you've wound it maximally cos you've reached the overwind protection thingy (sorry if I'm not using the right terms - if someone can correct me that would help).

It does sound like your watch should be fully wound. The halving of the PR makes me wonder if you had the same problem as I did last year with the 8500 barrel. It also happened at about 2 years to my Aqua Terra. Swatch Singapore fixed the problem swiftly and efficiently though, kudos to them. So yep, bring it back to Omega since it's still under warranty.

NT931

Hi Mike,
If it helps, did you feel a slight clicking as you wound towards the end? If so, then you know you've wound it maximally cos you've reached the overwind protection thingy (sorry if I'm not using the right terms - if someone can correct me that would help).

It does sound like your watch should be fully wound. The halving of the PR makes me wonder if you had the same problem as I did last year with the 8500 barrel. It also happened at about 2 years to my Aqua Terra. Swatch Singapore fixed the problem swiftly and efficiently though, kudos to them. So yep, bring it back to Omega since it's still under warranty.