Hi Everyone
last week my father bought me this watch but now i found out when i try to use the chronometer it stucks at 59 seconds and its like the watch is shut down and after that ist not working even the seconds but when i reset the chronometer it starts working again? i wanted to know is it normal? what should i do?

sorry about my english its not good

 

Chronograph or chronometer? A chronograph is like a stop watch. A chronometer is simply a regular watch that's been certified to be accurate within preset standards.

A picture will help us think better.

 

sorry the ghronograph is stuck at 59 seconds, but i find out if you shake the watch before it reaches the 59 seconds it will pass that and after that it works just fine. but for now it,s not working for the first 1 minute.
Thanks

 

Have you wound it enough?

 

Thank you for your replie.
how many hours should i wear it before using the ghronograph?
i dont know about the wound it enough. could you please explain it a little bit how to wound it enough?

 

Use the crown. Your manual will tell you what position the crown has to be in to (1) wind the watch, (2) set the date, and (3) rotate the hands to set the time.

Automatic watches do not fully wind themselves within minutes. The self winding system is there more to keep it wound. The watch uses more power to run the chronograph, which is why it starts running again after you shake it - you're moving the winding rotor enough to create that power in the mainspring.

First mechanical watch, eh?

 

thanks for the help.
one more question i want to check it so how many hours after i wear it i should test the ghronograph again?
yes its my first mechanical watch. its not my every day watch, my father just bought it for special ocasions.

 

You can use the chronograph as soon as you wind it properly.

Nice watch!

 

In automatic watch we can power up by using it or winding it. If you want to test chronograph, I suggest winding it at least 30 turns (don't worry you won't over winding it).

 

Very cool watch btw

 

Thank you for your replies
I winded it around 30 times and now the ghronograph works just fine.
its a relief, i wa worried maybe its broken .

 

I also make this kind of mistake with my moon watch manual winding. When I wear and test it first time I worry because its power reserve only last 24 hour while factory spec is 52 hour. I almost return the watch. Luckily I asked this forum first. Turn out I only wind it 30 times while full winding needs 100 times to be full.

 

Another win. We aim to please!