Unlikely the car episodes, here there's a follow up : )
So, thank you all guys for the answers. Sorry for the lack of infos, yes it is a manual wind Sapphire Sandwich, latest ref.
The watch doesn't continue to wind. It reaches a point in which I can no longer turn. Usually 3 turns before the sound starts.
I wind it in the evening and in the morning, it keeps perfect time throughout the day.
So I can say it keeps the winding for at least 14 hours.
I will not wind it this evening to see how long it will run, and update you. Thank you very much!
P.S. I will visit a watchmaker at the half of February in any case, and show it to him.
Unlikely the car episodes, here there's a follow up : )
So, thank you all guys for the answers. Sorry for the lack of infos, yes it is a manual wind Sapphire Sandwich, latest ref.
The watch doesn't continue to wind. It reaches a point in which I can no longer turn. Usually 3 turns before the sound starts.
I wind it in the evening and in the morning, it keeps perfect time throughout the day.
So I can say it keeps the winding for at least 14 hours.
I will not wind it this evening to see how long it will run, and update you. Thank you very much!
P.S. I will visit a watchmaker at the half of February in any case, and show it to him.
Your reply, and I quote, “The watch doesn’t continue to wind. It reaches a point when I can no longer turn. Usually three turns before the sound starts” makes absolutely no sense to me! Wind the watch 60 or 70 turns, until the winder will NO LONGER TURN! If you wind it 60 or 70 turns, and are then able to continue winding, occasionally hearing that WHIZZING (my word) sound, your mainspring is broken! It should be simple proof as to your problem!
Oh I see what you mean!
my phrase should have been:
The watch doesn’t continue to wind. It reaches a point when I can no longer turn. Usually three turns AFTER the sound starts”
which means, after turning it for 60 or 70 times, it will reach a point when it doesn't turn anymore.
It happens around 3 turns AFTER the sound has started.
Sorry for the confusion
Thank you Archer! Do you have any idea what could cause the sound?
This thread reminds me of an old "Car Talk" episode. Don't know if those aired in Canada.
Two brothers had a show on public radio where people called in to ask car-related questions, often asking for diagnoses of mechanical problems, including sound effects. Then the brothers would try to guess the problem and give advice. The funny thing is that there was rarely any follow up so you never learned if they got it right. Probably sounds boring, but it was actually very entertaining and never got old. The brothers were totally self-deprecating, and had a great rapport with each other and with the callers. It aired for decades, but they finally retired several years ago.
Oh I see what you mean!
my phrase should have been:
The watch doesn’t continue to wind. It reaches a point when I can no longer turn. Usually three turns AFTER the sound starts”
which means, after turning it for 60 or 70 times, it will reach a point when it doesn't turn anymore.
It happens around 3 turns AFTER the sound has started.
Sorry for the confusion
I’ve been meaning to post about a similar if not same issue. I bought a new Speedy hesalite last April. For the last few months when winding the watch the last few turns make a squealing sound, as if a rubber donut is being twisted. I’ll try to post a video.
