Rolex Submariner stop moving despite wearing it everyday

[giggss]

It happened since day 1 upon purchase. Recently I gave it a good 1 minute of winding.. after about 1 week of wearing everyday, the watch stops moving about 12 hours after reaching home and not wearing it.. is this abnormal?

[wirezz]

Its abnormal. Power reserve should be about 40 hours.
I suggest you get it checked out at rsc or at one of the independent guys.

[giggss]

Its abnormal. Power reserve should be about 40 hours.
I suggest you get it checked out at rsc or at one of the independent guys.

thanks for the reply..
sigh.. brand new watch not even 6months old...

[national09]

Bro, where did u purchased the watch from?

[giggss]

Bro, where did u purchased the watch from?

The Hour Glass.

i realised the watch stop moving after 12-24 hours of non-wearing in the beginning. Gave it full winding... still same.. reserve power keep dropping.. so 1-2 weeks ago decided to gave it another try of full winding.. then wearing everyday.. sometime 12-16 hours not wearing.. after 1-2 weeks, it stopped after 12 hours of non-wearing

[national09]

The Hour Glass.

i realised the watch stop moving after 12-24 hours of non-wearing in the beginning. Gave it full winding... still same.. reserve power keep dropping.. so 1-2 weeks ago decided to gave it another try of full winding.. then wearing everyday.. sometime 12-16 hours not wearing.. after 1-2 weeks, it stopped after 12 hours of non-wearing

In that case you should bring back to hour glass and get them to check the watch.

[desfreak]

6 months lemon law. THG should check out your watch.

[giggss]

just check the date purchased... is bought in Feb... more than 6 months! damn.. so should bring to Service Centre for them to check?

i just found this thread in 2012 http://www.sgrolexclub.com/threads/8...top-very-often

[Ryuden]

Gave it full winding... still same.. reserve power keep dropping.. so 1-2 weeks ago decided to gave it another try of full winding.. then wearing everyday.. sometime 12-16 hours not wearing.. after 1-2 weeks, it stopped after 12 hours of non-wearing

There are cases whereby the watch power reserve doesn't reach it full potential even though its being worn as owners have a desk bound job where most if not all the time, their wrists are on the table punching in the keyboard.

In your case however, even after giving it a full winding (which I assumed about 40 full turns) and the outcome is still like that, yes I would have it check.

Good thing is, its under warranty. And yes, that will be at the Rolex Service Center.

Good luck.

[giggss]

There are cases whereby the watch power reserve doesn't reach it full potential even though its being worn as owners have a desk bound job where most if not all the time, their wrists are on the table punching in the keyboard.

In your case however, even after giving it a full winding (which I assumed about 40 full turns) and the outcome is still like that, yes I would have it check.

Good thing is, its under warranty. And yes, that will be at the Rolex Service Center.

Good luck.

ya i am on a deskbound job.. but like you said, the reserve power shouldn't go off that quickly after 1-2 weeks upon a full winding right? I did gave it a good winding for about a minute.

[Ryuden]

What I will do is, I will give it full winding, to about 40-60 full turns, leave it unworn and untouched and monitor the power reserve.

If it goes to about 40-48 hours, it means that the power reserve is perfectly normal and that not enough "movement" to store back the full power reserve.

And even after fully winding it to 40-60 turns and leaving it unworn and untouched, the power reserve drops below 40 hours, then surely there is something wrong with the power reserve.

Try this test out first.

[giggss]

What I will do is, I will give it full winding, to about 40-60 full turns, leave it unworn and untouched and monitor the power reserve.

If it goes to about 40-48 hours, it means that the power reserve is perfectly normal and that not enough "movement" to store back the full power reserve.

And even after fully winding it to 40-60 turns and leaving it unworn and untouched, the power reserve drops below 40 hours, then surely there is something wrong with the power reserve.

Try this test out first.

Definitely sounds like a good idea! Thanks!

I just full wind 40 turns last evening and wearing it today. Shall I give it another 40 turns later and then leave it alone to time how long it takes to stop moving?

By the way, is there such a thing as over-winding?

[taxico]

Definitely sounds like a good idea! Thanks!

I just full wind 40 turns last evening and wearing it today. Shall I give it another 40 turns later and then leave it alone to time how long it takes to stop moving?

By the way, is there such a thing as over-winding?

usually no over-winding, especially on a new watch. don't over think it:

1. turn crown 60 complete revolutions. 2. leave it alone (don't wear, don't touch, don't shake) but take note of the time. 3. then take note of the time again when the second hand stops moving. PR should be 48 hours (usually a little more).

i think you are just not moving around enough to wind the watch up. don't worry so much even if the watch is faulty as you have warranty.

[Ryuden]

Definitely sounds like a good idea! Thanks!

I just full wind 40 turns last evening and wearing it today. Shall I give it another 40 turns later and then leave it alone to time how long it takes to stop moving?

By the way, is there such a thing as over-winding?

Maybe give it another 20-30 turns?

There is a safety clutch mechanism to prevent overwinding, though there are some arguments about over stressing the winding mechanism. I won't worry about it as its not every time you manually wind it until it engage the safety clutch over and over again like putting it on a winder.

Dont worry. Give it another full 20-30 turns and let the test begins.

Update us of the outcome.

[giggss]

usually no over-winding, especially on a new watch. don't over think it:

1. turn crown 60 complete revolutions. 2. leave it alone (don't wear, don't touch, don't shake) but take note of the time. 3. then take note of the time again when the second hand stops moving. PR should be 48 hours (usually a little more).

i think you are just not moving around enough to wind the watch up. don't worry so much even if the watch is faulty as you have warranty.

Maybe give it another 20-30 turns?

There is a safety clutch mechanism to prevent overwinding, though there are some arguments about over stressing the winding mechanism. I won't worry about it as its not every time you manually wind it until it engage the safety clutch over and over again like putting it on a winder.

Dont worry. Give it another full 20-30 turns and let the test begins.

Update us of the outcome.

Thanks both for the update! Tonight go home try full 50 rounds of winding and leave it alone! Will update back here.