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jjdesq · 27 March 2019, 04:27 AM

I noticed winding my sea dweller there are now some rough feeling spots when winding in the 360 degree rotation of the crown, almost like a tooth broke. I know sort of what it feels like when the clutch engages when winding the watch and this feels different. How durable is the gear? and can someone post a picture of what that gear looks like because when looking at pictures of the movement I'm not completely sure what I'm looking at. I know it's somewhere at the end of the stem but I'm a nub at watch movements. It's the 116600 and only a few years old and a service would not be kind to my pockets so I'm a bit worried here folks.

GradyPhilpott · 27 March 2019, 04:52 AM

We have tech specialists on the board, SearChart for one, who could answer your question, although, I think the best course would be to consult a local watchmaker who has a Rolex parts account.

jjdesq · 27 March 2019, 05:42 AM

that may be what I end up having to do, but I would like one of those experts to chime in. I'm curious if anybody has heard of a tooth breaking or something else that may have been damaged causing something like what I mentioned.

rod442 · 27 March 2019, 06:38 AM

If you suspect something broke and the crown feels rough to turn, hack the movement and stop wearing it.

You don't want pieces inside the watch floating around when its running and causing more damage, until it can be looked at.

EDIT and if its inside a few years old then it should have a 5 year warranty, no?

Irydium · 27 March 2019, 07:25 AM

The same thing happened to me in early January, crown felt like it was grinding on something at random spots during rotation. Away it went to RSC Toronto and it was fixed under warranty. As usual RSC did not say what was wrong with it.

Try letting the power reserve run down completely and try winding the watch. If the grinding/roughness is still there I would sent it back for repair.

Jackumi · 27 March 2019, 10:11 AM

I had the same thing happen to my 1yr old GMT. I do not wind it that much as I keep it running on my wrist or my winder. But one day I manually wound it and on turning the crown it felt gritty or like something was slightly grinding. I took it to my RSC and they were very casual about it, took it in under warranty. 3wks later I got it back and now on winding it is back to being silky smooth. They did not say what was wrong.

Barrier25 · 29 March 2019, 09:05 AM

Same thing just happened to me this morning while winding my 116500 that I just purchased 2 weeks ago! Pretty aggravated!! Has anyone else experienced with the 4130 calibre?

27 March 2019, 04:27 AM	#1
jjdesq "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 81	what is the chance my winding gear broke? I noticed winding my sea dweller there are now some rough feeling spots when winding in the 360 degree rotation of the crown, almost like a tooth broke. I know sort of what it feels like when the clutch engages when winding the watch and this feels different. How durable is the gear? and can someone post a picture of what that gear looks like because when looking at pictures of the movement I'm not completely sure what I'm looking at. I know it's somewhere at the end of the stem but I'm a nub at watch movements. It's the 116600 and only a few years old and a service would not be kind to my pockets so I'm a bit worried here folks.

27 March 2019, 04:52 AM	#2
GradyPhilpott 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 34,347	We have tech specialists on the board, SearChart for one, who could answer your question, although, I think the best course would be to consult a local watchmaker who has a Rolex parts account. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

27 March 2019, 05:42 AM	#3
jjdesq "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 81	that may be what I end up having to do, but I would like one of those experts to chime in. I'm curious if anybody has heard of a tooth breaking or something else that may have been damaged causing something like what I mentioned.

27 March 2019, 06:38 AM	#4
rod442 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: michigan Posts: 193	If you suspect something broke and the crown feels rough to turn, hack the movement and stop wearing it. You don't want pieces inside the watch floating around when its running and causing more damage, until it can be looked at. EDIT and if its inside a few years old then it should have a 5 year warranty, no?

27 March 2019, 07:25 AM	#5
Irydium "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: David Location: Vancouver Posts: 109	The same thing happened to me in early January, crown felt like it was grinding on something at random spots during rotation. Away it went to RSC Toronto and it was fixed under warranty. As usual RSC did not say what was wrong with it. Try letting the power reserve run down completely and try winding the watch. If the grinding/roughness is still there I would sent it back for repair.

27 March 2019, 10:11 AM	#6
Jackumi "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Real Name: John Location: Yokohama Watch: 116613LB, 116713LN Posts: 218	I had the same thing happen to my 1yr old GMT. I do not wind it that much as I keep it running on my wrist or my winder. But one day I manually wound it and on turning the crown it felt gritty or like something was slightly grinding. I took it to my RSC and they were very casual about it, took it in under warranty. 3wks later I got it back and now on winding it is back to being silky smooth. They did not say what was wrong.

29 March 2019, 09:05 AM	#7
Barrier25 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: New York Posts: 63	Same thing just happened to me this morning while winding my 116500 that I just purchased 2 weeks ago! Pretty aggravated!! Has anyone else experienced with the 4130 calibre?

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