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28 November 2021, 05:29 PM | #1 |
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Date wheel stuck on my Sub
I bought a Brand new Sub 116613LN 1 year ago. I hardly wear it . It’s not my everyday watch. But I wore it yesterday and it stopped working all of a sudden. I also noticed that the date wheel got stuck between 5 and 6. So I winded the watch and it worked again but I couldn’t set the date wheel. Nothing happened when i set the time or when I manually was trying to set the date . So I winded the watch approximately 30 times and went to bed . When I woke up today everything was good and the watch was like new again . I could set the date with no problem and the clock sound like it should when winding and listening to it. Have any of you had this problem with a new sub ? I have barely used the watch . And I tried to set the date several times yesterday even 2 hours after the first time but nothing happend. Should I do a warranty claim? What could have happened? I’m just worried that something is wrong and it may happen again. In my mind it doesn’t matter that it’s working now. I don’t think that’s this should happen to a 1 year old watch. Maybe some tiny part is broken and may damage the watch even more the longer I wait.
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28 November 2021, 05:31 PM | #2 | |
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Date wheel stuck! That’s Tudor GMT speciality :-) Don’t seat it, send it to your AD for checkup. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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28 November 2021, 05:38 PM | #3 |
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Personally, I’d just wear it for a week and see what happens. A dormant watch can hang up, like a car that hasn’t been started in a while. It could be nothing. If it’s under warranty you have nothing to lose by just wearing it. It could just be the watch being a little upset with you for not wearing it, and sending you a small threat.
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28 November 2021, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the reply. I am considering if I should send it in. But I don’t like to send in my watches. But this is a strange situation
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28 November 2021, 06:01 PM | #6 |
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Just this summer I wore my vintage Speedmaster on a vacation to the mountains, with a different climate and higher elevation. On the first day, overnight, it stopped. I was confused and scared that it needed an expensive service. But I wound it fully and continued to wear it. It has kept perfect time ever since, like always. |
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28 November 2021, 06:16 PM | #8 |
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My 116610LV had a stuck date wheel when it came back from an appraisal at my AD. I don't think it had been wound and had exhausted its power reserve before laying still for a few days, possibly in excess of a week. The SA wound it fully, pulled it out to the hacked position and wound it backwards and forwards the long way, a few days. That freed it. He advised to use the watch for a few days and take it back for a closer look if the date wheel got lazy again. It has worked faultlessly since then.
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28 November 2021, 06:23 PM | #9 |
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It happens, usually it is an issue with the jumper/spring.
A while ago I had to repair 2 subs with this exact problem in 1 week. But funnily enough it is not a common issue on the 3135 at all. |
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28 November 2021, 09:51 PM | #11 |
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Thanks for all the reply . Really appreciate it. I understand that This might be a small problem when not wearing the watch much and it may have been stuck. But my real concern was when I couldn’t set the date manually. I tried several times and the wheel just didn’t want to move. That’s very strange. I will try it for one week now and see what happens.
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29 November 2021, 02:38 AM | #12 |
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29 November 2021, 02:46 AM | #13 |
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The watch should be fully wound, 40 - 50 times when you put on your watch. Then it should run fine
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Run the date wheel around the dial a few times, wind it fully, and put it back on. I can't see a reason to send it off unless it is consistently not working.
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29 November 2021, 06:01 AM | #15 |
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I assume you weren't adjusting the date in the no go zone (which I guess applies to Rolex as much as any other manufacturer)
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WRONG. Rolex movements do not have the 'window' where it is inadvisable or potentially harmful to set the date. You can set them at any time of day or night.
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29 November 2021, 10:16 AM | #17 |
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Rolex movements are better designed than many others.
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29 November 2021, 10:52 PM | #18 | |
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I've only ever had no date Rex watches, so not something I've looked into before.
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