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Old 14 July 2010, 09:31 AM   #1
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Does Anyone Ever Hear Their Navitimer Winding?

I have a Navitimer that is about 2 years old, and sometimes... quite often, in fact, if I move a certain way, I can hear it winding. The first time I heard it was in a quiet office. I couldn't tell the sound was coming from my watch. A day or so later, I heard it again. All of a sudden I figured it out -- THAT SOUND IS MY WATCH! Now, when I hear it, I often wonder, "Do other people hear my watch winding?" It's not the kind of sound you have to press your ear against the watch to hear.

Does anyone else experience this? Is something wrong?

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Old 14 July 2010, 09:39 AM   #2
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Nothing is wrong. I've had several Breitlings that made a noise whenever the ballast moved. This was more common in certain movements, but the newer are fairly silent. I had a Superocean from the early 2000's that did the same. I read up on noisy breitling movements, and realized it was just fine.

How is the timing, and power reserve?
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Old 14 July 2010, 09:40 AM   #3
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I don't have a Breitling but I do have a watch that does that. I get the winding sound with my Bremont, never on my Rolex.

Nothing is wrong with mine and like you I first noticed it sitting at my desk in a silent office. Mine is faint it would need to be silent to hear it I doubt anyone could hear it during a conversation.
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Old 14 July 2010, 09:49 AM   #4
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As Paul stated,it's normal!! I had an older (95') Navitimer and you could hear it wind all the time.....
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Old 14 July 2010, 11:28 AM   #5
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Thanks, Everyone!

I appreciate the good information. I was afraid I was looking at at service call... and yes, the power reserve seems adequate, so I think the winding mechanism is working properly... it's just that I never hear it on any other watch I own, so I was concerned.

Thanks again!
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Old 15 July 2010, 06:33 PM   #6
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It is because the Rotor on Rolex winds both sides and in the ETA is not.

They cal it the Breitling wobble, sometimes you can even feel it.


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Old 18 July 2010, 06:10 AM   #7
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The wobble is cool, wait till you feel it on your wrist for the first time. My Twin Sixty caught me off guard once with it.
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Old 23 July 2010, 09:17 AM   #8
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I just purchased a Navitimer World and it wobbles

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Old 23 July 2010, 01:48 PM   #9
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Yes mine does the same thing. Wobble Rocks!
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Old 27 July 2010, 04:24 AM   #10
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I really miss the sound of my Navitimer.
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Old 25 May 2018, 01:32 PM   #11
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Glad I found this thread gives me some relief to my concerns. I have a Navitimer for little over a year now and she just started making the wobble noise. Never noticed that noise before, that's why I figured there must be something wrong.
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Old 25 May 2018, 09:49 PM   #12
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Nope, but mines a quartz ����
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Old 26 May 2018, 02:39 PM   #14
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ETA movement?
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Old 6 July 2018, 07:21 AM   #15
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Which Navitimer to buy and ones to stay aqay from for reliability reason any answer woyld be good thanks

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Old 8 July 2018, 02:06 PM   #16
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ETA movement?
Good point. If its the older version with the ETA movement, then you're hearing and feeling the telltale Valjoux unidirectional wind. If its a newer Navi with the B01 movement, then you're hearing the unlubricated ceramic ball bearings in the rotor.

Either way it's all good.
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