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Old 28 August 2020, 12:57 PM   #1
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GMT II losing hour at a time

Hi guys, I bought my first GMTII BLNR 5 years ago. Lately it will lose an hour. Just on the hour hand. 24 hour hand is fine, minute hand is fine, it just will not move up an hour.
Any ideas what's up with this?
Thanks in advance
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Old 28 August 2020, 03:03 PM   #2
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Does the quickset of the hour hand work?
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Old 29 August 2020, 02:25 AM   #3
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Loses an hour when? After a day, every hour, once a month?

Usually it's a setting error when the hour hand is close on either side of an indice, we jump it to the wrong side because of the optics.
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Old 29 August 2020, 04:07 AM   #4
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It appears to be something has jammed in the quickset cam or lever. When the hour hand setting position is accessed, can you advance or reverse the hour hand?


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Old 1 September 2020, 02:43 AM   #5
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I can advance it either way. Let's say the time is 0904. I might look at it 6 hours later,and the watch will say 2:04 4 hours after that itight say 4 04. So the minute hand and the 24 hour hand keep time just the hour hand randomly decides not to advance
After I posted this I had to have some surgery so I let it run down, reset everything and wound it and so far so good.
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Old 1 September 2020, 02:01 PM   #6
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Maybe our AZ weather gave it heatstroke.

j/k. Keep your eye on it; that is a weird issue.

If it is out of warranty, AZ has one of the best CW21 watchmakers to service it.
Phillip Ridley in Mesa.

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Old 2 September 2020, 03:56 AM   #7
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I logged into my account to find details on the same watch with the same issue!

for me it only looses the hour over night. I have stoppe dwearing it now to prevent future issues and will have to have it serviced when i have a chance.
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Old 10 September 2020, 03:06 PM   #8
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Since I ran it down, reset the time, wound it properly, no more problems for the past couple of weeks.
As always though guys, thanks for the input!
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Old 11 September 2020, 12:30 AM   #9
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Hope it continues to run properly.
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Old 9 January 2021, 03:12 AM   #10
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just took mine in for service and found the hour wheel is broken.

do you still have an issue with yours?
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Old 22 April 2021, 02:17 PM   #11
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I had the same problem w my GMT IIc, 116710LN 2007. I would lose exactly 1 hr on the hr hand overnight (24hr hand and minute hand never an issue, always correct) - occurred probably every couple of weeks, If I set the time manually, may not occur for 3-4 weeks. Had watch serviced with Rolex March 2021. Still verifying issue has been resolved - so far, so good (service dept. didn't mention any issues with movt. but they may not anyways).
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Old 27 April 2021, 07:30 AM   #12
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My 2009 GMT Master 2 is doing the same thing, it will skip a hr, every 12 hrs.
Minutes and seconds are right on the button.
My GMT has the 3186 movement in it.
Ive reached out the to Mr Ridley , but so far no response.
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Old 27 April 2021, 08:44 AM   #13
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your best bet is to have a watchmaker look at it
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Old 27 April 2021, 03:12 PM   #14
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