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18 October 2022, 06:42 PM | #1 |
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3235 Rotor Ball Bearings
Hello everyone,
I think I'm in the right place. I just got a Sept 2022 126613LB from a reputable dealer and I looked at the movement today. The automatic movement rotor has a strange bearing, not the usual bearing you see on the 3235 movement. It has so many balls inside, I usually see 7 balls inside. I am wondering if maybe an experienced watchmaker could tell me if this is something new for 2022 versions of 3235? Or someone messed with it? Maybe used unauthentic parts on a new watch? It doesn't make sense to me. I will attach photo. Hope someone can help me with this question. Thank you in advance! |
19 October 2022, 05:07 AM | #2 |
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Based on other threads I've seen, I am pretty sure this is an updated 32xx movement.
Rolex make such updates silently. |
19 October 2022, 05:20 AM | #3 |
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I really hope that’s the case, a silent update.
I spent all night looking on Chinese websites to find this exact bearing, the only place I found anything like it was on the Rolex website. So that was a good sign. I just wish someone could tell me for sure they have seen this before in real life. |
19 October 2022, 05:35 AM | #4 |
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19 October 2022, 05:49 AM | #5 |
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I joined today because I also had the same concern on my DJ41. It seems Rolex also added Chronometer Perpetual to the oscillating weight (rotor) in the past few months.
If you click the above link, look at post # 2751. I would post a link, but I'm too new. |
19 October 2022, 07:22 AM | #6 |
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Thank you so much for your reply.
Now I am actually excited about this change, hope it will help the 3235 keep better time. |
19 October 2022, 04:25 PM | #7 | |
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My Sept 2022 movement doesn't have text on the rotor but I found this somewhat similar movement (3285) without the fancy text and with just as many balls in the bearing as mine. Picture looks to be from Rolex. I guess mid 2022 to 2023 is a period of small updates in the movement's details. Probably more to come. Your DJ41 has the same 3235 as mine I think, do you have a picture of your movement by any chance? does it look like mine? what month is it? Thanks! |
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19 October 2022, 05:39 PM | #8 |
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Have more or less rotor bearings are only to give mainly better winding efficiency when wearing nothing more.
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