Skydweller rotor noise... help

[Pim]

Are you shaking a rattler in your other hand just outside the shot ?
I never heard a watch make that sound

[skdweller]

Originally Posted by Moondoggy

What year is yours?

Also for me it takes a certain effort to hear the whistle, I would never hear it otherwise.

Put the watch to your ear while on your wrist, flip it back and forth say 90deg (12 o'clock to six o'clock angle)......hear anything?

This grinding noise you can hear from across a room. I stop wearing it, it's a paper weight now bc I don't want it to get worse until I get it looked at. Due to covid RSC is shut down. Horrible issue to have for a $30k watch .

[skdweller]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Did you by any chance drop it or banged it into something?

Nope , i recently (not even two weeks) got it barely wore it bc the noise kept getting louder and louder, by now you can hear it across a room. I stopped wearing and it's a paper weight. Sad 😥.

[dricig]

I would have it back to the AD for a full refund!
Look for another one.

[Onikage]

Doesn't sound great..

[skdweller]

The AD has agreed to take it back and send it to RSC in Texas because is one of the only service centers back in business due to Covid. We have agreed that if after it gets looked at and properly serviced and certified by Rolex that if it still doesn't work properly they will fully refund me. Keep fingers crossed everything will work out. quite honestly I miss the watch already since it was shipped out today. I'll update this post when i get the watch back.

[Oldfellow]

Originally Posted by skdweller

The AD has agreed to take it back and send it to RSC in Texas because is one of the only service centers back in business due to Covid. We have agreed that if after it gets looked at and properly serviced and certified by Rolex that if it still doesn't work properly they will fully refund me. Keep fingers crossed everything will work out. quite honestly I miss the watch already since it was shipped out today. I'll update this post when i get the watch back.

Sounds like a satisfactory arrangement, hope it all works out for you.

[David5807]

Originally Posted by minhc88

My skydweller us very quiet.. no matter how vigorous I move my wrist.

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Same here, I've never heard mine making any loud noises.

[JamieDm4]

Originally Posted by skdweller

The AD has agreed to take it back and send it to RSC in Texas because is one of the only service centers back in business due to Covid. We have agreed that if after it gets looked at and properly serviced and certified by Rolex that if it still doesn't work properly they will fully refund me. Keep fingers crossed everything will work out. quite honestly I miss the watch already since it was shipped out today. I'll update this post when i get the watch back.

Hope everything turns out well. Shame you're going through this hassle over a $30k+ watch. I've seen quite a few complaints from early Skydwellers with issues. Keep us updated, it's still my favorite watch

[Pim]

Originally Posted by skdweller

The AD has agreed to take it back and send it to RSC in Texas because is one of the only service centers back in business due to Covid. We have agreed that if after it gets looked at and properly serviced and certified by Rolex that if it still doesn't work properly they will fully refund me. Keep fingers crossed everything will work out. quite honestly I miss the watch already since it was shipped out today. I'll update this post when i get the watch back.

Smart and the AD responded as they should. Sounds good al round (except for you missing the watch)

[skdweller]

I finally got the watch back from the AD and with it a letter from Rolex. unfortunately the only thing that the letter says is that they Checked Movement (the original warranty card was for 5 years; which it beat it by a week or so). I wanted to find out more about the work/repairs so I called them at the Texas office. They basically said that they do not detail their work to the outside world, only if expensive parts were replaced. Not much help! The customer service person did say that the movement in most cases is taken apart and oiled to regulate the time keeping of the movement. I can only guess that the bearing or gear of the rotor were replaced or fixed. At any rate the watch is super quiet now and keeping great time. Overall I am happy, everyone did their part and things are working perfectly (about 5 weeks to get it back). Rolex did say that the watch had never been serviced before neither any issues were ever reported. I guess that is good to know.

[Rrpdc]

Does not sound right. My ss skyd is super quite. 2 years old.

[Rrpdc]

Originally Posted by dricig

i would have it back to the ad for a full refund!
Look for another one.

+1

[snok]

This thread is really helpful

[samuel019]

I wouldn’t say mine is quiet but I would definitely not call it noisy. Never noticed a thing until I stumbled upon this thread. Kinda moved mine around and I could hear the rotor moving.

Kinda reminded me of a Tudor Tiger Chrono I used to own. The Valjoux wobble.

[skdweller]

Originally Posted by samuel019

I wouldn’t say mine is quiet but I would definitely not call it noisy. Never noticed a thing until I stumbled upon this thread. Kinda moved mine around and I could hear the rotor moving.

Kinda reminded me of a Tudor Tiger Chrono I used to own. The Valjoux wobble.

I think you can hear it bc they are using newceramic bearing balls for the rotors.

[ToyotaMoe]

Man. That doesn’t sound right at all. I tried on a 2 tone about a couple weeks ago and it was really quiet. I would have an expert at RSC take a look at it. I’m pretty sure there are some normal noises. But that sounds horrible.

[Sehmuz]

Hi there i have gor skydweller 2022 on gold black dial. But i have noticed a noise coming from inside when you wiggle the watch. Its like ball overgoing inside. Has anyone noticed this because i heard that skys are the most lous watch in rolex history. Please help