Tag Heuer keeps stopping
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I have a Tag Heuer Aquaracer Chronograph Watch - CAF2110. Its obvously automatic and self winding but i find it doesnt stay wound very long. I cant use it during the day as im a landscape gardener and only wear it at weekends really. I have a watch winder (the time tulatory one) that was set to turn 1 hour in 3. This only kept the watch working for about 2 days after i last used it. I put a time switch on it and its now 1 hour in 2 and it still barely lasts 3 days. Is there a problem or is this normal?
I have 4 automatic watches 2 of them work fine in the Tutelary watch winder and 2 dont work at all in it, can only assume that some watch movements dont like the movement of the watch winder. I am sure one of the much more knowledgeable forum members will be along soon to give a much better reason.
As Al said earlier most watches will last around 2 days on a full wind and I would have thought that even on the 1 in 3 hour setting on your winder it'd easily be fully wound if the watch was kept in there through the week and only worn at the weekend. It can't be over wound as there'll be a protective mechanism to prevent it.
Have you noticed a drop in how long it lasts since you first had it? Other than that, it does genuinely sound OK.
Have you noticed a drop in how long it lasts since you first had it? Other than that, it does genuinely sound OK.
paulw123 said:
Even though the watch is in a watch winder I mean? Kind of assumed that if it was in a watchwinder it wouldnt stop
I put my Tag on one of these http://www.watch-winder.co.uk/Black-Wood-Single-Wa... for the first time at the weekend. It was running fine come monday morning. Cotty said:
paulw123 said:
Even though the watch is in a watch winder I mean? Kind of assumed that if it was in a watchwinder it wouldnt stop
I put my Tag on one of these http://www.watch-winder.co.uk/Black-Wood-Single-Wa... for the first time at the weekend. It was running fine come monday morning. What you should try is this:
Let the watch rundown to a stop, off the winder.
Wind it manually using the crown, 40 turns. Leave it for 36 hours to see if its still running. As mentioned, the 7750 has a PR of about 42 hours.
The winding direction is both ways, with a clutch to prevent over winding.
Position should not affect its PR. If, when you hand-wind it, you feel the rotor spinning (& the crown feels stiff), chances are that the auto-wind module has its gears gummed up. The watch may be "new" to you, but it could've been in storage for years. If the rotor is indeed spinning as per the scenario, the watch needs servicing.
Let the watch rundown to a stop, off the winder.
Wind it manually using the crown, 40 turns. Leave it for 36 hours to see if its still running. As mentioned, the 7750 has a PR of about 42 hours.
The winding direction is both ways, with a clutch to prevent over winding.
Position should not affect its PR. If, when you hand-wind it, you feel the rotor spinning (& the crown feels stiff), chances are that the auto-wind module has its gears gummed up. The watch may be "new" to you, but it could've been in storage for years. If the rotor is indeed spinning as per the scenario, the watch needs servicing.
Importr said:
What you should try is this:
Let the watch rundown to a stop, off the winder.
Wind it manually using the crown, 40 turns. Leave it for 36 hours to see if its still running. As mentioned, the 7750 has a PR of about 42 hours.
The winding direction is both ways, with a clutch to prevent over winding.
Position should not affect its PR. If, when you hand-wind it, you feel the rotor spinning (& the crown feels stiff), chances are that the auto-wind module has its gears gummed up. The watch may be "new" to you, but it could've been in storage for years. If the rotor is indeed spinning as per the scenario, the watch needs servicing.
ill try this, thanksLet the watch rundown to a stop, off the winder.
Wind it manually using the crown, 40 turns. Leave it for 36 hours to see if its still running. As mentioned, the 7750 has a PR of about 42 hours.
The winding direction is both ways, with a clutch to prevent over winding.
Position should not affect its PR. If, when you hand-wind it, you feel the rotor spinning (& the crown feels stiff), chances are that the auto-wind module has its gears gummed up. The watch may be "new" to you, but it could've been in storage for years. If the rotor is indeed spinning as per the scenario, the watch needs servicing.
paulw123 said:
Cotty said:
paulw123 said:
Even though the watch is in a watch winder I mean? Kind of assumed that if it was in a watchwinder it wouldnt stop
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