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3120 Power Reserve Issues
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I have a 15300, with the famous 3120 movement. Had the watch only for about 6-8 months with little use. grey dealer claims it was serviced within a year at the time I bought it. However I have not worn it much, so I when I wore it last week I simply set the time and wound it up a bit (30-40x) and it was fine. It died at some point, as I did not wear it all weekend so when I put it back on yesterday in the morning I simply set the time gave it only 5-6 winds and went to work. Watch worked fine all day, but when I woke up in the morning the watch stopped at roughly 3am. This morning I set the time (without winding AT ALL as a test) at around 7:30 and going about my day and she is running just fine at the moment. My assumption is the winding mechanism both manually winding and automatically working fine, but something is up with the power reserve if that makes any sense. Does anybody have any experience with this issue, and a way I can remedy it? Obviously buying a 15 year old watch has its pros/cons, but if it was serviced roughly a year ago, it should not have PR issues like this. I know the typical response would be take it to AP, but I honestly am curious why this happens and maybe there is something I can do to remedy it before going off to AP for 4-6 weeks. Any help is greatly appreciated!! |
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My 15510 had the same issue. Sent in for service.
Is it still under warranty? Send it in
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It’s an AP. Expect to send it in periodically. AP’s can be fragile - at least that has been my experience. Of note , I’ve never had issues with Rolex or Patek.
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I don't own any PP but my Batgirl has PR issues. Daytona's crown came off. It all comes down to luck I guess.
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13 AP's over a 10+ year span. Only had 2 issues which were promptly addressed by APSC, so I can't agree with your statement.
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So my issue is that if I wear it for a day without winding and then take it off, it will only last something like 5-6 hours after taking it off. Not the biggest issue I know, but it is just unreliable at this point. |
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Power reserve is how long it takes to unwind when fully wound.
Winding it a bit here and a bit there, plus letting it sit for a day or two.. ![]() Every self wind watch will wind down to only the amount of wind that you put into it daily - and that is seldom a full wind. If you are not active enough you will not put enough wind into the watch to make up for the amount of power it uses just to maintain itself and it will stop on your wrist.
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Anyway from how you describe, I'll say your watch is totally fine. |
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You full wind it, then you are somewhat inactive, and the watch runs down after a few days. If you are not active a self wind watch will stop on your wrist - then start if you give enough movement to put a few more minutes in. Naturally, the other alternative is that you are plenty active, but the self-wind mechanism is not working properly.
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Not my experience. Had multiple Rolex warranty repairs over the years but none on any of my APs, all have been treated equally.
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This sounds normal to me, it’s likely that your wrist isn’t moving enough for the movement to wind fully - so between the initial manual wind and then the slight movement of your wrist, it has just enough power to keep running - but then a few hours later it’ll use up the remaining power.
One solution is to get a winder - when I take my watches off I have them on a SwissKubik winder and that’s worked well for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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