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Originally Posted by gkenny
Hi, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I have a relative who owns a Rolex President about 45 years old. The stem does not wind the watch, it just spins. Everything else works normally and you can wind the watch by just turning it in your hand or on your wrist to wind it.
What are the possible problems? Is it something that can be repaired without sending to Rolex? What could be the possible to repair the winding this watch?
Thank you for any assistance that you can offer, it will be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much, stay safe my friend, regards, gkenny.
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If it is 45 years old and has not been cleaned and lubricated in a while, that may be the only problem.
When the stem/crown is pulled out to the various positions, gears and pinions need to move into position to do what we want. If these mating parts are dry or gunked up, they won't engage.
Naturally, it could be something broken, but a proper service would replace any of those parts.
You need a watchmaker to look at it. It doesn't need to be Rolex, but it should be somebody familiar and able to work on Rolex movements.