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View Poll Results: Does your 32xx movement seem to be 100% ok?
Yes, no issues 1,064 69.63%
No, amplitude is low (below 200) but timekeeping is still fine 63 4.12%
No, amplitude is low (below 200) and timekeeping is off (>5 s/d) 401 26.24%
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Old 2 February 2025, 11:31 PM   #5521
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My guess is they can't fix the issue or don't know how to, given it's been what 8 years(?).
10 years.
The 32xx movement series was introduced in 2015 (3235, 3255), followed by the 3285 (2018) and the 3230 (2020).
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Don't know if this is serious or not, or more a question?

Seems there are still new 32xx watches coming out in 2024 that are exhibiting the main issue.

There's nothing really substantial to indicate Rolex has fixed the issue; though there have been some subtle changes along the way in an effort to improve performance I believe.

My guess is they can't fix the issue or don't know how to, given it's been what 8 years(?). Maybe 33xx brings a new era in timekeeping performance?
Well a 3rd possibility is they absolutely CAN and KNOW how to fix it, they are just choosing not to because of the $$$ involved. Which would suggest it's not an easy fix and they have instead decided it's a better $$$ decision to devote resources to the development of the 33xx movements instead.

I will say that I've owned at least a handful of 32xx movement watches now (probably closer to 10 different ones) and each and every single one has run within the promised +-2s/day consistently. Indeed, as long as the watch does not develop the amplitude issues, I don't think anyone has reported a 32xx watch not running those specs.

This is nothing short of incredible timekeeping. I've never owned a single mechanical watch outside of Rolex that has had that level of consistent timekeeping, and the fact they do it universally over annual 1M+ production is astounding.

My very amateur guess is something about these tight tolerances along with the bump up to increased PR must be behind these issues. I added the latter because the 31xx movements also can do +-2s/day. Indeed, some folks here have reported that after service for amplitude issues, their watches have come back running outside those specs, maybe even +5s/day. I wonder if Rolex sacrifices accuracy they can make the movement more reliable or at least more likely to run longer without developing the issues? Just spitballing.

Another mystery of mine is why some enterprising watchmaker hasn't gotten a hold of one of these with the amplitude issues, opened it up, and sought to theorize what is causing the problems and how Rolex could fix it. They could post their findings online and/or on YT.
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Don't know if this is serious or not, or more a question?



Seems there are still new 32xx watches coming out in 2024 that are exhibiting the main issue.



There's nothing really substantial to indicate Rolex has fixed the issue; though there have been some subtle changes along the way in an effort to improve performance I believe.



My guess is they can't fix the issue or don't know how to, given it's been what 8 years(?). Maybe 33xx brings a new era in timekeeping performance?
Or they simply dont care. It certainly hasn't hurt their sales.
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The problem is I have a 5/24 example that is showing the signs of having “the issue”
Yipes!

And 10 years... bigger yipes!

Btw I was trying to be a bit humorous in my previous post (only three years). It's puzzling that this has not been sorted. Do you think Rolex will ever really fix the issue, or will they create new bits and call it Version B, or is it finally time to give up, admit defeat, and thus create a new movement?
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Or they simply dont care. It certainly hasn't hurt their sales.

I think the Actuarial Department weighed in and said "let this one ride."
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Yipes!

And 10 years... bigger yipes!

Btw I was trying to be a bit humorous in my previous post (only three years). It's puzzling that this has not been sorted. Do you think Rolex will ever really fix the issue, or will they create new bits and call it Version B, or is it finally time to give up, admit defeat, and thus create a new movement?



More or less in reverse order:
Sooner or later there will be a new movement (that is not a stretch). It will be released with much fanfare to advertise how awesome and cutting edge Rolex can be. IDK, longer PR, "better accuracy", maybe they release a twin barrel unit, better serviceability...who knows.


It will never, ever be presented as a "Just Kidding" on the whole 32 idea.


I would like to believe that at some point a stated, actual and definitive service bulletin would be released. At this point I am calling into question what will 20 or 30yr old 32s service look like. Maybe nothing, maybe just like any old watch. Your 20 year 32 runs slow? Ah, that's too bad...its 20 years old, send it in. Not even going that far back, I owned an 8yr old 3135 that ran spot on. I have zero confidence at this point in time that an 8-10yr old 32 will be anything other than slow. Only time will tell that.
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