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BenEadir · 19 December 2017, 05:12 AM

Hi all,

I purchased a new 116710LN in 2008 (with much help from the membership here!) and it has served me very well on a daily basis since.

I recently had it serviced by Rolex in London but since it's return (about 6 weeks ago) I've noticed that the Power Reserve seems to be performing very poorly e.g. I wore it from 07:00 to 23:00 Mon to Fri and left it on my bedside locker Friday night through to 14:00 on Saturday as I was playing golf (so using a GPS watch) Sat morning and when I went to put it on at 14:00 I noticed it had stopped @ 11:40 which is about 1/4 of the "Approximately 48 hours" the Power Reserve is supposed to last per the Rolex specifications.

Could this just be a function of the service and it will somehow "loosen" up and regain it's previous performance which was never quite 48 hours but would definitely last 36 hours of non use without stopping?

Should I be manually winding the watch daily to ensure the Power Reserve is full and if so how long should a wind be?

Is there anything else I should be doing? Should I be contacting Rolex about this?

I'd appreciate your experienced thoughts on this. After almost 10 years of daily use this is the only (very minor) issue I have with the watch.

Regards,

Ben

breitlings · 19 December 2017, 05:58 AM

wind it fifty times. set a stop watch or timer and dont touch the watch. see how long it runs

BenEadir · 19 December 2017, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by breitlings

wind it fifty times. set a stop watch or timer and dont touch the watch. see how long it runs

Thanks, will do.

Mystro · 19 December 2017, 08:23 AM

Absolutely, wind it up for at least 50 to 60 turns set it down and do a power reserve test.

BenEadir · 27 December 2017, 07:16 PM

Just FYI, I wound the watch +/- 60 times and set it down before going to bed @ 01:00 Dec 25th and didn't touch it until this morning.

The time on the watch at the moment it stopped was 01:04 Dec 27th so the power reserve lasted the full 48 hours and a couple of minutes.

I guess that establishes the quality of the service it just received!!

Thanks for your assistance once again, much appreciated.

Ben

Highjinx · 27 December 2017, 07:43 PM

You must have had a day with not much wrist movement. Food and TV for Christmas!

19 December 2017, 05:12 AM	#1
BenEadir "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 22	116710LN power reserve not great after service. Hi all, I purchased a new 116710LN in 2008 (with much help from the membership here!) and it has served me very well on a daily basis since. I recently had it serviced by Rolex in London but since it's return (about 6 weeks ago) I've noticed that the Power Reserve seems to be performing very poorly e.g. I wore it from 07:00 to 23:00 Mon to Fri and left it on my bedside locker Friday night through to 14:00 on Saturday as I was playing golf (so using a GPS watch) Sat morning and when I went to put it on at 14:00 I noticed it had stopped @ 11:40 which is about 1/4 of the "Approximately 48 hours" the Power Reserve is supposed to last per the Rolex specifications. Could this just be a function of the service and it will somehow "loosen" up and regain it's previous performance which was never quite 48 hours but would definitely last 36 hours of non use without stopping? Should I be manually winding the watch daily to ensure the Power Reserve is full and if so how long should a wind be? Is there anything else I should be doing? Should I be contacting Rolex about this? I'd appreciate your experienced thoughts on this. After almost 10 years of daily use this is the only (very minor) issue I have with the watch. Regards, Ben

19 December 2017, 08:23 AM	#4
Mystro 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: The Mystro ;) Location: Central Pa. Posts: 15,471	Absolutely, wind it up for at least 50 to 60 turns set it down and do a power reserve test. __________________

19 December 2017, 05:58 AM	#2
breitlings Banned Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Bethesda Watch: Apple TV Posts: 5,744	wind it fifty times. set a stop watch or timer and dont touch the watch. see how long it runs

27 December 2017, 07:16 PM	#5
BenEadir "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 22	Just FYI, I wound the watch +/- 60 times and set it down before going to bed @ 01:00 Dec 25th and didn't touch it until this morning. The time on the watch at the moment it stopped was 01:04 Dec 27th so the power reserve lasted the full 48 hours and a couple of minutes. I guess that establishes the quality of the service it just received!! Thanks for your assistance once again, much appreciated. Ben

27 December 2017, 07:43 PM	#6
Highjinx Banned Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Vietnam Watch: Rolex Sub - 16610 Posts: 246	You must have had a day with not much wrist movement. Food and TV for Christmas!

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