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OysterAbba · 2 April 2014, 04:41 PM

Hi All,

I am having sleepless nights as I dropped my watch from slightly above ankle length onto a tiled floor. Luckily, there is no cosmetic damage at all but I noticed that my watch now runs -1 second a day as opposed to -0.5 before the drop.

Totally unrelated to the drop, I have noticed that when I open the crown, the gap between the crown, there seems to be some faded metal where the crown screws in (the two two small gaps between the crown and crown guard and only visible if crown is unscrewed). Not sure if this is just normal wear but it seems odd.

Another final issue is when I set the time yesterday, when opening crown in the last position and then setting time and pushing crown back in, the crown gets stuck in a sort of limbo and doesn't sit back into the winding/date position and if i try to wind it just goes round with no resistance at all. I have to open crown back out into last position and then push back in to resolve the issue. This issue is intermittent and doesn't always happen.

I have had my watch for 3 years now and wondering if I should get it serviced?

Zoran · 2 April 2014, 06:33 PM

Better be safe than sorry, and drop the watch off at a RSC or watchmaker near you

A tile floor is NOT your best friend!

Racerdj · 2 April 2014, 06:34 PM

Welcome to the forum! Tile floors are not Rolex friendly.

Cc1966 · 2 April 2014, 11:15 PM

Rolexes are TOUGH. If no cosmetic damage occurred from that minor fall, then no internal damage occurred IMHO. Wear it and enjoy until it hits the 5-7 year mark....

Brandon(phila) · 3 April 2014, 12:32 AM

I think every Rolex I have ever owned (at least 12) the crown gets stuck in a limbo position sometimes.
I have to Push it in and pull back out to find the correct position. Not all the time, but sometimes.

The fact that your watch is -1 and used to be be -.5 that could just be coincidence. mechanical watches change all the time. Could be the way you lay it at night, could be that it's 3 years old, could be that the weather changed. I wish my watches were -1 per day.

I would keep an eye on it and if nothing erratic is occurring in the next few weeks just wait another couple years for service.
I only dropped a watch once (Panerai) from chest height to wood floor....luckily it was fine...but I was worried for a few days and kept checking the timing etc...after a week I just went back to enjoying the watch.

Good luck, hopefully nothing is wrong

2 April 2014, 04:41 PM	#1
OysterAbba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 24	Need help with GMT MASTER IIc Hi All, I am having sleepless nights as I dropped my watch from slightly above ankle length onto a tiled floor. Luckily, there is no cosmetic damage at all but I noticed that my watch now runs -1 second a day as opposed to -0.5 before the drop. Totally unrelated to the drop, I have noticed that when I open the crown, the gap between the crown, there seems to be some faded metal where the crown screws in (the two two small gaps between the crown and crown guard and only visible if crown is unscrewed). Not sure if this is just normal wear but it seems odd. Another final issue is when I set the time yesterday, when opening crown in the last position and then setting time and pushing crown back in, the crown gets stuck in a sort of limbo and doesn't sit back into the winding/date position and if i try to wind it just goes round with no resistance at all. I have to open crown back out into last position and then push back in to resolve the issue. This issue is intermittent and doesn't always happen. I have had my watch for 3 years now and wondering if I should get it serviced?

2 April 2014, 06:33 PM	#2
Zoran "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Real Name: Zoran Location: EU Watch: 1655 Mark 1 Posts: 1,010	Better be safe than sorry, and drop the watch off at a RSC or watchmaker near you A tile floor is NOT your best friend! __________________

2 April 2014, 06:34 PM	#3
Racerdj 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Indianapolis Watch: Patek-Philippe Posts: 16,832	Welcome to the forum! Tile floors are not Rolex friendly. __________________ Rolex and Patek Philippe

2 April 2014, 11:15 PM	#4
Cc1966 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: Christopher Location: Georgia, USA Watch: ing the Sea... Posts: 6,713	Rolexes are TOUGH. If no cosmetic damage occurred from that minor fall, then no internal damage occurred IMHO. Wear it and enjoy until it hits the 5-7 year mark.... __________________ "I wish to have no Connection with any Ship that does not Sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." Captain John Paul Jones, 16 November 1778 "*Curmudgeons* " Favorites: 1665 SD, Sub Date, DSSD, Exp II, Sub LV, GMTIIc

3 April 2014, 12:32 AM	#5
Brandon(phila) "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Real Name: Brandon Location: Phila burbs Watch: DSSD Posts: 755	I think every Rolex I have ever owned (at least 12) the crown gets stuck in a limbo position sometimes. I have to Push it in and pull back out to find the correct position. Not all the time, but sometimes. The fact that your watch is -1 and used to be be -.5 that could just be coincidence. mechanical watches change all the time. Could be the way you lay it at night, could be that it's 3 years old, could be that the weather changed. I wish my watches were -1 per day. I would keep an eye on it and if nothing erratic is occurring in the next few weeks just wait another couple years for service. I only dropped a watch once (Panerai) from chest height to wood floor....luckily it was fine...but I was worried for a few days and kept checking the timing etc...after a week I just went back to enjoying the watch. Good luck, hopefully nothing is wrong

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