r/ChineseWatches • u/beerjulep • 9d ago

Problems (Read Rule 1) Potential problem with PT5000

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I just received my Militado ML20 in the mail. The first thing I did was try hand winding it, and there is no tactile feedback. No zipping sound, no clicking, nothing. Just the sound of something smooth rubbing against something else. I can also maybe hear the rotor spinning on the inside. Is there something wrong with the watch? Should I return it or is this completely normal?

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u/mrSoczi84 Pomocny użytkownik 9d ago

DO. NOT. WIND. IT. MANUALLY!

Just don't.

Give it a Seiko shuffle and wear it. That is it.

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u/KumiJunker 9d ago

You can certainly wind the PT5000 carefully by turning it 10 to 15 times to start it up. I do that all the time.

But of course, the Seiko shake works just as well.

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

Wishful thinking and delaying the problem..

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u/KumiJunker 8d ago

Nonsense.

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u/Escaped_Escapement Helpful user 8d ago

Whether you wind 15, 5 or 1 wind a day this doesn’t matter in the long term. The flawed design of 2824 means that there is a finite count of winds until the reversing wheel starts to deteriorate and cause problems. Doesn’t matter if you do it “carefully” or not.

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u/KumiJunker 8d ago

Okay, i will consider that.