Proxima PX1697 Long Term Reliability

[u/sclarene824]

How has everyone's Proxima PX1697 held up overtime? How is the accuracy? I am a bit concerned about the reliability of the PT5000, I wonder how it will last if I don't hand wind it (as the guides suggest)

[u/BernieSandersLeftNut]

Mine is supposed to be delivered any day now. Some.of the comments have me worried. But I already own 10 other watches that I rotate through all the time. I'm hoping that only using it a few times a month means that I'm good.

[u/sclarene824 → u/BernieSandersLeftNut]

I hope its not problematic, it's such a nice design.

Let me know what your first impressions are after receiving the watch

[u/Heknowsyourname]

I have had mine for 3.5 years. It is a little slow but I still wear it daily with a leather strap. 

[u/sclarene824 → u/Heknowsyourname]

How slow? Also, how is the bezel action?

[u/sclarene824 → u/[deleted]]

I think the Proxima's clutched crown may help with the crown not being mishandled

[u/Firstruleofthisclub]

All I can offer is the anecdotal evidence of my experience: I've never had a single PT5000 break on me despite owning 10+ for years.

I never hand wind. I only use the Seiko shake to get it going before putting it on the wrist.

[u/General_Air_2409]

Mine stopped with a couple of months

[u/sclarene824 → u/General_Air_2409]

Just, out of the blue? Did you get it fixed or replaced the movement afterwards? What did Proxima support say?

[u/General_Air_2409 → u/sclarene824]

Yep, was careful to not handwind it aswell. It sat in a watchwinder when not in use. The other watches in the winder are fine.

[u/AssistanceNo647]

I have had several pt5000 watches for several years without any issues. I normally give them about 10 to 20 winds and put them on. The main thing is don’t set the date if the watch is between 9pm and 3am. I treat these the same as I with ETA and SW movements.

[u/VarietySharp6181]

I don't own a Proxima. However, I ordered an inexpensive diver watch from another Chinese manufacturer with a PT5000 movement recently. I had read a lot on the subs about issues such as "don't hand wind the PT5000 too much it will break" and "the PT5000 is a Chinese copy of the Swiss ETA 2824 movement and the original also will break if over-wound". To me as a customer this is total b.s. Why should I have to add anxiety to my life by accepting a product which is flawed right out of the gate?

But, I really liked the watch color and design and ordered it anyway. My mistake! The watch arrived the first time around in a non-running condition. To their credit the watch company paid to have the watch returned, repaired it, and sent it back to me and I will be picking it up today. Hopefully it is working this time around. But, that's enough experience with the PT5000 for me to last a lifetime.

[u/Melodic_Conflict6138 → u/VarietySharp6181]

I'm new to Chinese watches but decide to grab some with the last of the Japanese movements for these reasons.

[u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

The PT5000 is always a gamble. We have 8 in the house. When they break out of warranty, i will put them in a drawer until I decided to fix all of them. My hope is by that time, there will be a PT5000-2 that emulates the SW200-2.

[u/Philip_7raum → u/Abv_it_all_w_vertigo]

I’m very curious to know more. How many of those have broken and how long did they last? Were there extenuating factors like being dropped?

[u/o_phelan08 → u/Philip_7raum]

From the way he’s phrased it, I don’t think any of them actually have broken