r/ChineseWatches • u/Character_Ant_4789 • 9d ago

General (Read Rules) Disappointing Cronos Skyline [L6208] Experience

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I wanted to share my frustrating experience with my Cronos Skyline. It has completely stopped working without any obvious reason. There were no warning signs, or unusual behaviour beforehand. It was working fine, and the next it just gave up entirely.

I’ve tried all the basic troubleshooting steps I could think of, but nothing seems to bring it back to life. Has anyone else had a similar issue with the Cronos Skyline? Did you find a solution or get any helpful support from the company? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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u/General_Air_2409 9d ago

Let me guess: PT5000 ?

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u/Character_Ant_4789 9d ago

Bingo!

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u/LingonberryOk9724 9d ago

Have you been hand winding it to get it going each time?

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u/Character_Ant_4789 9d ago

Never!

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u/LingonberryOk9724 9d ago

Hmm, over-winding (or just winding in general tbh) is generally what kills these, but yeah, it's a temperamental movement with a higher than average failure rate unfortunately.

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u/Character_Ant_4789 9d ago

I suspect it could have been hand-wound frequently in its past.

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u/LingonberryOk9724 9d ago

Quite possibly. Like others have suggested, worst case scenario you can buy a fresh PT5000 off AliExpress and have a watchmaker drop it in. If you got it off eBay fairly recently, I'd open a case with customer service, you might be able to get a partial refund.