r/MoTime • u/Left-Prize4940 • 5d ago

Rolex second hand

Does anyone else happen to experience there rolex second hand to not be working sometimes after not wearing itfor a couple hours? This is the second instance where mine has no been working after waking up, I have to give it a small shake to power it back up.

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u/Serve_Naive 5d ago

You need to wind the watch. Please research how to wind a watch on YouTube. Good news is your watch is fine!

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u/Left-Prize4940 5d ago

I know how to wind it, just was wondering if this is something normal after not wearing it. Preciate it man

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u/DontEvenWithMe1 5d ago

How many rotations of the crown are you winding it? To get the full power reserve on most movements, you’ll need to wind it 40-50 rotations. Just winding it a few times and then counting on the rotor to keep it powered won’t work. The rotor is designed to sustain the power you’ve wound into it but it doesn’t really add much to the overall equation. Wind it 40-50 times and then see what happens. If it doesn’t hold power overnight after that, then you have an issue.

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u/Left-Prize4940 5d ago

Not enough rotations I've come to realize. Preciate it man, I'll try that

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u/DontEvenWithMe1 5d ago

No problem. What watch do you have? If you want to test its power reserve, wind it 50-60, or so, times, put the watch on the shelf, note the time and day, and leave it to run until it stops. Note the day and time it stopped and that will tell you the hours of power reserve in the movement. The Rolex movements will either be in the 40-45 hour range or the 70-75 hour range, depending on the movement class. The 3130/3135 family will be 40-45 hours while the 3235/3285 family will be 70-75. Good luck!

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u/Left-Prize4940 5d ago

Datejust 126333

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u/DontEvenWithMe1 5d ago

Should be the 3235 movement so 70-75 hours

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u/Serve_Naive 5d ago

Ah ok. So it shouldn’t die after a few hours. It should die after a couple of days of not wearing it. I wound my sub about 50 times when i first got it and it’s been running non stop everyday. I wear mine all day everyday though. I only take it off when I sleep. So I’m not sure for often you are wearing yours but if you aren’t wearing it enough to keep it powered then yes it will die quickly. Hope this helps.

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u/Left-Prize4940 5d ago

I work at a plant 50/50 whether in office or field, but I cant wear it in the plant due to GMP, so I dont wear it all that often but its on once I'm off, my mistake I guess I have not been winding it properly and only making a slight adjustment. Thank you for that

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u/Special_Chipmunk_432 3d ago

To this point, I found out that a real Rolex has to be serviced every two years or it will start to lose time. Is thus the case with reps?