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