Craig:

So that explains everything!!

You see, I owned the one shown below for a few days; it would not run right; so I sent it back to the seller (who had a watchmaker on staff); it came back to me, and still would not run right; and then came the return / refund.

Some day, I would like to try another one. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Jeff

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: The Futurematic is a great and unique movement design. There is no
: other like it. The mainspring is preloaded with 1 to 1.5 turns
: at the arbor so that when the bumper auto winder starts the
: movement, the mainspring has enough pressure to bring it up to
: speed within a few seconds. It cannot be manually wound. Also,
: it has no bridle at the outer end of the mainspring like most
: auto winds that allows the mainspring to slip and not become
: wound tight (I won't use the term "overwound" which is
: a mith - another story). The Futurematic has a stop that blocks
: the bumper rotor from winding it too tight.
: I have serviced over 50 of these movements in the last 12 years and
: over 75% of them will not run properly because the watchmakers
: who serviced them did not have the repair manual and did not
: know the mainspring has to be preloaded. There are other issues
: with this movement that make having the factory repair manual
: mandatory to get it right.
: This watch is a great addition to any vintage collection. Craig

: If you are interested in the Futurematic, have a look here --