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Re: SMP at New York, and Automatic sound.
In Response To: Re: SMP at New York, and Automatic sound. ()

Hm... 24 hours seems too little.
If I put my SMP on in the morning, I find that the main spring is fully wound when I take it off 16:00. I have a deskjob.
At least 44 hours (+- 5%) is normal for your watch. Try this: whirl (not hand wind via crown) your watch for couple of minutes until you hear intermittent and distinctive clicking sound.
That suggests the rotor has fully wound up the mainspring.
Take the watch off and time the power reserve.
If it stops after 44 hours or so, it's fine. If not, either the selfwinding mechanism is out of order or your not really moving your arm sufficiently during the day.
The sound which you hear, is coming from the ball-bearing rotor.

Have a nice trip!

/Keo

(snip)

: oMegaMannen: I tested the power reserve in 24
: hous with no problem, so the rotor sound
: could be the normal friction from the cover
: or something.

: Thank you very much.

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