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new SMP not staying wound

I've had this watch for five or six weeks; bought it from an authorized dealer here in SF. In the last two or three weeks, it's stopped a half-dozen times. Twice it's stopped while on my wrist, which definitely seems wrong. It's also stopped on days following a night-time manual winding, which I've taken to doing from time to time, thinking that maybe I'm not active enough while wearing the watch for it to wind fully. I do wear it every day, probably an average of at least 12, maybe 14, hours a day.

I guess I'll be taking back to the jeweler's next week, but I wanted to ask here if (1) this behavior sounds like a problem with the watch itself and (2) if so what the problem may be, and how receptive the dealer is going to be when I take it in. Any insights or advice would be much appreciated.

Carl

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