Jaeger-LeCoultre

Hi I'am a very proud owner of a Pola '68, by the way my first JLC, which is so cool. And I am sure that the workmanship and the movement is of highest quality. But I can't really get used to the noise from the rotor, which is a little bit anoying to me. M... 

Welcome, Jan. First of all, to start out with a Polaris as your first JLC is awesome! What a great beginning. I think the rotor sound is normal, but perhaps someone with more technical knowledge than I can offer more information. I have a few JLCs, all au... 

Perfect answer, my friend. Couldn't have given a better answer! Best, Nicolas

Nothing more to add Cheers ps I thought I was reading Nicolas..... lol This message has been edited by PinkPanther on 2009-08-05 04:11:24

No message body

I like listening to the rotor, it has an old watch feeling..... Cheers

No message body

You can't take off the rotor, as the cal 956 is an automatic movement. The noise of the rotor is normal, as it has ceramic balls. So, no problem at all. give it time, you will be used to it. Best, Nicolas

I have noted that the recent (since the introduction of ceramic ball bearings) Jaeger LeCoultre auto tend indeed to have a slightly noisy rotor. Technically speaking, there would be no difficulty in removing the automatic winding feature of the movement (... 

for your input. I will give it a chance to get used to the sound and think about it as a real vintage piece inside out! thanks, jan

Good idea... (except the true vintage one, without ceramic ball bearings, is actually quite silent....)

If you pay some attention, you will find that the rotor is quite noisy (and by the way ... efficient), but noisy just until the mainspring is fully "charged". From that point on, the rotor is hardly audible. As Clavi said, it is not much of a problem to r...