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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 automatic, and I can hear the rotor in each one.  I find the sound to be one of the charms of the watches, but to each his own.  I am pretty sure tht the watch cannot be converted to a manual wind, at least I cannot imagine that JLC would do it; and even if it were possible, I would not recommend altering the watch in such a way.

Hopefully, you will get used to the sound of the rotor as well as the alarm rattle if part of what you are hearing is that.

Congratulations on getting such an amazing watch and I hope we'll see more of you on this forum. Please post a photo of your Pola on the Forum and particualrly in the Polaris Roll Cal if you have not already done so.

Again, welcome!

respo

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technical Q

 
By: jankroyer : August 4th, 2009-05:47
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... 

Not a problem

 
By: respo : August 4th, 2009-06:08
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... 

Damn, Respo, you were faster than me!

 
By: amanico : August 4th, 2009-07:10
Perfect answer, my friend. Couldn't have given a better answer! Best, Nicolas

Perfect answer.....

 
By: MiniCooper : August 5th, 2009-04:10
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

In addition...

 
By: MiniCooper : August 5th, 2009-04:14
I like listening to the rotor, it has an old watch feeling..... Cheers

All is ok, Jan

 
By: amanico : August 4th, 2009-07:09
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

Not a technical problem

 
By: Clavi : August 4th, 2009-07:13
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 (... 

thanks..

 
By: jankroyer : August 6th, 2009-07:28
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

 
By: Clavi : August 6th, 2009-08:35
Good idea... (except the true vintage one, without ceramic ball bearings, is actually quite silent....)

Not much of a problem

 
By:   : August 8th, 2009-16:58
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...