Jurry
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Just checked
Feb 11, 2020,03:44 AM
Just did a check on the two pieces we have.
The large one:
After approx 15-20 turns the second hand started running but I did slip my hand a bit
After about 75 turns I could feel the resistance increasing and that’s where I usually stop winding it (I belief theoretically it can take 90 full turns but I never wind to the max tension).
Did same thing with my wife’s 1921 and results were exactly same (at 20 turns I shook it and that’s when the second hand started running.
So it seems that what you’ve observed is absolutely normal.
But more importantly: huge congrats on acquiring a 1921, welcome the family I would say. Needless to add we need pictures my friend lots of them.
Mine says hi in mean time
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Question for Caliber 4400 owners
By: icecube4000 : February 10th, 2020-11:31
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Sounds unusual
By: walidk : February 10th, 2020-19:03
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Just checked
By: Jurry : February 11th, 2020-03:44
Just did a check on the two pieces we have. The large one: After approx 15-20 turns the second hand started running but I did slip my hand a bit After about 75 turns I could feel the resistance increasing and that’s where I usually stop winding it (I beli...
That’s not unusual
By: cazalea : February 11th, 2020-04:50
If you hold the watch level, dial up, and twist it side to side, clockwise then counterclockwise you are encouraging the balance wheel to start oscillating. I have several watches that exhibit such behavior. None Of them are VC Cazalea
That’s right
By: cazalea : February 11th, 2020-21:19
Not all watches, but some of them. A little “stiction” or friction in the bearings can be the reason. Cazalea