TimeTechTalk.com Home


Welcome to 3T! Please take the time to register and join in on the friendly,knowledgeable watch talk.Please note that not all registrations will receive an immediate activation e-mail.Those who do not receive an immediate notification will be activated manually within 48hrs. by an admin. without an e-mail activation url sent to you,you may then sign in using your username and password,if you feel there is a problem please e-mail us at timetechtalk@hotmail.com and include your name and username and we activate your account.Thank You!

 Moderated by: 3T
New Topic Reply Printer Friendly
HELP!! Correct way to wind Sea Devil  Rate Topic 
AuthorPost
 Posted: Sun Nov 29th, 2009 01:17 pm
  PM Quote Reply
1st Post
j.hill
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Aug 29th, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
Posts: 17
Status: 
Offline
So, I recently picked up a Sea Devil, which is my first automatic, and I seem to be having a little trouble with it. I don't have a winder, so when I don't wear the Sea Devil, it stops, as it should. The problem is after I pick it up, set the time/date and put it on my wrist, it stops within a few minutes, then I have to reset it, and try again. Sometimes I can get it to keep running, but mostly it is just a cycle of stop, reset, and stop again. Am I winding it wrong? Does it need to be serviced? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Sun Nov 29th, 2009 04:30 pm
  PM Quote Reply
2nd Post
Tony Duronio
3T WIS


Joined: Thu Sep 29th, 2005
Location: Clinton Twp, Michigan USA
Posts: 12862
Status: 
Offline
j.hill wrote: So, I recently picked up a Sea Devil, which is my first automatic, and I seem to be having a little trouble with it. I don't have a winder, so when I don't wear the Sea Devil, it stops, as it should. The problem is after I pick it up, set the time/date and put it on my wrist, it stops within a few minutes, then I have to reset it, and try again. Sometimes I can get it to keep running, but mostly it is just a cycle of stop, reset, and stop again. Am I winding it wrong? Does it need to be serviced? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

J....after setting the time and date the watch should be running. Push the crown in all the way and then rotate the crown counterclockwise 20 to 30 times. should give it a full charge.

Keep in mind that that movements winds in the counterclockwise direction only.

I hope that helps.

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Mon Nov 30th, 2009 12:02 pm
  PM Quote Reply
3rd Post
Michael 808
3T WIS


Joined: Fri Oct 3rd, 2008
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
Posts: 199
Status: 
Offline
Counterclockwise?  Call me crazy but I swear mine only wind when turned "clockwise".  :?

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Mon Nov 30th, 2009 12:46 pm
  PM Quote Reply
4th Post
j.hill
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Aug 29th, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
Posts: 17
Status: 
Offline
Tony - Thanks, this worked perfectly. I knew I was missing something and the extra turns after pushing the crown in worked.

Michael - Tony meant turning the crown counterclockwise, so that the hands rotate clockwise. I figured out that one on my own.

So I guess my Sea Devil will be getting more wrist time now that it can actually, you know, tell time. Thanks 3T!

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Mon Nov 30th, 2009 01:38 pm
  PM Quote Reply
5th Post
Nabco
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Dec 2nd, 2006
Location: Ohio, N. Carolina & Delta Seat 1C
Posts: 3836
Status: 
Offline
j.hill wrote: Michael - Tony meant turning the crown counterclockwise, so that the hands rotate clockwise. I figured out that one on my own.
Actually what Tony meant is the rotor only winds in the counter clockwise direction...the ETA 2824 winds in both directions...the importance of this is if you use a winder you must set it for counter clockwise winding

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Mon Nov 30th, 2009 01:55 pm
  PM Quote Reply
6th Post
Michael 808
3T WIS


Joined: Fri Oct 3rd, 2008
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee USA
Posts: 199
Status: 
Offline
Nabco wrote: j.hill wrote: Michael - Tony meant turning the crown counterclockwise, so that the hands rotate clockwise. I figured out that one on my own.
Actually what Tony meant is the rotor only winds in the counter clockwise direction...the ETA 2824 winds in both directions...the importance of this is if you use a winder you must set it for counter clockwise winding


Yep, that's correct.


Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Tue Dec 1st, 2009 02:25 am
  PM Quote Reply
7th Post
j.hill
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Aug 29th, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
Posts: 17
Status: 
Offline
Nabco wrote:
j.hill wrote: Michael - Tony meant turning the crown counterclockwise, so that the hands rotate clockwise. I figured out that one on my own.
Actually what Tony meant is the rotor only winds in the counter clockwise direction...the ETA 2824 winds in both directions...the importance of this is if you use a winder you must set it for counter clockwise winding


That's gonna be good info to remember if/when I do get a winder. Thanks all.

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Tue Dec 1st, 2009 09:38 am
  PM Quote Reply
8th Post
DM71
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Oct 19th, 2008
Location: Quebec Canada
Posts: 911
Status: 
Offline
Nabco wrote: j.hill wrote: Michael - Tony meant turning the crown counterclockwise, so that the hands rotate clockwise. I figured out that one on my own.
Actually what Tony meant is the rotor only winds in the counter clockwise direction...the ETA 2824 winds in both directions...the importance of this is if you use a winder you must set it for counter clockwise winding

Hehehehe! I love that, it's so confusing Nick but, I'm quite sure that you have to set the winder to turn clock wise so the rotor turns counterclockwise and you wind the watch turning the crown clockwise.goofy hand6.gifhand6.gif

Last edited on Tue Dec 1st, 2009 09:51 am by DM71

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Tue Dec 1st, 2009 10:41 am
  PM Quote Reply
9th Post
j.hill
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Aug 29th, 2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois USA
Posts: 17
Status: 
Offline
DM71 wrote:

Hehehehe! I love that, it's so confusing Nick but, I'm quite sure that you have to set the winder to turn clock wise so the rotor turns counterclockwise and you wind the watch turning the crown clockwise.goofy hand6.gifhand6.gif


Well, I'm obviously not sure on the other stuff, but I do know that you turn the crown counterclockwise to set the the time/date and turning it counterclockwise after it is pushed in did an excellent job of keeping it running for me.

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Tue Dec 1st, 2009 10:59 am
  PM Quote Reply
10th Post
bigrustypig
3T WIS


Joined: Sat Apr 11th, 2009
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 7504
Status: 
Offline
Once in a rare while, the mechanical watch should be turned back a little bit without the date being changed....maybe by 6 to 8 hours and then set forward again to the correct time. This is meant to slush around the lubricants that have always, always been slushed/pushed forward. My point is the lubricants also have to go back to ensure better lubrication.

I learned this from a trustworthy research-heavy WIS:)

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Tue Dec 1st, 2009 11:02 am
  PM Quote Reply
11th Post
DM71
3T WIS


Joined: Sun Oct 19th, 2008
Location: Quebec Canada
Posts: 911
Status: 
Offline
bigrustypig wrote: Once in a rare while, the mechanical watch should be turned back a little bit without the date being changed....maybe by 6 to 8 hours and then set forward again to the correct time. This is meant to slush around the lubricants that have always, always been slushed/pushed forward. My point is the lubricants also have to go back to ensure better lubrication.

I learned this from a trustworthy research-heavy WIS:)

Thanks for the hint Jeff, it makes sense!

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

Current time is 03:42 am  
TimeTechTalk.com > 3T Official Brand Forums > Benarus Taucheruhren/SteVral > HELP!! Correct way to wind Sea Devil Top



Lead Theme By: Di @ UltraBB
UltraBB 1.17 Copyright © 2007-2012 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.1414 seconds (38% database + 62% PHP). 38 queries executed.