formSubAttempted: yes User_Name: Eric O.message: Hi,
I have a question. I have a Blancpain Equation of Time Marchante Watch which is a very heavy watch, I have some very good winders but they aren't effective with this watch and its driving me nuts...any suggestions or winders you have that would work?
Thanks,
Eric
Answer:Eric,
Hmmm, sounds like that watch is too much trouble for you, please send it to
PO BOX 76 attention Donald! ha ha ,
Wow! Nice watch!
Just joking, (sort of) ....
OK someone else may have replied from our service department, if so, my apologies.
We do not mean to over whelm your in box....But I love to talk about these problem watches! (Because I secretly hope someone will remember me in their will! )
I strongly recommend the Orbita Siena 1 WatchWinder.
We will have to do some trial and error
on the settings to get it right, but I think we can figure it out so you can keep the watch and not give it to me.
One thing I hate to ask. No offense intended.
Is the watch working? Don't answer to hastily, it is not uncommon for collectors to have watches that sat around for years and discover when placed on a winder find they do not wind. Usually they blame the winder, but usually it is the watch. Mechanical Watches really can
be troublesome, but they sure are beautiful and amazing when in service!
So answer this question:
If you wear it for a week does it keep the correct time?
If not, then it may need serviced or, you may simply need to manually wind it before wearing it, and definitely before placing it on a watchwinder.
I am not familiar with the winding requirements for this watch, so check your directions,
however generally with mechanical automatic movement watches you have 2 choices for winding the watch.
1. Stem winding. (Follow Directions, but our rule of thumb is 40 turns....actually 20 full turns 40 half turns, since your fingers only wind it 180 degrees each twist.) This will sufficiently charge the watch so a winder may maintain its wind.
2. Hand Wind with the "Wrist Flip" technique. Simply remove the watch. Firmly grasp it,
with your thumb over the face of the watch, or along the edge if you do not like touching the watch crystal and flip your wrist back and forth, not too hard, not so hard the watch flies out of your hand but as hard as you would knock on a bathroom door to see if someone is inside...again about 40 flicks should do the trick.
After the watch is fully wound wear it for at least 4-5 days, if it stays running and does not loose time, your good to go...you know the watch is 100% OK. It would not be a surprise however, to learn the watch needs service. How old is it? How long since you had it serviced?
Repeat this winding procedure every time you go to place the watch on a properly set winder.
Now it is not uncommon for an Automatic Watch to loose a few minutes, even an hour or so if left on a winder for an extended period of time. However the day, date and other functions should not need reset. But before wearing the watch wind it at least 40 turns or Flicks, or what ever your directions tell you is required for that BEAUTIFUL WATCH!
I thank you for shopping with us, I hope you come back and buy from us, but if not Happy Watching and have a great day!
Oh, and please tell at least one friend about us and email another one, we can use all the word of mouth advertising we can get.
Donald Geib
President WatchCases.com
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