iiasadii 4 Posted October 6, 2022 Hi all, hoping someone can help. I have the above watch and I’ve had it for over a year now but recently its stopped working. The watch doesnt hold power properly, if I wind it, theres some resistance. The watch starts working but as soon as I move it, it will stop completely. I can have it sat in the same place and it will work for hours but as soon as I pick it up, especially if I turn it upside down it stops and doesnt restart unless I give it a shake. issue started after I came back from Dubai and I fell in some sand a few times sand boarding, since then it hasnt worked. I have opened it myself because no repair shop would look at it and there was some sand in there but cleaning it out didnt do much. any idea where I can get this looked at in the UK or if I could ship it out to someone reputable to have it fixed. thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,507 Posted October 6, 2022 How sand managed to enter into a watertight watch is out of my comprehension. In anycase the best approach for that specific movement, and especially after you fell with it, is probably a substitution of the movement. They cost around 140$ on AliExpress. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadApple 13,081 Posted October 6, 2022 1 hour ago, iiasadii said: Hi all, hoping someone can help. I have the above watch and I’ve had it for over a year now but recently its stopped working. The watch doesnt hold power properly, if I wind it, theres some resistance. The watch starts working but as soon as I move it, it will stop completely. I can have it sat in the same place and it will work for hours but as soon as I pick it up, especially if I turn it upside down it stops and doesnt restart unless I give it a shake. issue started after I came back from Dubai and I fell in some sand a few times sand boarding, since then it hasnt worked. I have opened it myself because no repair shop would look at it and there was some sand in there but cleaning it out didnt do much. any idea where I can get this looked at in the UK or if I could ship it out to someone reputable to have it fixed. thanks! You could PM @ROLIE - he may be able to help you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FudgyDocker 3,501 Posted October 6, 2022 It's fucked. I'll give you £50 for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iiasadii 4 Posted October 6, 2022 11 hours ago, GenTLe said: How sand managed to enter into a watertight watch is out of my comprehension. In anycase the best approach for that specific movement, and especially after you fell with it, is probably a substitution of the movement. They cost around 140$ on AliExpress. I was just as suprised, took off back of case and was and all around the rubber seal inside. Ahh that sucks if thats the case. 11 hours ago, BadApple said: You could PM @ROLIE - he may be able to help you Ty ill try him! 11 hours ago, FudgyDocker said: It's fucked. I'll give you £50 for it. Hmm with this energy crisis I need a few quid for next months bills Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iiasadii 4 Posted October 11, 2022 and just like that my watch is fixed @ROLIE thank you for sorting it out soo quick what a legend!! Butter smooth wind now compared to before and it finally works!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,288 Posted October 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, iiasadii said: and just like that my watch is fixed @ROLIE thank you for sorting it out soo quick what a legend!! Butter smooth wind now compared to before and it finally works!! Apart from me, he's the best dude on the forum. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rokerite 2,446 Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, iiasadii said: and just like that my watch is fixed @ROLIE thank you for sorting it out soo quick what a legend!! Butter smooth wind now compared to before and it finally works!! Top man Neil. Glad you got it sorted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
