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I have a Breitling Chrono Colt II which I picked up a couple of years ago which I use for daily wear, have a Tissot sports watch T-Touch for outdoor activities and a 20 year old Seiko Chrono for odd occaisions, plus a few other watches G-Shock for example...



I understand that a 40 year old watch wont wear or perform in the same way that a modern watch will for various reasons including movements, glass even the strap if the watch has been used... I just didnt imagine that it would be as problematic as it seems in the event that things go wrong...

I still am set on getting something from the 70's and a chrono is the preferred style (not so hooked up on whether its automatic or manual) but a sports type watch is my preference... just really not sure what to do now as I could obvious buy a modern watch with the 2k EUR (ish) I have... in which case I would be thinking of something harking back to that era
A modern Navitimer would fit the bill... but just would not be vintage ; ((

onewatchnut makes an excellent point about never working on a watch that took less time to deal with than expected, I guess from my perspective that's a one off cost to bring the watch to a mechanically sound state - undoing hte years of abuse if you like. After that I have found that regular maintenance works wonders - maybe not 5 - 7 years between service intervals, and may include additional parts - acrylic crystals aren't sapphire, but not too scary.

That said, onewatchnut has infinitely more experience with repairing these pieces than I ever will.

Thank you onewatchnut for your information...

Usually how can you tell though that the problem you mentioned is about to happen or is happening? Besides the obvious fact that the watch is running slow or is not running at all? Is there a distinct sound in the movement?

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Hold the watch up to your ear and rotate it a half revolution or so. There should be no dragging sound. You should hear a click or bump when the rotor stops. Go the opposite direction and ther result should be the same. The rotor winds the mainspring in both directions.

I don't want to cause undue alarm about this. My only point is that continuous wearing of a watch with this movement will eventually cause the rotor to wear to the point it will drag on the plate. When this happens the repair can be a little problematic, especially if the watchmaker is not familiar with this movement.

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So a dragging sound as in more like metal scraping against each other? I guess I'm in the free and clear then...

really... thank you for the great info... you don't understand... I LOVE my c-matic and I would be devastated if something happened to it.. no alarms... just great info... and I think it's good to know for the future... thanks again~

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z