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Defective GMT Batman bought from ChazingTime

bigblackshaq

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Bought a GMT Batman from ChazingTime 2 months ago. It was fine the first month, but as I wear it more, I realised that the watch stops ticking every day in the evening and so I need to manually wind it every day just to keep it running. AFAIK, the replica comes with a self-winding mechanism, doesn't it? Why has my watch gone downhill like that after just having purchased it for 2 months? Someone help, please?
 

tripdog

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Hi Bigblackshaq.

The auto wind mechanism relies on arm movement - if you work at a desk, drive to work etc and are generally not very active then it's highly likely that there is not enough movement to charge the watch.
Have you tried removing the case back to check that the rotor does actually move - can you hear the rotor moving if you shake the watch next to your ear ?
 
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