VSF 441 power reserve not holding... help!?

[cgn1017]

Hey guys over the past couple days the rotor got hard to spin... it led to excessive force needed to spin it. This disallowed the rotor to charge the watch leaving me to manual wind. Next the rotor started spinning freely as normal... however I take the watch off at night and by the AM it is no longer working... any advice on this problem? There appear to not be any loose screws or anything floating around to stop the balance etc... When I manually wind the watch about 50 x it holds PR for about 24 hrs. Keeps great time however lol.

Any advice on who could professionally service the watch in the CONUS would be greatly appreciated too... as I know lots of ppl on the forum have come and go. Thank you !!!

 

[GTgamo]

Did you take a look at the movement section to see if there was any service instructions, or breakdown of the movement? It may also behove you to search on youtube and google for help on the subject. Learning how to service your own will save much time and money for the future, otherwise - look up one of the techs here on the forums - I am quite certain there will be a few that would be happy to charge you a nominal fee for the repair.

 

[Simonbolivar]

Hey guys over the past couple days the rotor got hard to spin... it led to excessive force needed to spin it. This disallowed the rotor to charge the watch leaving me to manual wind. Next the rotor started spinning freely as normal... however I take the watch off at night and by the AM it is no longer working... any advice on this problem? There appear to not be any loose screws or anything floating around to stop the balance etc... When I manually wind the watch about 50 x it holds PR for about 24 hrs. Keeps great time however lol.

Any advice on who could professionally service the watch in the CONUS would be greatly appreciated too... as I know lots of ppl on the forum have come and go. Thank you !!!

I have the same watch with same exact issue. Were you able to find a solution, or someone to service?