Good morning,
I got my Smiths Everest 36mm this morning. The watch is perfect, exactly as expected.
One thing I've noticed though that raises my question is - when the watch is facing down and I flip the wrist so it's facing up - the rotor (I hope it's the rotor) spins like crazy for a good couple of seconds. I have never experienced that with an automatic watch. Is this normal? It does happen when I do a ''Seiko shuffle'' but not for as long as when it's flipped upside down. It is quite bizarre to be honest...
I'd be more concerned if the rotor didn't spin.
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I also have the same watch and I love it and it really hasn't left my wrist since I got it. I can hear the rotor also but really only when I hold it up to my ear and flick my wrist or turn it over sharply but with just normal wear I don't hear or feel anything. My movement is really accurate also running in the 5-7 seconds a day fast which I think is great. Hope you enjoy your as much as I am mine.
Definitely less noisy than it's bigger brother.
I remember on the first version of the Everest, there was at least one example of a de-rotor mod. I assume it is still possible on this movement to turn it into a hand winder?
I had a manual wind Alpha Daytona Seagull movement) with screw down crown and winding it daily was a right PITA
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I'd rather the rotor spins a lot easily, a sign of better oiling / nicely lubricated bearings. The noise wouldn't bother me at all as I've endured a Timex Weekender quartz tick which feels like something from Guantanamo bay. No matter how deep in the sock draw you bury the thing I'll still hear it all night. Very quickly sent it off to eBay.
It's very mean of you all not to explain *why* the rotor in the Everest spins more than in any auto he's had before.
The rotor only winds when turning in one direction. In the other direction it just spins freely.
The ETA 7750 chrono movement is the same; as they tend to be in large watches, you can sometimes feel the rotor making the watch wobble on the wrist.