Antares keeps stopping

[robclem]

Hi, I've owned a Breitling Antares for quite a while now, its been serviced in the last 4 years at Breitling. Recently it has started to stop overnight.

It is a fully Automatic movement(B10048) and is supposed to last 42hrs on a full charge as it were. Is there a way of winding these up to get more energy into them other than the normal daily useage?

I read on this link that it has a "Watchwinder Direction" - does this mean I can wind the watch?

www.breitlingsource.com/watch_details/Windrider_6.html

thanks for any advice

Rob

[Scott D]

Hi Rob,

Well the watch-winding directions is for use in a winder. It tells if the rotor winds the watch via clockwise rotations, counterclockwise rotations or both directions so you can set the winder properly.

However, your watch is manually windable. I do not believe the crown is a screw down crown, so try this. Try rotating the crown clockwise (looking at the watch face, rotate the crown towards the 12). Do not pull it out. Does it wind? You should "feel" the watch winding in the crown. If so, wind it about 35 times to fully wind the spring. If it doesn't move or you don't feel it winding, lightly pull the crown out slowly until it 'clicks' to the first position. Now try winding it again. One of those 2 ways should wind the watch for you.

Now that said, normal daily wear should wind the watch sufficiently to hold more than 24 hours of power. Unless your wrist does not move very much and I really can't think of any profession that wouldn't allow it to wind thru normal daily wearing. So unless you spend 12 hours lying on the couch & the other 12 hours sleeping, I'd guess something may be wrong with the watch. Though it's been serviced there could be an issue that's not allowing the rotor to wind. You may want to send it in to Breitling to have it checked.

Good luck!!

[robclem]

my crown is a screw in type, so I've unscrewed it towards me and then clicked it out slightly so that it does not move the hands. I am then able to turn it and it feels like it might be turning something inside but hard to tell. I've done it quite a few times now and it feels like it is clicking now which I can only assume it is fully wound.

does this sounds right?

thanks

Rob

[Scott D]

Hey Rob,

That sounds right. When the watch is fully wound, there's a slip clutch that prevents it from overwinding. This will feel like 'clicking'. So you're probably good to go.