Comments on: Swatch Automatic Chronograph

By: mono

mono — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:12:29 +0000

I’m sorry to hear about the problem of your watch. It looks like the chronograph minute indicator hand should be adjusted, but this can only be done by opening the watch. I suggest to take it to a watchmaker or the Swatch service center. Good luck.

By: Fabricio

Fabricio — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:54:23 +0000

I am three weeks old of the swatch has bought correct way (the last one of left side to right) and three days ago the indicator of minutes of the cronografo (interior top circle) does not appear in his correct position but it marks approximately 58 minutes, this happened to me after using the cronografo with all normality, that is to say, the clock has not suffered any blow before it I prefer receiving the blow …

It is a clock bellisimo and I try to take care of it very much. The question is, since there adjusts the cronografo of an automatic swatch? In the manual there appears only the adjustment of clocks of quartz according to the model, but he does not say anything of the automatic ones.

A response would be grateful very much friends.

Peace and Good.

By: Moazzam

Moazzam — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:28:30 +0000

HI guys, review is right with only difference.

it of course doesn’t have not at all leather stip, because leather will not protect it from water. The designers gave it a look like leather, but surely its a plastic strip, but its good, no need to feel bad about it, i assure you swatch really knows what they do.

regards.

By: UK Watch Guy

UK Watch Guy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:10:46 +0000

Shame they don’t make the limited edition gold Moon Phase with an automatic movement. Now that is a Swatch I would buy – even at a premium over the $450 battery version cost. By the way, the watch above could have a genuine alligator strap. They are not that expensive.

By: mono

mono — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:04:12 +0000

Hi Gus,
First of all congrats with your new watch. Since it’s an automatic i’m not sure if the manual has some guidelines about winding and adjusting the time. Adjusting time may NOT be done between 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock (on the watch of course). When you set time between 10 and 2, this might go really though, like you describe.
Another thing to keep in mind is the correct order to start/stop/reset the chronograph… mechanical movements are beautiful… but also vulnerable.

Maybe it’s best to take the watch to a local watchmaker… Good luck and i hope you will enjoy it for many, many years to follow.

By: Gus Weckesser

Gus Weckesser — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:44:57 +0000

My wife gave me the second model from left to right in the picture as a birthday gift (end of November 2009). I was really glad about it, because I always wanted to have an automatic chronograph, and this is mi first one. Today I was about to adjust the time and to my scaring surprise, the crown is now very heavy to pull out and to turn, in any of the three positions. Of course I don´t want to turn It applying to much strength to the crown, but I need to know what could be happening to my watch. The movement works really OK, but I don´t know why the crown became so heavy to be turned and hard to be pulled out. I tried the trick of slightly moving forwards and backwards the crown, before pulling it out, but it didn´t work.
Thank you very much.

By: Mens Designer Watches

Mens Designer Watches — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:34:44 +0000

Yes, this was one of the best ever news I heard for a very very long time. And for € 300 an automatic swatch chronograph is certainly worth the deal. Thanks for the article.Cheers

By: mono

mono — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:12 +0000

@Gavin… i agree it’s not entirey obsolete, especially f you have more watches.
However many people i know have a watch winder for their automatic watches which makes it an obsolete complication.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:21:54 +0000

@mono (19:33) I don’t think a power reserve indicator is at all obsolete for an automatic watch. If you don’t wear it every day it will stop winding in two days. It would be nice to see how much power is remaining so you know you need to shake it, wear it, or (if possible) wind it.

Orient make cheap automatics (no hand-winding capability) with a power-reserve indicator.

By: mono

mono — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:28:48 +0000

Hi Philip,
At Squiggly it says they are waterproof to 30 meters. So no deep sea diving with this Swatch

Cheers,
Frank