Shane paradis
·Hey everyone! I’ve been distracted with vintage Rado for a little while so I’ve been neglecting my beloved TAG Heuer collection.
I’m pretty vocal about how I believe the majority of the issues people have with the calibre 5 are Sellita specific… Also claiming that my ETA powered 2000 has made it twenty years without issues.
Yesterday I went to go and give it a little wind before I wore it, and was greeted by the hardest winding I have ever experienced in my life. Welp… I can feel the rotor about to lift off and fly away when I put pressure on the crown, which tells me that the reverser wheels are worn/catching.
I have been waiting for this day, as I have a brand spanking new 2824-2 of the same grade ready to go. My plan is to pull the “cal.5”, swap the rotor to the new movement (rotor bearing is trashed in the calibre 5 anyway) and service the old movement and save it for a rainy day… when the new one fails. I swear… TAG must have a deal with ETA/Sellita to get the WORST batch of movements.
I’m pretty vocal about how I believe the majority of the issues people have with the calibre 5 are Sellita specific… Also claiming that my ETA powered 2000 has made it twenty years without issues.
Yesterday I went to go and give it a little wind before I wore it, and was greeted by the hardest winding I have ever experienced in my life. Welp… I can feel the rotor about to lift off and fly away when I put pressure on the crown, which tells me that the reverser wheels are worn/catching.
I have been waiting for this day, as I have a brand spanking new 2824-2 of the same grade ready to go. My plan is to pull the “cal.5”, swap the rotor to the new movement (rotor bearing is trashed in the calibre 5 anyway) and service the old movement and save it for a rainy day… when the new one fails. I swear… TAG must have a deal with ETA/Sellita to get the WORST batch of movements.